All-Japan Middle Boat championships 2024 in Atami
Organizing Authority (OA): Japan Middle Boat Association
Approved by: Japan Sailing Federation (JSAF) (2024-02)
Managed by: All-Japan Middle Boat Championships 2024 Atami
Executive Committee
In conjunction with:
Shonan Ocean Racing Club
Misaki Ocean Racing Club
Miura Ocean Racing ClubTokyo Bay Ocean Racing Club
Aburatsubo Yacht Club (AYC)
Enoshima Yacht Club (EYC)*
Koajiro Yacht Club (KYC)
Seabonia Yacht Club (SYC)
Zushi Marina Yacht Club (ZMYC)
Hayama Marina Yacht Club (HMYC)
Moroiso Yacht Owners Club (MYOC)
Yokohama Bayside Marina Yacht Club (YBMYC)
Spa Marina Atami Co.
Supported by: Atami City
Dates: September 20 (Friday) to September 23 (Monday), 2024
Venue: Spa Marina Atami (Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture)

Notice of Race
If there is a conflict between languages Japanese version will take precedence.
Amendment＃1（written in red）_Add：1.6、9.4、13.2、13.3
Ver. 20240625
1

RULES
1.1

The event is governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024.

1.2

IRC Rules 2024 Part A.B.C shall apply.
1.2.1 Changes to the sails on board are permitted. (IRC Rule 21.1.5(d) and (e) will notapply.)

1.3

Offshore Special Regulations 2024-2025 Category 4 and OSR National Regulations shallapply.

1.4

The notation [NP] means that a boat may not protest another boat for a breach ofthe rule. This changes rule 60.1(a).

1.5

The notation [SP] means the rules under which the Race Committee may apply
standard penalties without a hearing. Guidelines for these breaches and theassociated penalties will be posted on the official notice board. The RaceCommittee may also protest, in which case the penalty will be decided at thediscretion of the Protest Committee after a hearing. This changes rule 63.1 andAppendix A5.
1.6

Under World Sailing Development Rule DR21-01, change the definition Start asfollows:

Start A boat starts when her hull having been entirely on the pre-start side of thestarting line, and having complied with rule 30.1 if it applies, any part of her
hull crosses the starting line from the pre-start side to the course side either(a) at or after her starting signal, or(b) during the last 1 minute before her starting signal.
2SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
2.1

3

Sailing Instructions will be posted on the event website by August 31, 2024.

COMMUNICATION
3.1

The location (URL) of the on-line official notice board will be specified in the Sailing
Instructions.

3.2

The method of check-out/check-in everyday will be shown in the Sailing
Instructions.

3.3

The Race Committee may broadcast on recalls, course information, etc. via
international VHF channel 72. However, the absence, order and content of thebroadcast shall not be grounds for a request for redress (this changes rule 62.1(a)).
If the channel is changed to avoid interference, the Race Committee will notify ofthe change.

4ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
4.1

Boats that meet the following conditions are eligible to participate in this event.
4.1.1 Japan Middle Boat Association registered boat
4.1.2 Boats shall have Valid IRC certificate and of LH (hull length) between 8.90m and11.0m.
4.1.3 Boats meeting the Offshore Special Regulations 2024-2025 Category 4 andOSR National Regulations.
4.1.4 The number of the crew shall be at least three.
4.1.5 All crew members must be JSAF members. However, overseas residents willbe regarded as JSAF members if they are members of the relevant nationalassociation.
4.1.6 Have effective radio communication equipment that enables them tocommunicate with the outside (mobile phones are acceptable).

