miki HOUSE CUP Tokyo 2014
No.24th Junior Yacht International Goodwill Regatta

IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
Organizing Authorities
Japan Junior Yacht Club Union (hereafter as JJYU)Tokyo Metropolitan Yachting FederationSponsors
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Japan Sailing Federation (hereafter as JSAF Approval No.H26-33)
Special Supporting Company
Miki House (Miki Shoko Co., Ltd.)
Supporting Company
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,
Cooperation
NPO Marine Place Tokyo, Yumenoshima Yacht Club, Koto-ku Yachting Federation
Junior Yacht Club, Chuo-Ku Yachting Federation Junior Section,Koto-ku Primary School and Junior High School Sailing Club
DateOctober 5th, 2014 (Sunday) Regatta will take place in case of a little rain.
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training Center
3-1-1 Wakasu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 136-0083
Phone: 03-5569-6703
Racing Area
A： Outside water of Tokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training Center
B： Inner water (pond) of Tokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training Center
Place of Opening Ceremony: Tokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training Center
Place of Closing Ceremony and The Goodwill Party: Same as above
Classes to race
1. Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
2. Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
3. Laser 4.7

NOTICE OF RACE
1．Rules
1-1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules ofSailing 2013‐2016, except any of these are altered by the Sailing Instructions.
1-2 Appendix P will apply.,
1-3 If there is a conflict between the languages, the English text will take precedence.
2. Advertising
Boats are maybe required to display the advertising materials chosen and suppliedby Organizing Authorities.
3. Eligibility and Sailors’ age in each class
3-1 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)
3-2 The sailors whom Organizing Authorities have accepted.
3-3 The sailors of each class shall fulfill the following age limitation on 2nd April, 2014
①Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

From 8 to 15 years old②Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

From 6 to 15 years old③Laser 4.7

From 10 to 15 years old

3.4 The sailor who has won the prize in Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ class of thisregatta in the previous years shall make entry in Optimist Dinghy Advancedclass. However, in case the sailor declare the polite refusal of the prizes underthe clause 9. “ Prizes” of NOR, Organizing Authorities may allow the sailor tomake entry in the same Beginners’ class.
4. Entry fee and Application procedure
4-1 ①The entry fee including The Goodwill Party fee for the sailor is as follows;
The registered Junior Yacht Club of JJYU:
Yen 4,000 per each sailor
Non-registered Junior Yacht Club of JJYU:
Yen 5,000 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: Yen1,500 per each person
4-2 Harbor Fee for the support boat of the participating club
Tokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training Center charges the harbor fee toeveryone who brings in any yacht and boat to the harbor as from thisyear’s regatta. However, we have made an application for the reduction ofthe fee up to the half price and the fee for the dinghy boat is ¥500 per boat

per day and the fee for the support boat is ¥750 per boat per day during thisregatta period.
Organizing Authorities will bear the fee for all dinghy boats who participate
this regatta, however each club is requested to bear the fee for their own
support boats during the regatta period.
Each club shall pay the total amount, calculating the number of the support
boat and the days to stay based on the fee Yen750 per boat per day
together with the entry fee.
4-3 The entry shall be made with the official forms to Regatta Committee Office bymail, facsimile or E-mail not later than 26th September, 2014.
Regatta Committee Office is as follows;
No.24th Junior Yacht International Goodwill Regatta(Miki House Cup Tokyo 2014)
c/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)
5. Schedules of the Races and Events
October 5th (Sunday)
Tokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training Center
07:30~08:00 Registration
Distribution of Sailing Instructions
08:30~09:00 Opening Ceremony & Skippers Meeting
Schedules of Races and Time of The Warning Signal
Racing Area A

Racing Area B
Time of
The Warning Signal

ClassTime of
The Warning Signal

Class

1st Race

1st Race

Laser 4.7

09:55

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

10:00

Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

Races will follow continuously.
But after 13:30, The Warning Signal will not be made.

09:55

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
18:00
Regatta will be dismissed after the cleaning of the regatta place.
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.
6．Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be specified in the regatta program to be distributed at
the time of the registration on October 5th, 2014.
Also, it will be available on the home page of JJYU and Tokyo Metropolitan
Yachting Federation toward the end of September 2014
JJYU URL：http://www.jjyu.net
Tokyo Metropolitan Sailing Federation URL ：http://www.tsaf.com/
7．Courses
The courses to be sailed are as detailed in Diagram attached.
Racing area B will be in the pond of Tokyo Metropolitan Wakasu Yacht Training
Center and the details of the race operation will be explained after the Opening
Ceremony.
8． Scoring and Number of races
8-1 3 races are planned for Racing Area A and as many as possible races areplanned for Racing Area B.
However, at least one race is required to be completed to constitute the series.
8-2 Each boat’s series score will be the total of her all race scores. This changes
Appendix A2.
9.

PrizesPrizes will be given as follows:

9-1 The Blazer of Miki House will be presented to the winner of OP Advanced Class.
9-2 The Crystal Glass Trophy will be presented to both winners of OP Advanced
Class and OP Beginners’ Class respectively. (These Trophies are Carrying-about
Trophies for the next year regatta.)
9-3 The JJYU Medal of Gold, Silver and Bronze will be presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rdRank sailors of each class and The Award from The President of JJYU will bepresented 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 each class.

9-4 There will be given the team race special prize for the winner of the team race, thedetails of which will be as per the following clause 9-6.
The Special Prize will be the entitlement of the participation to the sailing training
abroad which will be organized by JJYU around end of March 2015.
The cost of the sailing training abroad including the transportation cost will beborne by JJYU.
9-5 Special Prizes from Miki House (Miki Shoko Co., Ltd.), Special Supporting
Company will be presented to many sailors participated.
9-6 The Team Race rank will be determined as follows,①The rank and the point will be determined based on the total sequence resultof the individual sailor of each club of all classes where more than six boats
participated in accordance with the above 8-.2.
②Each club team’s series score will be the total of the best three boats’ rank of
all classes where more than six 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
and 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 Tokai Area, Tohoku Area,and Koshin-Etsu Area, minus 1 point per club will be added. In case the placeof the club activity is located in Chubu Area and Hokuriku Area, minus 2
points per club will be added and in case of distant other Areas, minus 3
points 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.
10．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 or claim
whether personal or material, incurred by or inflicted to participants before,
during or after the regatta.

11. Insurance
Each sailor should insure his /her Sports Insurance.

Attachments： 1.Diagram of Racing Area(Diagram-1)
2. Diagram of The Courses(Diagram-2)
Additional Information①Regatta Committee Office will arrange each 10(ten) rental boats OP Class andLaser 4.7. However it will be first come first serve basis and the more remoteclub from the regatta place has the priority. Rental fee is Yen 2,000 for one
boat of OP Class made in Japan, Yen 5,000 for one boat of IOD95 OP Classand Yen 5,000 for one boat of Laser 4.7 during the regatta period.
②Regatta committee will hold the sailing experience school for the foreigncountry children and their parents who are living in Japan on the regatta day,5th.
③All participants of regatta are requested to prepare their own lunch box
themselves.