Name of Regatta
The International Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2024
Organizing Authority
Japan Junior Yacht Club Union (hereafter as JJYU)
Sponsoring Organization
Japan Sports Agency
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Chiba Prefecture
Chiba City
Japan Sailing Federation (hereafter as JSAF)
Yamaha Motor Foundation for Sports (hereafter as YMFS)
Japan Optimist Dinghy Association
Japan Laser Class Association
Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd
Fortune Co., Ltd.
KAZI Co., Ltd.
Cooperation
Chiba Sailing Federation
Inage Yacht Habor
The International Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2024 Coaches andParents of Junior Yacht Clubs who participated in the International Friendship All Japan
Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2024
DateJuly 26th(Friday), 27thh (Saturday) and 28th (Sunday), 2024
Venue
Inage Yacht Habor
Address: 2-8-1, Isobe, Mihamaku, Chiba city, Chiba Prefecture, 261-0012, Japan
Phone: +81-43-279-1160
Racing Area
The water adjacent to Inage Yacht Habor (Tokyo Bay) for Optimist Dinghy Advanced
Class, Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class and ILCA4Class of race
Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
Optimist Dinghy Advanced ClassILCA4NOTICE of RACE
1. Rules1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing2021‐2024 (hereafter as RRS), except any of these are altered by the Sailing
Instructions.
1.2. If there is a conflict between the languages, the English text will take precedence.

2. Advertising
Boats may be required to display the advertising materials chosen and supplied by
Organizing Authority.
3. Eligibility and Sailors’ age in each class
3.1. All Japanese sailors shall be a member of Japan Sailing Federation registeredin 2024 year.
3.2. The sailors on the junior sailors list of Japanese Junior Yacht Club which is theregistered member club of JJYU (The list should be submitted beforehand to JJYU
secretary office at the beginning of July 2024)
3.3. The sailors of the Overseas Teams whom Organizing Authority have invited.
3.4. The sailors whom Organizing Authority have accepted.
3.5. The sailors of each class shall fulfill the following age limitation on 2nd April, 2024.
※ Optimist Dinghy Class From 6 to 15 years old※ ILCA4
From 12 to 18 years old
3.6. The sailor who has won the prize in any Beginners’ class of the International
Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta in the previous years shall makeentry in Advanced class of the same class. However, in case the sailor declares thepolite refusal of the prizes under the clause 14. “Prizes” of NOR, Organizing
Authority may allow the sailor to make entry in the same Beginners’ class.
4. Entry fees and Entry procedure
4.1. The entry fee including International Friendship Party fee is as follows.
※ Junior sailors: Yen 7,000 per each
※ Junior sailors of the non-registered member club of JJYU: Yen 11,000 per each
※ Coaches and parents: Yen 2,000 per each
※ Coaches and parents of the non-registered member club of JJYU: Yen 4,000 pereach)※ Children accompanied by parents: Yen 2,000 per each
The entry after the deadline of 25thh, June may be still received until 5th, July. However,extra fee of the late entry will be charged at Yen 2,000.
4.2. Charter boat for the race
Organizing Authority are prepared to charter out some numbers of boats for Optimist
Dinghy Class and ILCA4. The conditions and numbers of charter boat may not meetfully with the requirements for each sailor and therefore each club is requested tomake contact with the regatta secretariat before they complete the entry form.
The charter fee during the regatta period is as follows.
※ Optimist Dinghy Class (FarEast): Yen 5,000 per boat
※ ILCA 4 (Complete set): Yen 14,000 per boat
(Boats of Optimist Dinghy Class are all FarEast boats and these will be chartered out for
sailors of both Beginners’ Class and Advanced Class)
Each club who charters the boat is requested to pay deposit of Yen 20,000 per club for
any possible damage or loss of the boat and/or equipment at the time of the entry.
This deposit shall be refunded to the club soonest possible after the regatta if no problem
has happened. Therefore, each club is requested to write the bank account number andthe necessary information for the remittance of the refund.
5. The entry
Eligible boats may enter by completing the entry form and the name list of the sailors inthe same club (kana letters written at the side of each name) and sending it by E-mail tothe following regatta secretariat.
※ Regatta Secretariat
Secretary General : Hirotoshi SatoE-mail address : h.sato@st-tech.jp
Cellular phone : +81(Japan)-90-3205-1172※ Bank Account
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Shinbashi Branch Office
Saving account Number: 1417976
Registered Name: Japan Junior Yacht Club Union
6. Deadline of Entry
Entry should be received by the regatta secretariat together with the required fee by 25thhJune, 2024. However, the change of the participant may be accepted by 5th July, 2024 as
the final deadline, if there is any avoidable reason.
7. Schedules of the Races and Events
7.1.1st Day: 26th July (Friday)
08:00~12:00
Registration & Distribution of Sailing Instructions
Registration Desk at Wakayama Sailing Center
09:00~15:00
Sailing Exercise (Details will be announced at the time ofRegistration)
The water adjacent to Wakayama Sailing Center (Wakaura Bay,Racing area A & B)
※ Any club who will not be able to arrive before the time of registration may obtain
the permission of late registration from the regatta secretariat beforehand.
7.2. 2nd Day: 27th July (Saturday)
08:00~08:30
Meeting for briefing about race management(Coaches and race officers should attend)
Inage Yacht Harbor
Schedules of races and Time of the warning signalRacing area A
Racing area B
ILCA4:
1st race: 09:25 Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class:1st race: 09:25
Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class:1st race: 09:35
2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th races will follow continuously.

