Welcome to the 2021 Konocti Cup
Konocti Bay Sailing Club proudly welcomes you to our long-delayed 36th annual Konocti Cup Regatta on beautiful Clear Lake. Our simplified procedures should allow us to prudently conduct this venerable event and enjoy a great regatta. For those that have participated in past races please review this letter for important information and reminders concerning the race. For those of you participating for the first time hopefully this message will answer any questions you might have.
Race: Those familiar with Bay area racing will note we have moved to a similar format.
Registration, Mussel Inspection:
Quagga Mussels: Infestation by invasive species in California lakes is becoming a serious concern. Most lakes including Clear Lake now require a Mandatory inspection for out of the area boats before launching. We have made special arrangements for Race Participants to have the inspection at Braito’s Marina to insure that your visit is hassle free, but there are many other inspection stations.
Please review the county website: www.co.lake.ca.us/mussels
Special Notice: Any boat from a high risk county in California or from neighboring States will be subject to an intensive boat inspection at additional cost, with a high probability that launch will be denied. Those counties are: Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernadino, and San Diego.
The main criteria for a successful inspection are CLEAN, DRAINED, and DRY. Those boats from a saltwater environment, or Northern CA counties other than San Benito, should have no problem with the inspection process. This process is similar to last year; typically filling out the affidavit form and a brief vessel inspection, on the trailer, prior to launch.
All “non resident, out of area” boats must go thru this inspection prior to launch. The inspection station will be available from 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM on Friday the 24th and again from 6:00AM till 10:00 AM on race day, the 25th. You may then launch at Braito’s or any other launch site you wish after your inspection. Please note there is a $20.00 fee for the inspection and sticker. This money goes directly to Lake County for funding the Mussel program and is a separate fee from your state registration and mussel sticker.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol will be monitoring vessels on the Lake for proof of inspection and costly citations may be issued to violators. KBSC apologizes for this inconvenience, however, we are in full support of maintaining Clear Lake as a mussel free lake and we ask for your support in this endeavor as well.
Launching: Braito’s Marina Ramp is not available for fixed keel sailboats due to low lake level.
Alternatives are Boats For Sail-(Doug Jones [email protected], (707) 277-7245msg) . The Konocti Harbor Resort ramp may also be available but we have no information. Many of the KBSC boats participating in the cup are moored here and it is about a 1.5 mile sail / motor to the start line. For those without motors there are many boats motoring from there so tows are easily obtainable.
Mooring: Braito’s has limited dock space but can usually accommodate. Be prepared to side tie where necessary.
Registration: All boats must register for the regatta to compete. Please fill out the online form.
Scoring and Awards: Saturday evening we will tally and provisionally score the race. Results will be posted at kbsail.org. Awards have been eliminated from the regatta this year.
I hope this answers most of your questions but if you need further information please feel free to call our Konocti Cup Chairman:
Commodore Brad King
(707) 349 2999 [email protected]
or
Race Director / Vice Commodore Tom Malley
(707) 245-1648 [email protected]
We look forward to seeing all of you at this year's Konocti Cup!
Konocti Bay Sailing Club proudly welcomes you to our long-delayed 36th annual Konocti Cup Regatta on beautiful Clear Lake. Our simplified procedures should allow us to prudently conduct this venerable event and enjoy a great regatta. For those that have participated in past races please review this letter for important information and reminders concerning the race. For those of you participating for the first time hopefully this message will answer any questions you might have.
Race: Those familiar with Bay area racing will note we have moved to a similar format.
- Please note your charts or those available at the marina for the normal concerns in the race area, especially the channel at Monitor Island, the passage at Anderson Island, and the area towards shore at Mark 8 if you are unfamiliar with the depths.
- We have addressed areas of note or restriction in the Sailing Instructions. Also, please review the Race Documents for the Handicap Divisions and rules that govern them.
- Check in with the Committee Boat by radio before the start of the race. In the interest of safety, we also ask that if you withdraw from the race you please notify the Race Committee by radio (VHF 68).
Registration, Mussel Inspection:
- Please register online
- Boats will still need their Mussel Inspection.
Quagga Mussels: Infestation by invasive species in California lakes is becoming a serious concern. Most lakes including Clear Lake now require a Mandatory inspection for out of the area boats before launching. We have made special arrangements for Race Participants to have the inspection at Braito’s Marina to insure that your visit is hassle free, but there are many other inspection stations.
Please review the county website: www.co.lake.ca.us/mussels
Special Notice: Any boat from a high risk county in California or from neighboring States will be subject to an intensive boat inspection at additional cost, with a high probability that launch will be denied. Those counties are: Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernadino, and San Diego.
The main criteria for a successful inspection are CLEAN, DRAINED, and DRY. Those boats from a saltwater environment, or Northern CA counties other than San Benito, should have no problem with the inspection process. This process is similar to last year; typically filling out the affidavit form and a brief vessel inspection, on the trailer, prior to launch.
All “non resident, out of area” boats must go thru this inspection prior to launch. The inspection station will be available from 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM on Friday the 24th and again from 6:00AM till 10:00 AM on race day, the 25th. You may then launch at Braito’s or any other launch site you wish after your inspection. Please note there is a $20.00 fee for the inspection and sticker. This money goes directly to Lake County for funding the Mussel program and is a separate fee from your state registration and mussel sticker.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol will be monitoring vessels on the Lake for proof of inspection and costly citations may be issued to violators. KBSC apologizes for this inconvenience, however, we are in full support of maintaining Clear Lake as a mussel free lake and we ask for your support in this endeavor as well.
Launching: Braito’s Marina Ramp is not available for fixed keel sailboats due to low lake level.
Alternatives are Boats For Sail-(Doug Jones [email protected], (707) 277-7245msg) . The Konocti Harbor Resort ramp may also be available but we have no information. Many of the KBSC boats participating in the cup are moored here and it is about a 1.5 mile sail / motor to the start line. For those without motors there are many boats motoring from there so tows are easily obtainable.
Mooring: Braito’s has limited dock space but can usually accommodate. Be prepared to side tie where necessary.
Registration: All boats must register for the regatta to compete. Please fill out the online form.
Scoring and Awards: Saturday evening we will tally and provisionally score the race. Results will be posted at kbsail.org. Awards have been eliminated from the regatta this year.
I hope this answers most of your questions but if you need further information please feel free to call our Konocti Cup Chairman:
Commodore Brad King
(707) 349 2999 [email protected]
or
Race Director / Vice Commodore Tom Malley
(707) 245-1648 [email protected]
We look forward to seeing all of you at this year's Konocti Cup!