Couta Boats

ONB – OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD

Couta boat racing is held at SSCBC every weekend from November to June. The Couta boats, new and old, compete under the handicap system developed by the Couta Boat Association. For everything related to Couta boat racing, including racing documents and entries, see below.

We’re getting ready for the 2019 Season  and will be adding more details – check back here for updates next week.

Latest Notice # 4B  Protests Scroll down for the Protests lodged – The hearings will be held on Saturday 7 Dec at the club – LACCO ROOM

• 10:00 HEARING 1 – C08 & C2006
• 10:30 HEARING 2 – C86 & C2003

Notice No 5 – Racing on Sat 7th December will be a passage race with a Special Course published on Saturday Morning before 11.30 based on the weather models and observations.

We would like to do an upwind start at Sorrento, sail to Rye and get another beat and then head home to finish at the club finish line.

• Results
• Season Safety Briefing 2019-20
• What’s App – Get push notification of updates here.
• NOR-SIs 2019-20 SSCBC
• Course sheets 2019-20 
• Season Entry here (TopYacht)
• Cat 7 Safety Dec
• Change Crew or Equipment here
• See the Handicap Changes here
• Sailor Lunch Packs

TY Admin

CREW SAFETY REGISTER – Trial by invitation

Video – How does it work?

OTHER NOTICES
Protests

• Case 1 C08 v C2006
• Cases 2 & 3 C86 & C2003

OTHER LINKS

• Couta Boat Sail Exchange – What’s Available
• List a sail to exchange 
• Safety
• Entry Terms and Conditions
• Results
• Racing Rules of Sailing
• Class Rules
• AS Special Regulations Pt 2
• Performance Handicap Rules
• Race Management Policies
• Admin

• 23/11/19 – 1400 –
  

Notice to Competitors No 3.

The weather looks great so far for racing off Portsea this weekend, so that will be the start location unless we need to bring it back due to weather.

Warning Signal times are not changed

Notice to Competitors No 2.

This Saturday we will race off the club. The following Saturday we will look at the weather and consider  sailing somewhere different like Portsea or Capel Sound.

Sailor’s Lunch Packs

Introducing our new Sailor’s Lunch Packs!

Like your old school tuck shop lunch, we are offering sailors the opportunity to order their lunch pack in advance.

Includes a roll, piece of fruit and a muesli bar for $12. In an effort to avoid food wastage, we will not be preparing rolls to purchase on the day.
Pre-orders only. Normally order by 2pm Thursday – But this weeks it will be 6pm Friday.

You can order lunch here

• 30/11/19 – 1400 – Weather dependent – maybe Portsea or Capel Sound
• 7/12/19 – 1400 – Passage race
• 14/12/19 – 1400 – Sternchaser

• 16/11/19 – 1400 – Sam Byrne & Ted Silbereisen Memorial
• 23/11/19 – 1400 – Wooden Boat Shop Series
• 30/11/19 – 1400 – Wooden Boat Shop Series
• 7/12/19 – 1400 – Wooden Boat Shop Series
• 14/12/19 – 1400 – Wooden Boat Shop Series
• 28-30/12/19 – Mercedes-Benz Mornington CBA National Championships
• 1/1/20 – RT Edgar South Channel Race
• 4/1/20 – GANT Portsea Cup
• 10/1/20 – 1800 – Twilight Aggregate
• 26/1/20 – Gurner Australia Day Three Piers Race
• 1/2/20 & 8/2/20 – CBA State Championships
• 15/2/20 – San Pellegrino Cup
• 22/2/20 – Yabby Lake Great Fort Run
• 29/2/20 – Coastal Living – 2 x Races
• 14/3/20 – Steadfast IBG Insurance Race
• 21/3/20 – 1400 – Sorrento Cup
• 4/4/20 – 1300 – Mud Island Race
• 11/4/20 – 1300 – 2 Aggregate Races
• 18/4/20 – 1300 – Passage Re-sail
• 26/4/20 – 1300 – (Sunday) – 2 Aggregate Races
• 2/5/20 – 1400 – Aggregate /Passage Re-sail