When the following race is intended to be held continuously in Racing Area A,
the race committee signal boat will display orange color flag with one soundat least 4 minutes before the warning signal to alert the attention of the boats.
When five(5) races were not completed depending on the weather conditions orother reasons, the next race will be performed on the following day.
7.3. 3rd Day: 28th July (Sunday)
Schedules of races and Time of The warning signal
Racing area A
Racing area B
ILCA4:
1st race of the day: 09:25 Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class:1st race of the day: 09:25
Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class:1st race of the day: 09:35
Races will follow continuously. After 12:00, the warning signal will not be made.

When the following race is intended to be held continuously in Racing Area A,
the race committee signal boat will display orange color flag with one soundat least 4 minutes before the warning signal to alert the attention of the boats.
Schedules of races may be changed depending on the weather conditions or otherreasons.
The result of the regatta will be distributed via “Regatta LINE Open Chat”.
7.4. Number of races
7 races are planned during two days for all classes other than Optimist Dinghy
Beginners’ Class and at least one race is required to be completed to constitute theseries.
8. Measurement/Inspection
8.1. Each boat except chartered boat shall produce a valid measurement certificate at thetime of registration. However, any boat who is not able to produce a valid
measurement certificate may consult with the regatta secretariat.
8.2. There will be no measurement practice prior to the regatta, however there will be thecase to carry the measurement and inspection at any time during the regatta.
9. Sailing Instructions
The sailing Instructions will be specified in the regatta program to be distributed at thetime of the registration on 26th July (Friday), 2024.
Also, it will be available on the home page of JJYU from the middle of July 2024.
JJYU URL: https://www.jjyu.net
10. Venue of the regatta
The sailing Instruction shows the location of the regatta harbor and Racing area A and B.
Racing area A: Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class and ILCA4
Racing area B: Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
11. Courses
Trapezoid courses, triangle courses and windward/leeward courses for Racing area Aand triangle courses or windward/leeward courses for Racing area B are planned andthe details will be instructed in the sailing Instructions.
12. Penalty System
Appendix P will apply for breaching RRS 42.
Appendix P2.3 will not apply and Appendix P2.2 will be changed as a second time andsubsequent penalties instead.
13. Scoring
13.1. In all classes, each boat’s series score shall be the total of her race scoresexcluding her worst score if more than 6 races are completed.
If less than 6 races are completed, each boat’s series score shall be the total ofher all scores completed.
This changes Appendix A2.
13.2. The Individual Competition of Race in each class① International Friendship Individual Competition of Race in each class
Each boat’s rank will be determined in accordance with the total sequence result
including the sailors of the foreign club teams and Japanese club teams of the sameclass.
② Japanese Individual Competition of Race
The rank of Japanese Individual Competition will be determined based onJapanese sailor’s rank of the above 13.2 ① total sequence result.
13.3. The Team Race
The Team Race rank will be determined as follows, based on the total sequence
result of the individual sailor of each team or club of the above13.2①.
① Each club team’s series score will be the total of the best three boats’ rank of allclasses where more than two clubs participated, and more than six boats
participated.
② In case the number of boats participating in this regatta is exceeding three boats,minus 1 point per one boat will be added, but up to minus 5 points.
In case the number of boats is less than three boats, last rank point of the class of
the largest number of boats participated will be added in proportion to the number ofthe shortage.
③ In case the place of the club activity is more than 500km far from the regatta place,minus 2 points per club will be added. However, such club who participate theregatta with the chartered boats will be added only minus 1 point.
The distance is determined by the shortest railway distance between the JR station
nearest to the government office of the prefecture where the place of the club
activity is located and JR Makuhari station④ The rank of the club team will be determined by the low point scoring system.
⑤ In case of the tie score, the club team which has greater number of boats will beranked higher. Even if it is still tie score, the club team which participated withgreater number of classes will be ranked higher. Thereafter the club team which has
the higher rank boat among three boats will be ranked higher and then the clubteam which has the higher rank of the class where the largest number of boats
participated will be ranked higher.
⑥ The rank of International Club Team Race will be determined among Japanese Club
Teams and Foreign Club Teams in accordance with the calculation based on only
above 13.3 ①, ④ and ⑤. Foreign Club Teams participate with limited numbers ofboats and very far away from abroad with chartered boats and therefore above 13.2
② and ③ will not apply for both Japanese Club Teams and Foreign Club Teams inthe calculation of the rank points. However, foreign club teams who do notparticipate in ILCA4 have to adopt the rank of the last rank of ILCA4 as their thirdrank boat instead of the third rank of OP Class boat,⑦ The rank of Japanese Club Team Race will be determined among Japanese Club
Teams in accordance with the calculation based on above 13.3 ①～⑤.
14. Prizes
Prizes will be given as follows.
14.1. JJYU Special Prize (Only the registered member club of JJYU is entitled)
Mr. Kichitaro Ozawa Special PrizeJJYU will commend the sailor, the leader of the club or junior yacht club who will bemost appreciated as the one with full seamanship.
The Special Trophy (※) of Mr. Kichitaro Ozawa（The first president and founder ofJJYU) and the president award of JJYU will be given to such qualified sailor, leader
and/or club.
14.2. Club Team Commendation① Extra Special Prize from JJYU for Japanese Club Team Race Winners
JJYU will arrange to send junior sailors selected among each 1st, 2nd and 3rd rank

