No.25th Junior International Goodwill RegattaMiki House Cup 2015	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  Sailing Instructions (SI)1. Rules1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016(hereafter as RRS), except any of these are altered by the Sailing Instructions.
1.2 Appendix P will apply.
1.3 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.
2. Notices to competitors	 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board of the race office.

3. Changes to Sailing InstructionsAny change to Sailing Instructions (hereafter as instructions) will be posted at the race officebefore 08:30 on the day it

will take effect.

4. Signals made ashoreSignals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole of the race office as follows.	  	  	  A class flag with one sound means ‘Leaving the harbor is permitted for this class.
The warning signal in acing Area A will be made not less than 30 minutes after the class flag isdisplayed.
The warning signal in acing Area B will be made not less than 10 minutes after the class flag isdisplayed.
5. Schedule of regatta and races5.1 Schedule of regatta on September 6th (Sunday)07:30 Registration and distribution of program(Sailing Instructions)08:30 Opening ceremonySkippers meeting16:00 Prize giving ceremony and Goodwill Party17:30 Regatta and Party will be closed.
5.2 Schedule of racesRacing Area A09:55 The time of the warning signal for No.1 Race of Laser 4.710:00 The time of the warning signal for OP Advanced classThe races will follow continuously and the race committee intends to make three races.
No warning signal will be made after 13:35.Racing Area B09:55 The time of the warning signal for No.1 Race of OP Beginners’ classThe races will follow continuously and the race committee will try to make the races asmuch as possible.
No warning signal will be made after 14:05.
6. Class flagsRacing Area A: OP Advance classLaser 4.7Racing Area B: OP Beginners’ classOP class flag (Black)Laser 4.7 flagOP class flag ( Red)7. Racing Areas and The courses7.1 Diagram-1 shows Racing Areas A and B. The Enlarged drawing of Wakasu Yacht Training Centershows the detail of Racing Area B.
7.2 Diagram-2 The courses shows the course to be sailed which includes approximate angles betweenthe legs, the sequence of the rounding marks and the side of rounding each mark.

7.3 OP Beginners’ class uses the following courses and the race committee signal boat will instruct 	  	 	  	  	  with The Number Flag which course will be used before the warning signal, depending on the	  	  	  weather and sea condition and other reasons.	  	  	  The Number Flag 1 means The course 1. (See Diagram-2-2-1)	  	  	  The Number Flag 2 means The course 2. (See Diagram-2-2-2)7.4 No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat in Racing Area A will display theapproximate compass bearing of the first leg.
8. Marks8.1 Racing Area A： Mark 1 and 2 will be triangle pyramid inflated orange buoys.
Racing Area B： Mark 1,2 and 3 will be long slim cylindrical inflated yellow buoys.
8.2 New mark defined in instructions 9.1 will be triangle pyramid inflated orange buoy.
8.3 Starting Marks are the race committee signal boat at the starboard end and the cylindrical inflatedyellow buoy at the port end.
8.4 Finishing Marks are the race committee boat at the starboard end and the cylindrical inflated yellowbuoy at the port end.
9. Changing the next leg of the course9.1 To change the next leg of the course in Racing Area A, the race committee will lay a new markand display C flag on the race committee boat nearby the new mark.
9.2 In Racing Area B, no change of the leg of the course will be made after the preparatory signal.
This changes RRS 33.10. The Start10.1 Races will be started by using RRS 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before the startingsignal.
10.2 The starting line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on the starting signal boat atThe starboard end and the cylindrical inflated yellow buoy at he port end.
10.3 A boat starting later than 4 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS (Did Not Start).
This changes RRS A4.
10.4 In Racing Area B, Rescue boats may guide competitors during starting.
11. The Finish11.1 In Racing Area A, the finishing line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on therace committee boat with a blue flag at the starboard end and the port end yellow buoy.
11.2 In Racing Area A, the finishing line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on therace committee boat with a blue flag at the starboard end and the port end yellow buoy.
In case the race committee uses the course ②, Mark 1 will be the buoy for the finishing line.
12. Shortening12.1 If the race committee signals a shortened course, the race committee displays the flag S withtwo sounds on the race committee boat nearby the rounding mark.
12.2 The finishing line shall be between the mark and the staff displaying the orange frag on the racecommittee boat with a blue flag. This changes RRS 32.2.
13. Time limit	 13.1In Racing Area A, the time limit will be 15 minutes after the first boat sails the course andfinishes.
In Racing Area B, the time limit will be 10 minutes after the first boat sails the course andfinishes.

13.2Boats failing to finish within above time limit will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF). This changes
RRS 35, A4 and A5.

14. Protests and requests for redress14.1 Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered at the race office within the protesttime limit that is 45 minutes after the last boat of each class has finished the last race of the day. Theprotest committee chairman may extend the protest time limit. It will be posted on the official noticeboard at the race office.
14.2 Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted on the officialnotice board to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b)14.3 A list of boats that, under Appendix P. have been penalized for breaking RRS 4 will be postedBefore the protest time limit.
14.4 Hearings will be held sequentially. Notices will be posted within 15 minutes of the protest timelimit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses.
14.5 A request for reopening a hearing under RRS 66 shall be delivered no later than 15 minutesafter the decision on the races. This changes RRS 66.
14.6 Breaches of instructions 16, 17, 18,19,20,21 22 and 24 will not be grounds for a protest by aBoat. This changes RRS 60.1(a).

