miki HOUSE CUP Osaka 2016
No.4th Junior Yacht International Friendship OsakaRegatta
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
Organizing Authority
Japan Junior Yacht Club Union (hereafter as JJYU)
Sponsors
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Japan Sailing Federation (hereafter as JSAF, Authorized No.H28- 27)
Special Supporting Company
Miki House (Miki Shoko Co., Ltd.)
Supporting Companies
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Yuukou Marine Co., Ltd.
Cooperation
Osaka Hokko Yacht Club
Osaka Hokko Dinghy Club
Osaka Hokko Marina
Date
October 16th, 2016 (Sunday)

Regatta will take place in case of a little rain.

Venue
Osaka Hokko Marina and the adjacent water
2-13-18 Tsuneyoshi, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan 554-0052
Phone: 06-6468-3710
Racing area: (A) Outside water of Osaka Hokko Marina(B) Inner water(pond) of Osaka Hokko Marina
Place of Opening Ceremony: Osaka Hokko Marina
Place of Closing Ceremony and The Goodwill Party: Osaka Hokko Marina
8．Classes to race
1. Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
2. Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
3. Topper ClassNOTICE OF RACE
1．Rules1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules ofSailing 2013‐2016(hereafter as RRS)
1.2 Appendix P will apply.
1.3 If there is a conflict between the languages, the English text will take precedence.
2. Advertising
Boats are maybe required to display the advertising materials chosen and suppliedby Organizing Authority.
3. Eligibility and Sailors’ age in each class
3.1 All Japanese sailors shall be a member of JSAF in 2016 year.
(The application for the membership will be accepted at the time of registration)
3.2 The sailors whom Organizing Authority have accepted.
3.3 The sailors of each class shall fulfill the following age limitation on 2nd April, 2016
①Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
From 8 years old to Junior High School②Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

From 6 years old to Junior High School③Topper Class
From 8 years old to Junior High School
3.4 The sailor who has won the prize in Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ class of thisregatta in the previous years shall make entry in Optimist Dinghy Advanced
class. However, in case the sailor declares the polite refusal of the prizes under
the clause 9. “ Prizes” of NOR, Organizing Authority may allow the sailor to makeentry in the same Beginners’ class.
4. Entry fee and Application procedure
4.1 ①The entry fee including The Goodwill Party fee and lunch box is as follows;
The registered Junior Yacht Club of JJYU :Yen 3,500 per each sailor
Non-registered Junior Yacht Club of JJYU:
Yen 4,000 per each sailor②The Goodwill Party fee and lunch box for parents, the coaches and the family isas follows;
The registered Junior Yacht Club of JJYU: Yen 1,000 per each person
Non-registered Junior Yacht Club of JJYU: Yen 1,000 per each person4.2 Charter boat for the regatta
Regatta Committee Office will arrange charter boats of Topper Class.
Charter fee is Yen 3,000 for one boat. The same charter fee will be applied forthe sailor who wishes to try to be aboard on October 15th (Saturday).
Osaka Hokko Marina is prepared to charter three(3) boats of Access Dinghy Class.
Regatta Committee Office will accept the entry of Access Dinghy Class by
the pair group of parent and junior or the pair group of two juniors as Openparticipation for the regatta.
Entry fee is Yen 6,000 per boat including charter fee of the boat and The Goodwill
Party fee and lunch box.
Junior over 6 years old may be accepted to entry if he/she participates together
withhis/her parent.
4.3 The entry shall be made with the official forms to Regatta Committee Office bymail or E-mail not later than 3rd October, 2016.
Regatta Committee Office is as follows;

N0.5th Junior Yacht International Goodwill Osaka Regatta
Regatta Secretariat Secretary General :Jun Tamaki, Director of JJYU
Address: 2-4-24-A, Iguchido, Ikeda City, Osaka Pref., Japan 563-0023
Phone & Facsimile: 072-761-3462
Cellular phone: 090-6677-2204
E-mail address: j-tamaki@zeus.eonet.ne.jp
Entry fee remittance account
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Shinbashi Branch Office
Account: Saving Deposit No.0744610
Account Name: Junior Yacht International Goodwill Regatta( ｼﾞｭﾆｱﾖｯﾄｺｸｻｲｼﾝｾﾞﾝﾚｶﾞｯﾀ)
5. Schedules of the Races and Events
October 16th (Sunday)
Osaka Hokko Marina
08:00~09:00 Registration & Distribution of Sailing Instructions
09:00~09:30 Opening Ceremony & Skippers Meeting
Schedules of Races and Time of The Warning Signal are as follows.
Racing area ATopper Class
1st Race