4.2

The eligible boats may enter the event by completing the entry form andthe crew registration form available from the event website and submitting

them by e-mail to the event office at: jmba2024.info@gmail.com no later
than 17:00hr on August 24 Saturday 2024.
*Crew registration can be altered at the time of check-out.
4.3

The boats entered shall complete the following forms available from theevent website and submit them by no later than 17:00hr on September 7
Saturday 2024.
4.3.1 Pledge
4.3.2 Copy of 2024 JSAF membership card
4.3.3 Copy of 2024 IRC certificate
4.3.4 Sail Inventory List
4.3.5 Copy of yacht insurance policy.
4.3.6 Boats wishing to enter the Corinthian class: Corinthian class registration
form (crew name, sailor ID, category)
4.3.7 During the racing days, the Corinthian Class registration form will be posted on
the official notice board.

4.4

Late entries will be accepted under following conditions:4.4.1 by completing the entry form and the crew registration form available from theevent website, submitting them by e-mail to the event office at:jmba2024.info@gmail.com and paying the required fees, no later than 17:00hr
on September 7 Saturday 2024.
5FEES
5.1

The Entry Fees shall be as follows.
5.1.1 ¥100,000 per boat.
5.1.2 Crew registration fee ¥ 4,000 per crew member
5.1.3 The entry fee for late entries shall be JPY 150,000 per boat. Thecrew registration fee remains unchanged.
The entry fees must be transferred to the following bank account.
(Transfer fee to be borne by the participant).
Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Ltd. Kanayama Branch
Account No: 0223657
Account Name: Japan Middle Boat Association Masato Usuda
Entry fees paid will not be refunded.

6

CREW LIMITATION
6.1 All crew members must be JSAF members. However, overseas residents are considered
JSAF members if they are members of the relevant national association.
6.1.1 Duplicate registrations on more than one boat are not allowed.
6.1.2 In each race, boats shall comply with one or more of the following requirements.
-At least one crew member must be under 30 years of age as of20 September 2024.

-At least one crew member must be female.

6.2 All crew on boats wishing to be in the Corinthian class shall be classified category1.
7

ADVERTISING
7.1

8

Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied for by the OA.

SCHEDULE
September 20

13:00-18:00

Crew weigh-in

Race Office.

Friday-18:00
September 21

Sail Inventory change deadline

07:00-08:30

Weigh-inRace Office.

08:00-09:30

Check-out

Race Office

09:00-09:30

Skippers briefing

Race Office

10:25

First warning signal for

SaturdayInshore Race.

September 22

18:00-.

Welcome party

Supa Marina
special space.

07:00-08:00

Check-out

Race Office.

09:25-

Warning signal for DistanceRace

18:00-.

Owners' Conference

Race Office.

07:00-08:00

Check-out

Race Office.

09:25-First warning signal for

SundaySeptember 23
SundayInshore Race.
16:00-.

Award Ceremony

Supa Marina
special space.

*Weigh-ins on 22nd or later will be available at the time of check-out or any othertime when the Race Office is open.

98.1

This championship consists of seven inshore races and one distance race.

8.2

The maximum number of races per day is four.

8.3

No warning signal will be made after 14:00hr on the last scheduled day of racing.

INSPECTION
9.1

Sails to be used in the regatta shall be only those registered in the Sail Inventory List.
[NP] [DP]9.2

Changes to the Sail Inventory from 21 September onward will only be accepted if
the sail is damaged.

9.3

Boats may be inspected for equipment and sails at any time during the regatta.

9.4

All crew shall weigh in before participating the race for the first time in such time
specified in NoR8. They shall produce an identification with portrait photo at theregistration.

1011RACE AREA
10.1

The Inshore Race area will be around the waters off Atami in Sagami Bay.

10.2

The Distance Race (approx. 30 NM) area will be in Sagami Bay.

COURSES
11.1

The Inshore Race will be a 4-leg windward/leeward course (W-L). Details will beshown in the Sailing Instructions.

11.2
12

Details on Distance Race will be shown in the Sailing Instructions.

CLASS DIVISIONS
12.1 Classes will be divided into HPR class and others depending on DLR andTCC. Others may be further divided by taking the number of boats into
account and depending on DLR and TCC.
12.2 The Corinthian class will be set up. (All crew on board shall be WS classification
category1).

