MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE

For further information, please contact: Capt. John J. Hotz
Q6162017-1 (573) 526-6115

June 16, 2017
EMPHASIS: 2017 Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout Event Modification

Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to make the public aware of the following:

Revised navigational restrictions will be put into place during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout regatta event. The no wake restriction for the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout event includes the main channel from the 31.5-mile mark to the 36-mile mark. Due to the number of spectator vessels expected at the event, the no wake restriction on Saturday, August 26, will be extended. The extended no wake area will be in effect from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and will include the main channel from the 31.5-mile mark downstream to approximately the 24-mile mark. The extended no wake area is in addition to the no wake restriction implemented for the event itself. The extended no wake area will assist in maintaining a safe boating environment as the majority of the boating traffic exits the event in a downstream direction. This modification is designed to prevent property damage associated with the large amount of boating traffic returning downstream. The no wake area for Sunday, August 27, will remain from the 31.5-mile mark to the 36-mile mark in the main channel.

A map of the area, which designates the no wake restricted areas, has been posted to the Water Patrol Division website:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/WaterPatrol/index.html

This extension of the no wake restriction area is the result of a public informational meeting in January 2017. The Patrol’s Water Patrol Division hosted the meeting in the lake area, and solicited input from the lake area community regarding potential changes associated with the race event.

“The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout event has a long-standing tradition in the Lake of the Ozarks community.” said Colonel Karsten. “To permit an event of this size on a waterway, precautions must be taken to enhance public safety. Those precautions must be adjusted to reflect the growth of the event. Thus, the extended no wake area has been established.”

The race event takes place on August 26 and 27, 2017, with a significantly larger crowd expected on the first day. The Patrol will conduct enforcement operations throughout the no wake restricted areas during the affected time.

Watercraft operators must consider the effect their actions have on others: Share the waterway and use common sense, good judgment, and courtesy to ensure the safety of all. Life jackets save lives. Wear It!!


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