No.3rd Junior International Goodwill Regatta
Miki House Cup Osaka 2015
Sailing Instructions
1. Rules
1.1 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 Instructions
Any change to Sailing Instructions (hereafter as instructions) will be posted at the race office before
08:00 on the day it will take effect.
4. Signals made ashore
Signals 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 Racing Area A will be made not less than 30 minutes after the class flag isdisplayed.
The warning signal in Racing Area B will be made not less than 10 minutes after the class flag isdisplayed.
5. Schedule of regatta and races
5.1 Schedule of regatta on September 20th (Sunday)
08:00 Registration and distribution of program(Sailing Instructions)
09:00 Opening ceremony
Skippers meeting
16:00 Prize giving ceremony and Goodwill Party
17:30 Regatta and Party will be closed.

5.2 Schedule of races
Racing Area A
09:55 The time of the warning signal for No.1 Race of Topper Class
10:00 The time of the warning signal for OP Advanced class※The warning signal of No.2 Race and thereafter will be made appropriately as soon as theprevious race finishes.
※The races will follow continuously and the race committee intends to make four (4) races.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 is displayed.
※No warning signal will be made after 15:05.
Racing Area B
09:55 The time of the warning signal for No.1 Race of OP Beginners’ class
The races will follow continuously and the race committee will try to make the races asmuch as possible.
No warning signal will be made after 15:05.
6. Class flags
Racing Area A: OP Advance class
Topper class
Racing Area B: OP Beginners’ class

OP class flag (Black)Sea-Hopper class flag
OP class flag (Red)

7. Racing Areas and The courses
7.1 Diagram-1 shows Racing Areas A and B.
Racing area A is outside of Osaka Hokko Marina. (Diagram-1-1)
Racing area B is in the pond of Osaka Hokko Marina. (Diagram-1-2)
7.2 Diagram-2 The courses shows the course to be sailed which includes approximate angles
between the legs, the sequence of the rounding marks and the side of rounding each mark.
(Diagram-2-1)OP Beginners’ class uses the following courses and the race committee signalboat 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)
7.3 No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat in Racing Area A will display
the approximate compass bearing of the first leg.

8. Marks
Racing Area A： Mark 1, 2 and 3 will be triangle pyramid inflated orange buoys.
Racing Area B： Mark 1,2 and 3 will be spherical inflated orange buoys.
9. Changing the next leg of the course
9.1 To change the next leg of the course in Racing Area A, the race committee will lay a newmarkand display C flag with repetitive sounds on the race committee boat nearby the newmark. This signal will be made before the first boat starts new leg even if the mark is not
located in the proper position.
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 Start
10.1 Races will be started by using RRS 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before thestarting signal.
10.2 In Racing area A, the starting line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on therace committee signal boat at the starboard end and the rectangular inflated orange buoy at
the port end.
10.3 In Racing area B, the starting line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on thestarting signal boat which is moored at the marina pontoon at the starboard end and therectangular inflated yellow buoy at the port end. However boats shall pass between therectangular inflated yellow buoy and the spherical inflated yellow buoy.
10.4 A boat starting later than 4 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS (Did NotStart). This changes RRS A4.
10.5 In Racing Area B, Rescue boats may guide competitors during starting.
11. The Finish
11.1 In Racing Area A, the finishing line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on
the race committee boat with a blue flag at the starboard end and the rectangular inflatedorange buoy at the port end.
11.2 In Racing Area B, the finishing line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on
the race committee signal boat which is moored at the marina pontoon with a blue flag at
the starboard end and the rectangular inflated yellow buoy at the port end. However boats
shall pass between the rectangular inflated yellow buoy and the spherical inflated yellowbuoy.

12. Shortening
12.1 If the race committee signals a shortened course, the race committee displays the flag S
with two 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 therace committee boat with a blue flag. This changes RRS 32.2.
13. Time limit
13.1 The time limit will be 15 minutes in Racing Area A and 5 minutes in Racing Area B after
the first boat sails the course and finishes.
13.2 Boats failing to finish within above time limit will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF). Thischanges RRS 35, A4 and A5.
14. Protests and requests for redress
14.1 Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered at the race office within
the protest time limit that is 45 minutes after the last boat of each class has finished the last
race of the day. The protest committee chairman may extend the protest time limit. It will beposted on the official notice board at the race office.
14.2 Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted on the official
notice 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 42 will be
posted before the protest time limit.
14.4 Hearings will be held sequentially. Notices will be posted within 15 minutes of the protest
time limit 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
minutes after 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 byaboat. This changes RRS 60.1(a).
The protest committee may impose a boat penalty including the disqualification against
for these breaches.
15. Scoring
At least 1 race is required to be completed to constitute this regatta. Even if no race is completed
due to weather condition, any extended race will not be held. A boat’s series score will be thetotal of her race scores. This changes rule A2.

16. Check-out and check-in
16.1 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 of
the 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 committee
boat and shall describe the reason in a check-in form and deliver to the race committee.
17. Safety regulations
17.1 A competitor shall wear a life jacket at any time afloat. If he/she wears a self-expansion
type, it is required to expand it at any time afloat.
17.2 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 equipment
18.1 Substitution of crew will not be allowed unless authorized by the race committee upon thewritten request beforehand.
18.2 Substitution 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 measurement
19.1 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.
19.2 The race committee may inspect a boat or equipment at any time if necessary.
20. Official boats
An Official boat of the race committee will display the following flags.
The race committee signal boat

‘ JJYU’ flag

The race committee boat

‘RC’ flag

A rescue boat

‘RESCUE’ flag

A doctor boat

‘AID’ flag

A protest committee boat

‘JURY’ flag

21.Support boats
21.1 A support boat shall be approved by the organizing committee delivering adesignatedapplication form at the time of the registration.
21.2 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.
21.3 The number of the crew onboard a support boat is required to be less than a half of her
capacity (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 committee
signals a postponement or abandonment.
21.5 A support boat may be requested to help rescue activities and in such case, the race
committee 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 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 tomobile telephones and GPS.
23. 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 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
Competitors and support boats shall not put trash in the water.
Trash may be placed aboard support boats and official boats.

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レースエリアA

Diagram-1-1 RACING AREA A

レースエリアB

Diagram-1-2 RACING AREA B

レースエリアＡ
Racing Area A

レースエリアＢ
Racing Area B

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Slope
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Melborne House

事務所
Oﬃce

P公園
Park

大阪北港マリーナ Osaka Hokko Marina

舞洲ヘリポート
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Diagram-2-1

OP級上級者、トッパー級
��OP Advanced Class, Topper ClassW

45゜

1フィニッシュ
Ｆｉｎｉｓｈ90゜

オレンジ旗
Orange Flag

3スタート
ＳＴＡＲＴ

245゜

スタート/START 1 2 3 1⇒3⇒フィニッシュ/
FINISH

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

図-2-2-1�����OP級初級者クラス
Diagram-2-2-1 OP Bigginers’Class
W

45゜

1

スタート/フィニッシュ
Start/Finish

90
゜

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2

青色旗（フィニッシュ時）
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345゜

スタート 1 2 3 フィニッシュ

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OP級初級者クラス
Diagram-2-2-2 OP Biginners’Class
W

1

スタート/フィニッシュ
START/FINISH
オレンジ旗
ＯｒａｎｇｅＦｌａｇ

青色旗（フィニッシュ時）
Ｂｌｕｅ Ｆｌａｇ（only at finish）＊ﾏﾘｰﾅﾎﾟﾝﾂｰﾝ

2スタート 1 2 フィニッシュ