The International Friendship
All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2014
Sailing Instructions (SI)

1. Rules
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing2013-2016 (hereafter as rule).
1.2 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 Instructions
Any change to Sailing Instructions (hereafter as S.I.) will be posted on the official notice board at therace office 60 minutes before the time of the warning signal, except that any changes to the scheduleof the races will be posted before 18:00 on the previous day when it will take place.
4. Signals made ashore
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole of the race office for the racing area A and theflagpole nearby the waiting area for the racing area B.
4.2 D flag with one sound means „Leaving the harbor is permitted. The warning signal will be made notless than 30 minutes after D flag is displayed in Racing area A and not less than 10 minutes after D
flag is displayed in Racing area B.
4.3 AP flag will not be displayed for each race of each class as stated in S.I.5.1.
When D flag is not displayed no later than 30 minutes (for the racing area A) or no later than 10
minutes (for the racing area B) of the time of the warning signal, the start of the race is postponed
indefinitely.
In the racing area A, when D flag is displayed above the class flag, that signal is applied only for thatclass.
In the racing area B, when D flag is displayed above the numeral number for the block, that signal isapplied only for that block.
4.4 When Y flag is displayed, rule 40 will apply all the time for boats afloat on the water.
This changes the preamble of rule Part 4.

5. Schedule of races
5.1 The warning signal of each class is as follows.
May 3rd (Saturday)
Trial Race
Racing area AClass

Racing area B
The time of theClass

The time of thewarning signal
International 420 Class

12:30

Laser 4.7

12:35

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

12:40

May 4thwarning signal
Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class

12:30

Boats will be divided into morethan two blocks depending on thenumber of boats who participate
the regatta.
The races will be made as many
as possible.

(Sunday)
Racing area AClass

Racing area B
The time of theClass

The time of thewarning signal for

warning signal

the 1st Racefor the 1st Race

International 420 Class

9:30

Laser 4.7

9:35

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

9:40

The 2nd Raceto be continued

Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ ClassBoats will be divided into morethan two blocks depending on
the number of boats whoparticipate the regatta and theraces will be performed by themethod of the preliminary
match and the final match.
The details of the races will be
explained at the meeting forbriefing aboutrace

9:30

management after the OpeningCeremony.

ClassThe time of thewarning

signalfor the 3rd Race
International 420 Class

13:30

Laser 4.7

13:35

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

13:40
The 4th Raceto be continued

May 5th (Monday)
Racing area AClassThe

Racing area B
timeoftheClass

Thetimewarning signal forthewarning

the 1st Race of thesignal for theday

1stRacethe day
International 420 Class

9:30

Laser 4.7

9:35

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

9:40

Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class9:30

The 2nd Race of theday
to be continued

5.2 Maximum four (4) races are planned on May 4th for all classes other than Optimist Dinghy
Beginners‟ Class and maximum two (2) races on May 5th.
5.3 When the following race is intended to be held, the race committee signal boat will display orange
flag of the starting line with one sound to alert the boats at least 5 minutes before the warning signal
is displayed.
5.4 No warning signal will be made after 12:00 on May 5th (Sunday).
6. Class flagsofofClassClass flag

International 420 ClassInternational 420 Class flag

Laser 4.7Laser 4.7 flag (Pink)

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

Optimist Dinghy Class flag (Black)

Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class

Optimist Dinghy Class flag (Red)

7. Racing area
7.1 Diagram-1 shows the racing area A and B.
Racing area A: all classes other than Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class
Racing area B: Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class
7.2 Boats directing to the racing area A shall take the course in accordance with the course indicated in
Diagram-1.
8. The course
8.1 Diagram-2 shows the course to be sailed which includes approximate angles between the legs, thesequence of the rounding marks and the side of rounding each mark.
8.2 In the racing area A, no later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will display theapproximate compass bearing of the first leg.
8.3 In the racing area B, the course to be sailed are as follows depending on the weather conditions.
Numeral pennant which shows the course to be used will be displayed before the warning signal on
the race committee signal boat and will be removed at one minute before the start(1) When numeral pennant 1 is displayed, the course 1 will be used. (Diagram-2-2-1)(2) When numeral pennant 2 is displayed, the course 2 will be used. (Diagram-2-2-2)
9. Marks
9.1 Mark 1, 2, 3 and 4 are as follows.
Racing area A
Outside Color