• 7/12/19 – 1400 – Wooden Boat Shop Series
• 1/1/20 – RT Edgar South Channel Race
• 26/1/20 – Gurner Australia Day Three Piers Race
• 8/2/20 – CBA State Championships
• 22/2/20 –Yabby Lake Great Fort Run
• 4/4/20 – 1300 – Mud Island Race
• 18/4/20 – 1300 – Passage Re-sail
• 2/5/20 – 1400 – Aggregate /Passage Re-sail

• 11/10/19 – 1830 – (Friday)  Season Briefing @ Mercedes-Benz Mornington
• 10/11/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Couta Conversation Lacco Room followed by Tune up and Social Racing.
• 14/12/19 – 1100 – Couta Conversation Lacco Room
• 22/2/20 – 1100 – Couta Conversation Lacco Room
• 14/3/20 – 1100 – Couta Conversation Lacco Room

Twilights are at 1800 on Fridays and 1600 on other days:

• 26/12/19 – 1600 – (Thursday)
• 8/1/20 – 1600 –  (Wednesday)
• 10/1/20 – 1800 – (Friday) Aggregate
• 15/1/20 – 1600 – (Wednesday)
• 17/1/20 – 1800 – (Friday)
• 22/1/20 – 1600 – (Wednesday)
• 24/1/20 – 1800 – (Friday)

• 28/12/19 – 1300 – 2 Races
• 29/12/19
  • 1300 – 2 Races
  • ASAP – Presentation
• 30/12/19 – 1300 –  re-sail provision

Social Racing is a new initiative we are developing with the fleet to provide additional sailing and racing opportunities without the intensity and restrictions of aggregate racing.

We’ll still be big on safety, but the sailing will be simpler and easier with a mixture of laid, box and pursuit starts and fixed mark, laid mark and passage race courses. We’ll pick the best option based on the tide and weather conditions and fleet size.

We’ll let you know over WhatsApp what the plans are each week.

• 13/10/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Social Racing
• 20/10/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Social Racing
• 27/10/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Social Racing
• 3/11/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Social Racing (Cup Weekend)
• 10/11/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Couta Conversations / Tune Up and Social Racing
• 21/12/19 – 1100 – (Sunday) Social Racing
• 27/12/19 – TBA – Dash to the Heads
• See Twilight Racing for Christmas Holidays Twilights
• 18/1/20 – 1200 – Next Gen
• 19/1/20 – 1100 – (Sunday) Social Racing
• 25/1/20 – 1100 – (Saturday) Social Racing
• 7/3/20 – TBA – (Saturday) Social Racing (Long weekend)
• 28/3/20 – 1400 – Mixed Gen Sailing including Lady Skippers Trophy
• 13/4/20 – 1100 – 2/3 handed race

• 1/1/20 – 1300(D2)/1330(D1)

• 4/1/20
  • 0900 – Breakfast
  • 1400 – Race
• 5/1/19
  • 1000 – re-sail
  • 1200 – Quarantine Picnic and Presentation

• 18/1/20
  • 1000 – Registration and Briefing
  • 1200 – Race
  • ASAP – Presentation

• 26/1/20 – 1330(D2)/1400(D1) – 2 Races
• 27/1/20 – 1100(D2)/1130(D1) – re-sail

• 1/2/20 – 1300 – 2 Races
• 8/2/20 – 1300 – Passage

• 15/2/20 – 1400

The Lacco Cup is a social oriented series for Div 2. Short simple races over 3 Sundays in February and March with a re-sail if needed.

• 16/2/20 – 1100 – (Sunday)
• 23/2/20 – 1100 – (Sunday)
• 15/3/20 – 1100 – (Sunday)
• 22/2/20 – 1100 – (Sunday) – provision for re-sail

• 23/2/20
  • 1100 – Couta Conversation
  • 1300 – Passage

• 29/2/20 – 1300 – 2 races

• 14/3/20 – 1400

• 21/3/20 – 1400

The Winters Series kicks off after the Mothers Day sailing break.

• 17/5/20 – 1100
• 24/5/20 – 1100
• 31/5/20 – 1100
• 6/6/20 – TBA – Saturday
• 7/6/20 – TBA – Sunday