09:55

Racing area B
Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
1st Race

09:55

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
1st Race
10:00
Race will follow continuously.
But after 14:05, The Warning Signal will not be made.
In Racing area A, when the following race is intended to be held, the race committee
signal boat
will display orange flag with one sound to alert the boats at least 5 minutes
before the warning signal for the next race is displayed.
16:00~17:30 Closing Ceremony (Prize Giving Ceremony) & Goodwill Party
17:30
Regatta will be dismissed※ All participants are requested to clean the surrounding places of the party venue.
※ Schedules of Races may be changed depending on the weather conditions orother reasons.
6．Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be specified in the regatta program to be distributed at
the timeof the registration on October 16th, 2016
Also, it will be available on the home page of JJYU toward the end of September

2016.
JJYU URL：http://www.jjyu.net

7．Courses
The courses to be sailed are triangle courses or windward/leeward courses andthe details will be instructed in the Sailing Instructions.
8． Scoring and Number of races
1. In Racing Area A, 4 races are planned and in Racing Area B, as many as possible
races are planned.
However, at least one race is required to be completed to constitute the series.
2. Each boat’s series score will be the total of her all race scores.
This changes Appendix A2.
9.

PrizesPrizes will be given as follows:
9.1 The Blazer of Miki House and The Crystal Glass Trophy will be presented to thewinner of OP Advanced Class.
9.2 The Medal of Gold, Silver and Bronze will be presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rd Rank
sailors of each class.
9.3 The Award from The President of JJYU will be presented to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
and 6th Rank sailors of each class.
However, in case that the number of the boats participated in the same class isless than 6, The Award will be only to 1st ,2nd and 3rd Rank sailors of each class.
9.4 There will be given the team race special prize for the winner of the team race, thedetails of which will be as per the following clause 9.6.
The Special Prize will be the entitlement of the participation to the sailing training
abroad which will be organized by JJYU.
The part cost of the transportation cost for the sailing training abroad will be borne
by JJYU.
9.5 Special Prizes from Miki Shoko Co., Ltd., Special Supporting Company will bepresented to many sailors participated.
9.6 The Team Race rank will be determined as follows,①The rank and the point will be determined based on the total sequence result ofthe individual sailor of each club of all classes where more than two clubs andmore
than six boats participated in accordance with the above 8.2.
②Each club team’s series score will be the total of the best three boats’ rank ofall classes where more than two clubs and more than six boats participated.
In case the number of boat of each club is less than three boats, last rank pointof the class of the largest number of boats participated will be added inproportion to the number of the shortage.
③In case the number of boat participating this regatta is exceeding three boats
and less than six, minus 1 point per club will be added and the number of boat isexceeding six and less than 10, minus 2 points per club will be added, then thenumber of boat is exceeding ten, minus 3 points per club will be added.
④In case the place of the club activity is located in Chugoku Are, Shikoku Area,and Chubu Area(including Hokuriku Area and Tokai Area), minus 1 point perclub will be added. In case the place of the club activity is located in otherfaraway Area (Kyushu, Kanto, Koshin-etsu, Tohoku and Hokkaido Area), minus

2 points per club will be added.
⑤However, such club who participate the regatta with the chartered boats will beadded 1 point in case of less than four chartered boats, 2 points in case of morethan four but less than six chartered boats and 3 points in case of more than six
chartered boats..
⑥The rank of the club team will be determined by the low point scoring system inaccordance with the total of the best three boats’ rank point and any minus oradditional of above ②, ③, ④ and ⑤.
In case of the tie score, the club team with the highest rank in OP Advanced
Class will be ranked higher.
10．Disclaimer of Liability
10.1 The Organizing Authority and any other parties involved in the organization of
the regatta accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss or claim
whether personal or material, incurred by or inflicted to participants before,
during or after the regatta.
10.2 Competitors compete entirely at their own risk and responsibility, however theresponsible person of each club should confirm his/her decision to compete
namely the responsible person should know the decision of all members of
the club.
11. Insurance
Each sailor should insure his /her Sports Insurance.
12. Portrait Rights
All participants for this regatta may give to the Organizing Authority the rightwhich the Organizing Authority utilize at its own discretion the photography
pictures, animation and these plate-making of the sailors, the participants and theequipment of the sailors without requiring value.
Additional Information① Each boat shall pay Yen 1,400 per one entry to Osaka Hokko Marina,
Automobile
shall pay Yen 1,000 of parking fee per one car per day and Support boat (withengine) shall pay Yen 3,400 per boat directly to the Office of Osaka Hokko
Marina.
②Regatta committee will hold the sailing experience school for the foreign country
children and their parents who are living in Japan on 15thOctober, the previous
day of the regatta day...