of Japanese Club Team for the overseas sailing training and will bear a part of theirtransportation expense.
1st rank team: The Special Trophy(※) of JJYU President and the president awardof JJYU will be given together with above Extra Special Prize.
2nd rank team: The shield of JJYU will be given together with above Extra SpecialPrize.
3rd rank team: The shield of JJYU will be given together with above Extra SpecialPrize.
The clubs of Japanese Club Team Race winners are requested to take into theconsideration of the following items in mind when they select the sailor among theirclub for the overseas sailing training.
① The sailor who participated in this regatta.
② The sailor who has no experience in the oversea sailing (competitions,sailingclinics and etc.) in the past.
③ The leader of JJYU will lead the sailors, but each sailor must do the basic
matters (life, practice and etc.) by himself/herself.
④ The sailor should be communicate actively with people around him/her( butnot that he/she is good at languages).
⑤ The sailor should be able to greet each other properly and be polite.
※These Special Prizes shall be given to only the sailors and clubs of the registeredclubs of JJYU.
② The Team Race Prize for International Friendship Team Race
The Special Trophy and president award of JJYU will be given to 1st rank Foreign
Club Team among Foreign Club Teams.
14.3. Prizes for the Individual sailors
Japanese sailors who belong to the registered clubs of JJYU will be given following
prizes.
① Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
1st rank sailor: The Trophy (※) and award from the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science & Technology as the special prize and also thepresident award of JJYU will be given together with the Medal ofGold.
2nd rank sailor: The president award of JJYU and the Medal of Silver will be given.
3rd rank sailor: The president award of JJYU and the Medal of Bronze will begiven.
4th～6th rank sailor: The president award of JJYU will be given.
② Optimist Dinghy Beginners‘ Class
1st rank sailor: The Trophy (※) and award from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport & Tourism as the special prize and also the president
award of JJYU will be given together with the Medal of Gold.
2nd rank sailor: The president award of JJYU and the Medal of Silver will be given.
3rd rank sailor: The president award of JJYU and the Medal of Bronze will begiven.
4th～6th rank sailor: The president award of JJYU will be given.
③ ILCA4

1st rank sailor: The Special Trophy from The President of Chiba Sailing Federationand president award of JJYU with the Medal of Gold.
2nd rank sailor: The president award of JJYU and the Medal of Silver will be given.
3rd rank sailor: The president award of JJYU and the Medal of Bronze will begiven.
14.4. The International Friendship Prizes for the individual sailors① The Medal of Gold and president award of JJYU will be given to 1st Rank sailor andthe Medal of Silver and Bronze will be given to 2nd and 3rd Rank sailors among theforeign and Japanese sailors in both of Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class and ILCA4.
② The Special Trophy and president award of JJYU will be given to 1st Rank sailors
among the foreign sailors in both of Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class and ILCA4.
14.5. The above four trophies with the mark (※) should be returned at the next year’s
regatta and the replicas will be given in return.
15. Support boat
Any club who wishes to bring in the support boat for the regatta shall apply by writing thenecessary matters on the item No.5 of the designated application form in the entry.
The conditions for the permission of the support boat are as follows.
① The support boat is required to have the effective official certificate of boat’s
inspection and to be insured with the appropriate Insurance.
② The support boat shall hoist the pink color flag which will be lent from the regatta
secretariat and the club shall prepare the suitable pole to hoist the flag.
③ The support boat shall be brought up ashore after the races every day.
16. Disclaimer of Liability
14.1. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk (See RRS 4 Decision
to Race), Organizing Authority and/or any person involved in this organization of theregatta will accept no liability whatsoever for any material damage and/or personal injury
and/or death sustained in conjunction with, prior to, during or after the regatta.
14.2. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk.
However, the representative person of each club shall confirm the decision of the junior
sailors in the club and grasp the intention of each junior sailor in the club.
17. Regatta secretariat※ Regatta Secretariat
Secretary General: Hirotoshi SatoE-mail address: h.sato@st-tech.jp
Cellular phone:+81(Japan)-90-3205-1172※ International Friendship Secretary
Director:
Hirotoshi SatoE-mail address: h.sato@st-tech.jp
Cellular phone:+81(Japan)-90-3205-1172
Assistant Director: Hidemichi Onozawa
E-mail address: onozawa02220@gmail.com
Cellular phone:+81(Japan)-90-2538-2433