The protest committee may impose a boat penalty including the disqualification against
for these breaches.
15. ScoringAt least 1 race is required to be completed to constitute this regatta. Even if no race iscompleted due to weather condition, any extended race will not be held.
16. Check-out and check-in16.1 A competitor shall sign on the check-out/in form prepared in the race office.
16.2 A Check-out sign shall be done from 45 minutes to 20 minutes before the warning signal ofthe 1st race of the day.
16.3 A Check-in sign shall be done not later than 45 minutes after the final race of the daycompleted. The race committee chairman may extend the Check-in time limit.
16.4 A boat that would retire from a race shall notify her intension to a nearest race committeeboat and shall describe the reason in a check-in form and deliver to the race committee.
17. Safety regulations17.1 A competitor shall wear a life jacket at any time afloat. If he/she wears a self-expansiontype, it is required to expand it at any time afloat.
17.2 A boat in Racing Area B is required to put a recognizable ribbon at the peak of the sail,which will be distributed at the time of the registration.
17.3 The race committee may assist a competitor or recommend retiring from a race, who is indanger in the opinion of the race committee.
18. Replacement of crew or equipmentSubstitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless authorized by the racecommittee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the race committee at the firstreasonable opportunity.
19. Equipment checks and measurement19.1 RRS 78 (JSAF prescriptions 5) will not apply. However the race committee may protest aboat when the race committee admits some suspicion during this regatta andrecognizes by measuring, weighing or other means that it is significantlyadvantageous.
19.2 The race committee may inspect a boat or equipment at any time if necessary.
20. Official boatsAn Official boat of the race committee will display the following flags.
The race committee signal boat‘ JJYU’ flagThe race committee boat‘RC’ flagA rescue boat‘RESCUE’ flagA doctor boat‘DOCTOR’ flagA protest committee boat‘JURY’ flag21.Support boats21.1 A support boat shall be approved by the organizing committee delivering a designatedApplication form at the time of the registration.
21.2 A support boat shall display the pink colour flag lent by the race committee at the time ofThe registration, but the flag pole shall be prepared by each club.
21.3 The number of the crew onboard a support boat is required to be less than a half of hercapacity (raise the decimals to a unit).
21.4 A support boat shall keep away from the racing area from the time of the warning signal forthe first race of the first class to start until all boats have finished or the race committeesignals a postponement or abandonment.
21.5 A support boat may be requested to help rescue activities and in such case, the racecommittee signal boat will display the green color flag with the consecutive short sounds.
In this case, S.I.21.4 will not apply.
22. Radio communicationExcept in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing norReceiving radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies tomobile telephones and GPS.
23. Disclaimer of LiabilityCompetitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk (See rule 4, Decision to Race),Organizing Authorities and/or any person involved in this organization of the regatta willaccept no liability whatsoever for any material damage and/or personal injury and/or deathsustained in conjunction with, prior to, during or after the regatta.
24. Trash disposal図－２ コースDiagram－２Diagram－２ TheThe coursescourses	  	  	  W	  1	１１１１１１１１１１１	2	１１１１１１１１１１	

フィニッシュ	  ＦＩＮＩＳＨ	  ①②オレンジ旗	
  Orange	  Flag	スタート	  ＳＴＡＲＴ	① S→1→2→1→2→Ｆ 	② S→1→2→1→2→1→2→Ｆ図-2-1	  ① OP級上級者② レーザー４．７ＦＪ級、セーリングスピリッツ級、Diagram-2-1 ① OP Advannced Class② Laser 4.7,オレンジ旗	  Orange Flag 	  青色旗(フィニッシュ時）	  Blue	  Flag(	  only	  	  at	  ﬁnish)	  	  W４5゜	1	

フィニッシュ	  Ｆｉｎｉｓｈ 	90゜	2	オレンジ旗	  Ｏｒａｎｇｅ Ｆｌａｇ	スタート	  ＳＴＡＲＴ	青色旗（フィニッシュ時）	
  Ｂｌｕｅ Ｆｌａｇ（only	  	  at	  	
  ﬁnish）	

3	45゜	

スタート⇒1⇒2⇒3⇒フィニッシュ	図-2-2-1ＯＰ級初級者Diagram-2-2-1 OP Beginners' Class※ＯＰ級（初級者）のコースは気象・海象状況により、図-２-２-１又は図-２-２-２を使用する。
※OP Biginners's Class may use the course as per Diagram-2-2-1 or Diagram-2-2-2depending on the weather condition.Wオレンジ旗	  Ｏｒａｎｇｅ Ｆｌａｇ	

1	青色旗（フィニッシュ時）	  Ｂｌｕｅ Ｆｌａｇ（only	  	  at	  	
  ﬁnish）	フィニッシュ	  ＦINISH 	オレンジ旗	  Ｏｒａｎｇｅ Ｆｌａｇ	スタート	  	  	  START	
  	2	

スタート⇒1⇒2⇒１⇒フィニッシュ	図-2-2-2Diagram-2-2-2ＯＰ級初級者OP Beginners' Class