Shape

Racing area B
Indication

OutsideShape

Indication

ColorMark 1light green

coneblack figure 1

orangeglobularnilMark 2light green

coneblack figure 2

orangeglobularnilMark 3light green

coneblack figure 3

orangeglobularnilMark 4light green

coneblack figure 4

Mark 4 will not be used

9.2 Starting Marks are as follows.
The racing committee signal boat at the starboard end of the starting line and “the yellow cylindricalinflated buoy” at the port end.
9.3 Finishing Marks are as follows.
Racing area A: The race committee boat with a blue flag at the port end of the finishing line and“the yellow cylindrical buoy” at the starboard end.
Racing area B: The racing committee signal boat with a blue flag at the port end of the finishingline and “the yellow cylindrical buoy” at the starboard end.
9.4 When the new mark is used in accordance with S.I.11 “red cone buoy” will be used.
10. The start
10.1 The starting line is as follows.
The starting line will be between the staff on the starting mark displaying an orange flag at thestarboard end of the starting line and the course side of the starting mark at the port end.
10.2 A boat starting later than 4 minutes after the starting signal will be scored DNC (Did Not Start).
This changes rule A4.
10.3 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep about 50 meters away from thestarting area outside of the course during the starting sequence for other races and shall keep
clear of boats whose warning signal has been made.
10.4 Rescue boats may coach competitors of Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class during their starting.
11. Changing the next leg of the course
To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishingline) and remove the original mark as soon as possible.
When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark.
12. The finish
The finishing line is as follows.
The finishing line will be between the staff displaying an orange flag on the finishing mark at theport end and on the course side of the finishing mark on the starboard end.
13. Penalty system
13.1 Appendix P will apply for the breach of rule 42.
13.2 Rule P2.3 will not apply and rule P2.2 is changed so that it will apply to any penalty after thesecond one.
14. Time limits and the target times
14.1 Time limits and the target times are as follows.
Class

Mark 1 time limit

Target time

International 420 Class

15 minutes

45 minutes

Laser 4.7

15 minutes

45 minutes

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

20 minutes45 minutes

Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class

5 minutes

10 minutes

14.2 If no boat has passed Marl 1 within Mark 1 time limit, the race will be abandoned.
Failure to meet the target time will not be the ground for redress.
This changes rule 62.1(a).
14.3 Boats failing to finish within 15 minutes after the first boat of each class who started without
breaching rule 30.3 sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish(DNF) without ahearing.
This changes rules 35, A4 and A5.
15. Shortening or abandoning after the start
15.1 The race committee may shorten the course or abandon the race, if they consider that the race will
not complete within about 60 minutes in addition to the reason based on rule 32.
This changes rule 32.1.
15.2 Failure to meet the target time of S.I.14.1 will not be the ground for redress.
This changes rule 62.1(a).
16. Protests and requests for redress
16.1 Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shallbe delivered there within the appropriate time limit.
16.2 The protest time limit will be 60 minutes after the time when the last boat of each class has finishedthe last race of the day or the time when the race committee has signaled that there would have no
more race on that day, whichever is later.
However, the protest committee chairman may extend the protest time limit. It will be posted on theofficial notice board at the race office.
16.3 Notices of protest by the race committee or the protest committee will be posted on the official
notice board to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses
within 30 minutes after the protest time limit in order to let them know about hearings. Hearings will
be held in the protest room located on the 2nd floor of the race office as from the time noticed.
16.4 Notices of protests by the race committee or the protest committee will be posted on the official
notice board to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).
16.5 A list of boats that have been penalized under S.I.13.1 for breaching rule 42 will be posted on theofficial notice board before the protest time limit.
16.6 Breaches of S.I.4.2, 4.4, 10.3, 18, 19.1, 21, 22 and 23 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat.
This changes rule 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification if theprotest committee so decides.
16.7 A request for reopening a hearing on the last day of the race may be delivered within the following
time limit.
(a) When the competitor received the decision the day before, it shall be within the protest time limit.

(b) When the competitor received the decision on the day, it shall be within 15 minutes after thedecision received. This changes rule 66.
16.8 A request for redress based on the decision made by the protest committee shall be delivered
within 15 minutes after the display of the decision on the official notice board on the last day ofthe race. This changes rule 62.2.
17. Scoring
17.1 At least 1 race is required to be completed to constitute this regatta for all classes other than
Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class (at least 1 race of preliminary match and 1 race of final match for
all boats in case of Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class). Even if no race is completed due to weather
condition, any extended race will not be held.
17.2 A boa‟s score for all classes other than Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class will be as follows.
(1) When less than 5 races are completed, a boat‟s series score will be the total of her race scores.
(2) When more than 5 races are completed, A boat‟s series score will be the total her race scoresexcluding her worst score.
This changes rule A2.
17.3 A boat who breaches S.I. 18.1~18.5 will be scored “final score plus 3” as “PTP” without ahearing. However such boat will not be scored worse than a boat scored as “DNF”.
This changes rule 63.1, A4 and A5.
When the races are made continuously, penalty for breach S.I.18.2 will be imposed on the first race
after the breach and penalty for breaches S.I.18.3 and 18.5 will be imposed on the race before thebreach.
17.4 The number of the boat participated in each class will be determined in accordance with the list
registered at the registration desk of the race office by the time of 14:00 on May 4th ( Saturday).
17.5 Scoring for Team Race competition is made in accordance with the Notice of Race.
18. Safety regulations
18.1 A club team representative person shall sign for all club team members on the check-out/in form
prepared at the race office.
18.2 A check-out signature shall be done from 8:00 on the day (from 11:00 on May 3rd) by 10 minutes
after the display of D flag of each class.
18.3 A check-in signature shall be done no later than 60 minutes after the final race or the daycompleted or the race committee signals that no more race will be made, whichever is later.
The race committee chairman may extend the check-in time limit.
. 18.4 When the boats in the racing area A returned the harbor after the races in the morning arecompleted or the races in the morning are abandoned or postponed, check-in signature shall bedone.
When the races of the racing area A in the afternoon will be held or the races that were abandoned

