Name of Regatta:
The International Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2015

Organizing Authorities:
Japan Junior Yacht Club Union (hereafter as JJYU)
Iwate Yachting Federation
Miyako Junior Sailing Club
Miyako City
Executive committee for the commemorative project of the 400th anniversary of
the opening of Miyako Port

Date:
July 31st (Friday) ,1st (Saturday) and 2nd (Sunday), 2015

Venue:
Main Venue：Rias Harbor Miyako
9-1, Kambayashi, Miyako City, Iwate, 027-0028, Japan
Phone: +81-0193-71-1120
Place of Opening Ceremony & Reception Party
Rias Harbor Miyako
Racing Area
Two areas in Miyako Bay
Place of Closing Ceremony
Rias Harbor Miyako

Classes to race:
1. Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
2. Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
3. Laser 4.7
4. International 420 Class
5. FJ ClassNOTICE OF RACE
1. Rules
1.1.
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rulesof Sailing 2013‐2016(hereafter as rule).
1.2.
If there is a conflict between the languages, the English text will takeprecedence.
2. Advertising
Boats may be required to display the advertising materials chosen andsupplied by Organizing Authorities.
3. Eligibility and Sailors’ age in each class
3.1.
All Japanese sailors shall be a member of Japan Sailing Federation
registered in 2015 year.
3.2.
The sailors on the junior sailors list of Japanese Junior Yacht Club whichis the registered member club of JJYU (The list should be submitted
beforehand to JJYU secretary office at the beginning of April, 2014)
3.3.
The sailors of the Overseas Teams whom Organizing Authorities haveinvited.
3.4.
The sailors whom Organizing Authorities have accepted.
3.5.
The sailors of each class shall fulfill the following age limitation on 2nd
April, 2015.
Optimist Dinghy Class
From 6 to 15 years old
From 12 to 18 years old
Laser 4.7
International 420 Class
From 12 to 18 years old
FJ Class
From 12 to 18 years old
3.6.
The sailor who has won the prize in any Beginners’ class of theInternational Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta in theprevious years shall make entry in advanced class of the same class.
However, in case the sailor declares the polite refusal of the prizes under
the clause 12. “Prizes” of NOR, Organizing Authorities may allow thesailor to make entry in the same Beginners’ class.
4. Entry fees and Entry procedure
4.1.
The entry fee including International Friendship Party fee is as follows;＊Junior sailors: Yen 9,000 per each
＊Junior sailors of the non-registered member club of JJYU:
Yen 13,000 per each
＊Junior sailors of International 420 Class and FJ Class:
Yen18,000 per boat
＊Coaches and parents: Yen 3,000 per each
＊Coaches and parents of the non-registered member club of JJYU:
Yen5,000 per each
＊Pupils of Primary School, Junior High School and High Schoolaccompanied by parents: Yen2,000 per each
4.2.

Other fees
Lunch box with one bottle of drink will be served for all junior sailors whoparticipate in this regatta during three days of the regatta period.(Curryand rice will be served on the 3rd day). Coaches, parents and pupils
accompanied by parents who wish lunch box at the price of Yen 600 per
box with one bottle of drink may request lunch box with one bottle ofdrink writing the number of lunch box of each day on the entry form. On
the last day of the regatta, Curry and rice will be served for everyone
who participate the regatta free of charge.
4.3

Charter boat for the race
Organizing Authorities are prepared to charter some numbers of boats
for Optimist Dinghy Class, Laser 4.7 and International 420 Class.
Conditions and numbers of charter boat may not meet fully with therequirements for each sailor and therefore each club is requested tomake contact with the regatta secretariat before they complete the entry
form. Race committee will operate the races for Optimist Dinghy
Beginners’ Class in such method that every sailor changes the boat at
every race and Organizing Authorities will provide all boats. Therefore
each club is requested to pay deposit of Yen 20,000 per club for any
possible damage or loss of the boat and/or equipment at the time of theentry. This deposit shall be refunded to the club soonest possible after
the regatta if no problem has happened. Each club is requested to write
the bank account number and the necessary information for theremittance of the refund.
Charter rate during the regatta period is as follows.
Optimist Dinghy Class (IOD95):
Yen 10,000 per boat
Laser 4.7 (Compete set):
Yen 13,000 per boat
Laser 4.7 (Lower mast and sail only): Yen 5,000 per set
International 420 Class (Complete set): Yen 20,000 per boat
Each club who charter the boat is requested to pay deposit of Yen
20,000 per club for any possible damage or loss of the boat and/or
equipment at the time of the entry. This deposit shall be refunded to theclub soonest possible after the regatta if no problem has happened.
Each club is requested to write the bank account number and thenecessary information for the remittance of the refund. However, theclub who had paid the deposit for Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class does
not need to pay the deposit double.

