miki HOUSE CUP Osaka 2013
Junior Yacht International Friendship Osaka Regatta
NOTICE OF RACE
１． Organizing Authorities
Japan Junior Yacht Club Union (hereafter as JJYU)Osaka Hokko Dinghy Yacht Club
２． Sponsors
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
City of Osaka
Japan Sailing Federation (hereafter as JSAF, Authorized No.H25-17)
3． Special Supporting Company
Miki House (Miki Shoko Co., Ltd.)４． Supporting Companies
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,
５． Cooperation
Osaka Hokko Intercollege Yachting Federation,
Yoshimoto Developments Co., Ltd.
６． DateSeptember 22nd, 2013 (Sunday) Regatta will take place in case of a little rain.
７． Venue
Osaka Hokko Yacht Harbor 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 Yacht Harbor(B) Inner water(pond) of Osaka Hokko Yacht Harbor
Place of Opening Ceremony: Osaka Hokko Yacht Harbor
Place of Closing Ceremony and The Goodwill Party: Osaka Hokko Yacht Harbor
8． Classes to race
1. Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
2. Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
3. Mini-hopper Class
4. Topper Class9． Rules
1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules ofSailing 2013 2016, except of any of these are altered by the Sailing
Instructions.
2. Appendix P will apply.,3. If there is a conflict between the languages, the English text will takeprecedence.
10. Advertising
Boats are maybe required to display the advertising materials chosen and supplied
By Organizing Authorities.
11. Eligibility and Sailors’ age in each class
1. All Japanese sailors shall be a member of JSAF at the time of registration.
(The application for the membership will be accepted at the time of registration)
2. The sailors whom Organizing Authorities have accepted.
3. The sailors of each class shall fulfill the following age limitation on 2nd April,2013①Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
From 8 to 15 years old②Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class(Sailing experience less than one year)
From 8 to 15 years old③Mini-Hopper Class
From 10 to 15 years old④Topper Class
From 10 to 15 years old
12. Entry fee and Application procedure
1. ①The entry fee including The Goodwill Party fee 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 for parents, the coaches and the family is as 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 person
2. The entry shall be made with the official forms to Regatta Committee Office bymail, facsimile or E-mail not later than 13rd September, 2013.
Regatta Committee Office is as follows;
Junior Yacht International Friendship Osaka Regatta 2013c/o Secretary General of Japan Junior Yacht Club Union
Address: 3-16-13,Kugenuma Matsugaoka,Fujisawa City,Kanagawa Pref.,Japan 251-0083
Phone & Facsimile: 0466-90-3617 & 0466-90-3618
Cellular phone : 090-8497-6874
E-mail address : info@jjyu.net
Entry fee remittance account
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Shinbashi Branch Office
Account: Saving Deposit No.0744610
Account Name: Junior Yacht International Friendship Regatta( ｼ ﾞ ｭ ﾆ ｱ ﾖ ｯ ﾄ ｺ ｸ ｻｲ ｼ ﾝ ｾ ﾞ ﾝ ﾚ ｶ ﾞ ｯ ﾀ )13. Schedules of the Races and Events
September 23rd (Sunday)
Osaka Hokko Yacht Harbor
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
Racing area “A”◇Mini-hopper ClassTopper Class

Racing area “B”◇Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
1st Racest1 Race

09:55

09:55

◇Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
1st Race
10:00
Race will follow continuously.
But after 15:00, The Warning Signal will not be made.
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 4 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 theparty venue.
Schedules of Races may be changed depending on the weather conditions orother reasons.
14． Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be specified in the regatta program to be distributed at
the time of the registration on September 22nd, 2013.
Also, it will be available on the home page of J.J.Y.U. and Osaka Hokko Dinghy
Club toward the end of August 2013
J.J.Y.U. URL： http://www.jjyu.net
Osaka Hokko Dinghy Club URL ： http://www.iyashibox.com/OHDC/index.phb
15． Courses
The courses to be sailed are as detailed in Diagram attached.
Racing area B will be in the pond of Osaka Hokko Yacht Harbor and the courses
will be posted on the official notice board in the morning of the regatta.
16． 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.
17. Prizes
Prizes will be given as follows:
1. The Blazer of Miki House will be presented to the winner of OP Advanced

Class.
2. The Medal of Gold, Silver and Bronze will be presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rd Rank
sailors of each class.
3. The Award from The President of J.J.Y.U. 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 eachclass.
4. There will be given the team race special prize for the winner of the team race,
the details of which will be as per the following clause 17.6.
The Special Prize will be the entitlement of the participation to the sailingtraining abroad which will be organized by Japan Kanto Optimist Dinghy
Affiliation in March 2014.
The cost of the sailing training abroad including the transportation cost and theentry fee will be borne by JJYU.
5. Special Prizes from Miki Shoko Co., Ltd., Special Supporting Company will be
Presented to many sailors participated.
6. The Team Race rank will be determined as follows,①The rank and the point will be determined based on the total sequence
result of the individual sailor of each club of OP Advanced Class,
Mini-hopper Class and Topper Class the above16.2.
②Each club team’s series score will be the total of the best three boats’ rank of
OP Advanced Class, Min-hopper Class and Topper Class where more thansix boats participated.
In case the number of boat of each club is less than three boats, last rank
point of 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 ofboat is exceeding six and less than 10, minus 2 points per club will be added,
then the number of boat is exceeding ten, minus 3 points per club will beadded.
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 per
club 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
be added 1 point in case of less than four chartered boats, 2 points in case of
more than four but less than six chartered boats and 3 points in case of morethan six chartered boats..
⑥The rank of the club team will be determined by the low point scoring system
in accordance with the total of the best three boats’ rank point and any minusor additional 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.

18． Disclaimer of Liability
Competitors compete entirely at their own risk and responsibility.
The Organizing Authority and any other parties involved in the organization of
the regatta accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss orclaim whether personal or material, incurred by or inflicted to participants
before, during or after the regatta.
19. Insurance
Each sailor should insure his /her Sports Insurance.
20. Additional Information
1. Regatta Committee Office will arrange 12 rental boats for Topper Class.
However, it will be first come first serve basis. Rental fee is Yen 3,000 per
one boat during the regatta period.
2. Each boat shall pay Yen 1,000 per one entry to Osaka Hokko Yacht Harborand parking fee for automobile is Yen 1,000 per one car pre day
3. Regatta Committee Office will arrange 5 rental boats of Access DinghyClass and accept the entry of one child with his/her parent or two children as
open class participation.
Entry fee is Yen 6,000 per boat (Rental fee and Goodwill Party fee areincluded). In case the entry is one child and his/her parent, the age of thechild may be accepted from 7 years old and over.
4. Anyone who wishes to make practice for sailing on the previous day, 21st(Saturday), please make the application, checking the corresponding column
on the entry form.
For your information, Regatta committee will hold the sailing experienceschool for the foreign country children and their parents who are living inJapan on the previous day 22nd.