or postponed will be held, check-out signature shall be done again before leaving the harbor inaccordance with S.I.18.1 and 18.2.
18.5 A boat who would retire from a race shall notify her intension to a nearest race committee boat andthe club team representative person of that boat shall describe the reason in a check-in form anddeliver to the race committee.
18.6 Every Optimist Dinghy Beginners‟ Class boat is required to put “the recognizable color ribbon ofeach block” distributed by the race committee at the peak of the sprit.
18.7 The race committee may rescue a competitor if they cannot get any response to their inquiry forthe intension of him/her whether he/she will continue the race or retire from the race, when
they judge he/she is in danger and unable to decide anything himself because of fatigue after therecommend the retiring from the race.
This will not be ground for a protest by a boat. This changes rule 62.1(a).

19. Replacement of equipment
19.1 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless authorized by the race
committee.
19.2 There will be the case to carry the measurement or inspection at any time during the regatta inorder to confirm whether a boat or any equipment agrees with the class rules, the Notice of Raceor S.I.
The race committee may instruct a boat to go to the designated area for the inspection in theracing area A.
20. Official boats
Official boats of the race committee will display the following flags.

Name of the official boat

Indication on the flag

Flag color

The race committee signal boat

JJYU flagBlue

The race committee boat

RC flag ( green)White

The protest committee boat

JURY flag (white)

RedThe rescue boat

RESCUE flag (red)White

The doctor boat

RED CROSS flag (red)White

The transport boat

TRANSPORTER flag( red)Green

21. Support boats
21.1 Any club wishes to bring in the support boat to the regatta shall apply with the designatedapplication form for the entry, writing the necessary matters on the form.
21.2 The support boat shall be equipped with digital radio device of output 5w and shall hoist the pinkflag which will be lent from the regatta secretariat at the time of the entry.
21.3 Number of crew on board the support boat shall not exceed half of the capacity of the boat.
21.4 Support boat shall be clear the racing area from the time of the warning signal for the class tostart first until 2 minutes after when all boats of all classes finish or the race committee signals
the postponement or abondon.
21.5 Sopport boat may supply any foods and drink for the competitors outsdie the racing area after theboats finish and before the next warning signal if the race will be made continuously.
However support boat shall not receive and hand over other materials or help the competitors
by towing etc except the race committee request.
21.6 The race committee may request the support boat to help the rescue operation. When the race
committee request to help the rescue operation, the numeral pennant 8 will be displayed on therace committee signal boat with the consecutive single sound and in this case S.I. 21.4 and 21.5
will not apply.
22. Trash disposal
Boats shall not put trash in the water.
Trash may be placed aboard support boat and official boats.
23. Radio communication
Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receiving
radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones
and GPS.
24. Disclaimer of Liability
Competitors 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 will accept noliability whatsoever for any material damage and/or personal injury and/or death sustained inconjunction with, prior to, during or after the regatta.

Diagram-1 Racing area図－２ コース

Diagram - 2

The courses

図-2-1 Diagram-2-1

Ａ海面

W
１６０゜

２１２０゜

４３
オレンジ旗
１２０゜
OrangeFlag
青色旗
Blue Flag

フィニッシュＦＩＮＩＳＨ

オレンジ旗
Orangeスタート
ＳＴＡＲＴFlag●① Start → 1 → 4 → 1 → 2 → 3 →2 → 3 → Finish
国際４２０級 International 420 Class② Start → 1 → 4 → 1 → 2 → 3 → Finishレーザー4.7 Laser 4.7 Class③ Start → 1 → 2 → 3 → 2 → 3 → Finish
OP級(上級) OP Advannced Class

図-2-2-2 Diagram-2-1

Ｂ海面B Area
コース１
Cource 1

W

１

スタート
ＳＴＡＲＴ

フィニッシュＦＩＮＩＳＨ

オレンジ旗
Orange Flag
青色旗（フィニッシュ時）
Blue Flag( only at finish)

３Start → 1 → 3 → 1 → Finish

図-2-2-1 Diagram-2-2-2

Ｂ海面 B
Area
コース２
Cource 2

１４５゜

フィニッシュＦＩＮＩＳＨ
２スタート
ＳＴＡＲＴ
オレンジ旗
Orange Flag

９０゜

青色旗（フィニッシュ時） BlueFlag( only at finish)

４５゜
３Start → 1 → 2 → 3 → 1→ Finish
ＯＰ級（初級者）
OP Beginners' Class※ＯＰ級初級者クラスのコースは気象・海象状況により、図-２-２-１又は図-２-２-２を使用する。
※OP Beginners’ Class may use the course as per Diagram-2-2-1 or Diagram-2-2-2
depending on the weather condition.