13 PENALTY SYSTEM
13.1 For the Inshore Races, RRS 44.1 is changed so that Two-Turn Penalty isreplaced with One-Turn Penalty for the breaches of the Part 2 rules and forthe incidents outside of the Zone.
13.2 For the Distance Race, RRS 44.1 will apply with no changes.
13.3 When a boat starts in accordance with item (b) of the definition Start, she

may return to the pre-start side of the line to comply with item (a) of thedefinition of Start, but, if she does not, the starting penalty shall be:
A time penalty: 5% shall be added to her elapsed time.
14 SCORING
14.1 When five or more inshore races have been completed, a boat’s series scorewill be the total of her inshore race scores excluding the worst score and her
distance race score.
14.2

Two races are required to be completed to constitute the Championship.

15 SUPPORT BOATS
15.1 The support boats must register in advance to the race office. (Type of boat, name ofboat, responsible person, contact details, team name) [DP].
15.2 Support boats shall avoid the areas that might affect the boats racing. The boat
being supported by a support boat who is not compliant with this rule may bepenalized for the non-compliance of that support boat. [DP]

16 BERTHING
16.1

The boats shall be kept in their assigned place in the harbor from the time theboat docks out on 21 September until the end of the evet. [DP]16.2

Participating boats can moor in the Spa Marina Atami free of charge from
9:00hr on 14 September to 17:00hr on 25th September.

16.3

The use of electronic power on the pontoon is not permitted. However, if it isinevitably necessary, permission must be obtained from the race committee. [DP]17 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS
17.1

From the dock out on 21 September until the end of the last race of the boat,
boats shall not be hauled out except; [DP]17.1.1

with prior written permission of the race committee and subject to its

17.1.2conditions.
in case of emergency. However, they are obliged to satisfy the race
committee afterwards. If a boat fail to do so, a penalty may be
imposed.

18

DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS
18.1 Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not
be used around boats from the time the boat is floated in the water until theend of the last race of the boat. The hull may be cleaned at any time usingrope, cloth or equipment designed for cleaning the hull bottom byswimming or moving them under the hull. [DP.]19 RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY AND MEDIA RIGHTS
19.1 The following media regulations shall apply in this event.
By entering the event, the participants automatically grant OA and sponsors theright to make, use and publish images and footage of the competitors, recordings,
tapes, television, audio and other reproductions during the event, withoutcompensation.
20 RISK STATEMENT
20.1 In accordance with RRS.3, all boats and participants take part in the race attheir own risk. The OA accepts no liability for any physical damage or injury
or death occurring before, during or after the race.
20.2

The responsibility for a boat's decision to participate in a race or to continue racingis hers alone.

20.3

The signature of the skipper on the pledge shall indicate that all participantson the boat have agreed to the pledge.

21 INSURANCE
21.1 All boats shall have valid yacht insurance (liability insurance, passenger
accident insurance and search and rescue insurance).

2223

PRIZES
22.1

Over-all Winner

22.2

1st to 3rd place in each class

22.3

1st place in the Corinthian class

FURTHER INFORMATION
23.1 Event Secretariat (contact for entries and enquiries)
All-Japan Middle Boat Championships 2024 in Atami,Event website: https://japan-mba.net/zen_midd2024/
E-mail address: jmba2024.info@gmail.com[Race Office]Located in Atami onsen ryokan “TACHIBANA”
5-13 Showa-cho, Atami, Shizuoka 413-0022, Japan
TEL : 090-3222-2780 (Usuda: Event Chairman)
090-3348-9311 (Uchikura: Race Office Manager)

Date and time open to telephone call:
September 20 (Friday) 13.00 - 18.00
September 21 (Saturday) 07.00 - 18.00
September 22nd (Sunday) 07.00 - 18.00
September 23rd (Monday) 08:00 - 17:00