4.4

The entry
Eligible boats may apply for the participation by completing the entry
form and the name list of the sailors in the same club (kana letters
written at the side of each name) and sending it by E-mail or Facsimile tothe following regatta secretariat.
Regatta Secretariat
Secretary General:
E-mail address:

Eiji Shionozaki
e-shio@ozzio.jp

Facsimile:+81(Japan)-045-944-3522
Phone:+81(Japan)-045-944-3522
Cellular phone:+81(Japan)-90-2734-8611
Bank Account
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Shinbashi Branch Office
Saving account Number: 1417976
Registered Name: Japan Junior Yacht Club Union
4.5

Entry should be received by the regatta secretariat together with therequired fee by June 30th (Tuesday), 2015.
The change of the name list of the entry may be accepted until July 16th
(Thursday) at the latest.

5. Schedules of the Races and Events
5.1.
1st Day: July 31st (Friday)
8:00~14:00 Registration, Distribution of Sailing Instructions Registration
Desk at Rias Harbor Miyako
12:30~
Trial Race
Miyako Bay water off the Harbor “Rias Harbor Miyako”(Racing area A and Racing area B).
Schedules of races and Time of the warning signal
Racing area A

Time

Racing area B

Time

International 420 Class and FJ Class

12:30

Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class 12:30

Laser 4.7

12:35

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

12:40

Boats will be divided into more than two
blocks depending on number of boats
who participates the regatta and theraces will be made as many as possible.

16:30~17:30 Opening Ceremony
Rias Harbor Miyako
17:30~17:50 Meeting for briefing about safety & health(Coaches, Parents, sailors and race officers should attend)
Rias Harbor Miyako
17:50~18:20 Meeting for briefing about race management(Coaches, Parents, sailors and race officers should attend)
Rias Harbor Miyako
18:30~20:00 International Friendship Party(Coaches, Parents, sailors and race officers should attend)
Rias Harbor Miyako

5.2.

2nd Day：August 1st (Saturday)
Schedules of races and Time of the warning signal

Racing area A

Time Racing area B

International 420 Class and FJ Class
1st Race

9:30

1st Race

9:35

Laser 4.7

Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
1st Race

Time
9:30

The boat allocation will be made by a lot at
the time of the registration. The preliminary
Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
9:40 match races will be performed by thest
1 Racemethod which will be explained at the
2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Races will follow
meeting for briefing about race
continuously.
management.
When five (5) Races did not completed depending on the weather
conditions or other reasons, the next race will be performed on the nextday.
3rd Day：August 2nd (Sunday)
Schedules of Races and Time of The warning signal
Tim
Racing area A
Racing area B
eInternational 420 Class and FJ Class
Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
9:30 st
1st Race
1 Race5.3.

Laser 4.7

1st Race

Time
9:30

9:35

The final match races will be performed by
the method which will be explained at the
Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class
9:40 meeting for briefing about race
1st Racemanagement.
Race of the day will follow continuously.
After 12:00, the warning signal will not be made.
Schedules of Races may be changed depending on the weather
conditions or other reasons.
15:00~16:00 Closing Ceremony
Rias Harbor Miyako
5.4

Number of races
7 races are planned during two days for all classes other than Optimist
Dinghy Beginners’ Class and at least one race is required to becompleted to constitute the series. Boats of Optimist Dinghy Beginners’
Class will be divided into more than two blocks depending on thenumbers of the boats who participate in the regatta and the races will be
performed by the method of the preliminary match and the final match.
The details will be explained at the meeting of briefing about race
management.

6. Measurement/Inspection
6.1.
Each boat except chartered boat shall produce a valid measurement
certificate at the time of registration. However, any boat who is not able
to produce a valid measurement certificate may consult with the regatta
secretariat.
6.2.
There will be no measurement practice prior to the regatta, however
there will be the case to carry the measurement and inspection at any
time during the regatta.
7. Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be specified in the regatta program to be
distributed at the time of the registration on July 31st (Friday), 2015.
Also, it will be available on the home page of JJYU and Rias Harbor
Miyako toward the first half of July 2015.
JJYU URL:
http://www.jjyu/net
Rias Harbor Miyako URL:
http://riashb.com/
8. Venue of the regatta
Attachment Diagram-1 shows the location of the regatta harbor andRacing area A & B.
Racing area A: All classes other than Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
Racing area B: Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class’9. Courses
Trapezoid courses or triangle courses for Racing area A and triangle
courses or windward/leeward courses for Racing area B are planned
and the details will be instructed in the Sailing Instructions.
10. Penalty System
10.1. Appendix P will apply for breaching rule 42.
10.2. Rule P2.3 will not apply and rule P2.2 will be changed as a second timeand subsequent penalties instead.
11. Scoring
11.1. In all classes other than Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class, each boat’sseries score shall be the total of her race scores excluding her worst
score if 7 races are completed. If less than 7 races are completed, eachboat’s series score shall be the total of her all scores completed.
In Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class, each boat’s series score shall be
the total of her all scores completed at the final match races. Thischanges rule A2.
11.2.

The Individual Competition of Race in each class① International Friendship Individual Competition of Race in each class
Each boat’s rank will be determined in accordance with the total
sequence result including the sailors of the foreign club teams andJapanese club teams of the same class.
② Japanese Individual Competition of Race

The rank of Japanese Individual Competition will be determined basedon Japanese sailor’s rank of the above ① total sequence result.
11.3.

