The International Friendship
All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2011

Sailing Instructions (SI)
1. Rules(1) The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 20092012（hereafter as RRS）,except any of these are altered by the Sailing Instructions.
(2) Appendix P will apply.
(3) If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.

2. Notices tocompetitors

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board of the race office.

3. Changes tosailinginstructions

Any change to the Sailing Instructions(hereafter as S.I.) will be posted at the race office
before 08:00 on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of the races
will be posted by 17:00 on the day before it will take effect.

4. Signal madeashore

Signals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole of the race office.
A class flag with one sound means ‘Leaving the harbor is permitted. The warning signal
will be made not less than 30 minutes after the class flag is displayed.’

5. Schedule ofraces(1)The warning signal of each class is as follows.

August 6th（Sat）, 2011
Racing area Class

The warning signal
for the 1st race
For the 2nd to the 5th race

A area
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto

Sailing Spirits
FJLaser 4.7
Sea Hopper-SR
Mini-Hopper
OP Advanced

10：00
10：00
10：05
10：05
10：05
10：10

To be continued
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto

B areaOP Beginners’

10：00

ditto

No warning signal will be made after 16:00.
A lunch time will be informed by the race committee.
According to the weather condition, the race committee may start the 6th race.

1August 7ｔｈ(Sun), 2011
Racing area ClassA areaSailing Spirits
ditto
FJ
ditto
Laser 4.7
ditto
Sea Hopper-SR
ditto
Mini-Hopperditto
OP Advanced

The warning signal
for the 6th race
9：30
9：30
9：35
9：35
9：35
9：40

for the 7th race
To be continued
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto

B area

9：30

ditto

OP Beginners’

No warning signal will be made after 12:00.
When the following race is intended to be held both on 6th and 7th August, the race committee
signal boat will display orange flag with one sound to alert the boats at least 4 minutes before
the warning signal is displayed.

6. Class flags and warning signal flags
ClassClass flag

Warning signal flag

Sailing Spirits
FJLaser 4.7
Sea Hopper-SR
Mini-Hopper
OP Advanced
OP Beginners’

Sailing Spirits class flag
FJ class flag
Laser class flag
Sea Hopper-SR class flag
Mini-Hopper class flag
OP class flag (Black)
OP class flag (Red)FJ class flag
Laser class flag
OP class flag (Black)
OP class flag (Red)

7. Racing Area

The races will be held in racing area A for every class except OP Beginners’ class for which
the races will be held in racing area B. Diagram-1 shows these racing areas.

8. The courses(1) OP Advanced class, Laser 4.7, Sea Hopper-SR class and Mini-Hopper class in racingarea A uses the course, Starting – Mark 1 – Mark 2 – Mark 3 – Mark 1 –Mark 4 –Finishing. FJ class and Sailing Spirits class in racing area A uses the course, Starting －Mark 1’ － Mark 2 － Mark 3 － Mark 1’ － Mark 4 － Finishing. (See Diagram-21)(2) No latter than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat in racing area A will
display the approximate compass bearing of the first leg.
(3) OP Beginners’ class in racing area B uses the course, Starting – Mark 1 – Mark 2 –Mark 3 – Finishing. (See Diagram-2-2).
(4) Legs of the courses in racing area A and B will not be changed after preparatory
signal. This changes RRS 33.

9. Marks(1) Racing Area A ： Mark 1, 2 and 3 will be cylindrical inflated orange buoys and Mark 4
will be cylindrical inflated yellow buoy and Mark 1’ will be inflated red buoy.
(2) Racing Area B： Mark 1, 2 and 3 will be cylindrical inflated yellow buoy.

210. The start(1) Races will be started by using RRS 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before
the starting signal.
(2) The starting line will be between staff displaying orange flag on the starting signal boat
at starboard end and the port-end buoy.
(3) A boat starting later than four minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS (DidNot Start). This changes RRS A4.
(4) Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep about 50 meters away fromthe starting area during the starting sequence for other races.
(5) Rescue boats may coach competitors of OP Beginners’ class in racing area B duringstarting.

11. The finish

The finishing line will be between staff displaying orange flag on the finishing signal boatwith a blue flag at the starboard end and the port end buoy.

12. Time limit(1) The time limit will be 15 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes.
(2) Boats failing to finish within above time limit will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF). Thischanges RRS 35, A4 and A5.

