NEWS BRIEFS
NEW PASS TO BE CLOSED MOST OF SUNDAY FOR GRAND PRIX
New Pass will be closed to public boat traffic
from 10 a.m. until the conclusion of the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix (approximately 3
p.m.) on Sunday, July 7, the City of Sarasota
has announced.
Big Pass, Longboat Pass and Venice Inlet will
be open and unaffected by the annual event,
the release continues. Local law enforcement
officers will be present west of New Pass
bridge to notify vessels of the closure during
the affected time on Sunday, the release adds.
For a detailed schedule of all the events asThe navigable channel of New Pass intercedes the sociated with the Grand Prix, visit www.sunGrand Prix racecourse, a city news release notes. coastoffshore.org/events.php.
New Pass will be closed to vessel traffic for the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix on July 7. Photo by Norman Schimmel