13. Protests
andrequests
forredress(1) Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered at the race office within
the protest time limit that is 60 minutes after the last boat of each class has finished thelast race of the day. The protest committee chairman may extend the protest time limit. Itwill be posted on the official notice board at the race office.
(2) Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted on theofficial notice board to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b).
(3) A list of boats that have been penalized under Appendix P for breaking RRS 42 will beposted before the protest time limit.
(4) Hearings will be held sequentially. Notices will be posted within 15 minutes of theprotest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named
as witnesses.
(5) A request for reopening a hearing under RRS 66 may be delivered before 9:00 of thenext day of the decision. However it shall be delivered no later than 15 minutes after thedecision on the races held on August 7th. This changes RRS 66.
(6) Breaches of S.I. 10.4, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 22 will not be grounds for a protest by aboat. This changes RRS 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less thandisqualification if the protest committee so decides.

14. Scoring(1）At least 1 race is required to be completed to constitute this regatta where 7 races areexpected. Even if no race is completed due to weather condition, any extended race is notheld. When 7 races have been completed, a boat’s score will be the total of her race
scores excluding her worst scores. This changes RRS A2.
(2) Scoring for club competition is made in accordance with the Notice of Race.

15. Check-outand checkin(1) A club team representative person shall sign for all club team members on the checkout/in form prepared in the race office.
(2) A Check-out sign shall be done from 60 minutes to 30 minutes before the warning
signal of the 1st race.
(3) A Check-in sign shall be done not later than 60 minutes after the final race of the daycompleted. The race committee chairman may extend the Check-in time limit.
(4) A boat that would retire from a race shall notify her intension to a nearest race
committee boat. And a club team representative person shall describe the reason in acheck-in form and deliver to the race committee.

3(1) A competitor shall wear a life jacket at any time afloat. If he/she wears a self-expansion
16. Safety
type, it is required to expand it at any time afloat.
regulations(2) An OP Beginners’ class boat is required to put a recognizable ribbon at the peak of thesail.
(3) The race committee may rescue a competitor if they can not get any response to theirinquiry for the intention of the competitor whether the competitor will continue the raceor retire from the race, when they judge the competitor is in danger and unable to decideanything himself because of fatigue after they recommend the retiring from the race .

17.
Replacemen
t of crew orequipment

18.
Equipment
andmeasurem
ent checks
19. Officialboats(1) Substitution of competitors will not be allowed without prior written approvals of the race
committee.
(2) Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless authorized by the race
committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the race committee at the firstreasonable opportunity.
(1) RRS 78 (JSAF prescriptions 5) will not apply. However the race committee may protest aboat when the race committee admits some suspicion during this regatta and recognizes
by measuring, weighing or other means that it is significantly advantageous.
(2) The race committee may inspect a boat or equipment at any time if necessary.

An official boat of race committee will display the following flags.
The race committee signal boat
A mark boat
A rescue boat
A doctor boat
A protest committee boat

'JJYU’ flag'RC’ flag'RESCUE’ flag
'Red Cross’ flag
'JURY’ flag

20. Supportboats(1) A support boat shall be approved by the organizing committee delivering a designatedapplication form at entry under the Notice of Race.
(2) A support boat shall display the green colour flag lent by the race committee at the timeof the registration, but the flag pole shall be prepared by each club.
(3) The number of the crew of a support boat is required to be less than a half of her
capacity (raise the decimals to a unit).
(4) A support boat shall keep away from the racing area from the time of the warning
signal for the first class to start until all boats have finished or the race committee
signals a postponement or abandonment.

21. Disclaimerof liability

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. (See RRS 4 Decision toRace). Organizing Authorities and/or any party, person involved in this organization will
accept no liability whatever for any personal material damage or personal injury or deathsustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

22. TrashdisposalCompetitors and support boats shall not put trash in the water.

4図－２ コース Diagram－２ The courses
図-2-1① OP級(上級者)、レーザー4.7、シーホッパー級SR,ミニホッパー級② ＦＪ級、セーリングスピリッツ級
Diagram-2-1 ① OP advannced Class, Laser 4.7, Seahopper SR Class,Minihopper Class② FJ Class, Sailing Spirits Class,W

１´４５゜

1９０゜

2

3４５゜

フィニッシュＦＩＮＩＳＨ

4スタート
ＳＴＡＲＴ① S→1→2→3→1→4→② S→1´→2→3→１´→4→Ｆ

オレンジ旗
Orange Flag

オレンジ旗
Orange Flag
青色旗(フィニッシュ時）
Blue Flag( only at finish)図-2-2
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ＯＰ級(初級者）
ＯＰ Ｂｅｇｉｎｎｅｒｓ´ＣｌａｓｓW４5゜

1フィニッシュ
Ｆｉｎｉｓｈ90゜

オレンジ旗
Orange Flag

2スタート
ＳＴＡＲＴ

345゜スタート⇒1⇒2⇒3⇒フィニッシュ

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