The Team Race rank will be determined as follows, based on the total
sequence result of the individual sailor of each team or club of theabove11.2 ①.
①Each club team’s series score will be the total of the best three boats’ r
ank of all classes where more than six boats participated.
②In case the number of boat participating this regatta is exceeding threeboats, minus 1 point per one boat will be added, but up to minus 5
points.
In case the number of boat is less than three boats, last rank point of theclass of the largest number of boats participated will be added inproportion to the number of the shortage.
③In case the place of the club activity is more than 500km far from theregatta place, minus 2 points per club will be added. However, such club
who participate the regatta with the chartered boats will be added only
minus 1 point. The distance is determined by the shortest railway
distance between the JR station nearest to the government office of theprefecture where the place of the club activity is located and JR Miyako
station④The rank of the club team will be determined by the low point scoring
system.
⑤In case of the tie score, the club team of the more number of boats
participated will be ranked higher. Even if it is still tie score, the clubteam which participated in more number of classes will be ranked higher.
Thereafter the club team which has the higher rank boat among threeboats will be ranked higher and then the club team which has the higher
rank of the class where the largest number of boats participated will beranked higher.
⑥The rank of International Club Team Race will be determined among
Japanese Club Teams and Foreign Club Teams in accordance with thecalculation based on only above 11.3 ①, ④ and ⑤. Foreign Club
Teams participate with limited numbers of boats and very far away fromabroad with chartered boats and therefore above 11.2 ② and ③ will
not apply for both Japanese Club Teams and Foreign Club Teams in thecalculation of the rank points.
⑦The rank of Japanese Club Team Race will be determined among
Japanese Club Teams in accordance with the calculation based on
above 11.3 ①～⑤.
12. Prizes
Prizes will be given as follows:
12.1. JJYU Special Prizes①Mr. Kichitaro Ozawa Special PrizeJJYU will commend the sailor, the leader of the club or junior yacht club
who will be most appreciated as the one with full seamanship.

②Extra Special Prize from JJYU for Japanese Club Team Race Winners
JJYU will arrange to send each one junior sailor selected among each
1st, 2nd and 3rd Rank Japanese Club Team for the purpose of thesailing training abroad and will bear the cost of their transportation.
The clubs of Japanese Club Team Race Winners are requested to take
into the consideration the item No.14(1) ②of the regatta summary when
they select the sailor among their club for the sailing training abroad.
12.2.

Special Prizes
The following Special Prizes will be given to the 1st Rank of Japanesesailor of each class.
① 1st Rank sailor of Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class・The Trophy and The Award from the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology
・The Trophy of Mr. Sumio Okumura(The late Senior Managing Directorof JJYU)② 1st Rank sailor of Optimist Dinghy Beginners‘ Class・The Trophy and The Award from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
・The Trophy of Mr. Kichitaro Ozawa(The late President and the Founderof JJYU)③ 1st Rank sailor of Laser 4.7
・The Trophy and The Award from The Governor of the Iwate Prefecture
Government④ 1st Rank sailor of International 420 Class・The Trophy and The Award from The Mayor of Miyako City(※)⑤ 1st Rank FJ Class・The Trophy and The Award from The Mayor of Miyako City（※）

12.3.

JJYU Prize for Individual sailor① The Medal of Gold, Silver and Bronze will be given to 1st , 2nd and3rd Rank sailors of each class.
② The Award from President of JJYU will be given to the following highranking sailors of each class.
・Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class:
From 1st to the Rank of one third of the participants of this class・Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class:
From 1st to 8th Rank
・Laser 4.7:
From 1st to 6th Rank

・International 420 Class
From 1st to 6th Rank
・FJ Class
From 1st to 6th Rank
※ 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 ofeach class.
③The International Friendship Prize for The Individual Race.
・The Medal of Gold, Silver and Bronze and also The Award fromPresident of JJYU will be given to 1st , 2nd, and 3rd Rank sailors of theclass where the sailors of the foreign teams and Japanese sailors
compete together.
・The Special Trophy ( ※ ) and The Award from President of JJYU will
be given to 1st Rank sailors of Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class andLaser 4.7 among the sailors of Foreign Club Teams.
12.4.

The Team Race Prize.
① The Team Race Prize for Japanese Club Team Race
・The Trophy and The Award from President of JJYU will be given to 1st
Rank Japanese Club Team.
・The Shield and The Award from President of JJYU will be given to 2nd
and 3rd Rank Japanese Club Teams respectively.
② The Team Race Prize for International Friendship Team Race.
・The Shield and The Award from President of JJYU will be given to 1st,
2nd and 3rd Rank Club Team.
・The Special Trophy ( ※ ) and The Award from President of JJYU will
be given to 1st Rank Foreign Club Team among Foreign Club Teams.

12.5.

The above Trophies except with the mark ( ※ ) should be returned at
the next year regatta and the replicas will be given in return.

13. Support boat
Any club wishes to bring in the support boat for the regatta shall apply,
writing the necessary matters on the item No.5 of the designatedapplication form for the entry.
<Conditions for the permission of the support boat>(1) The support boat is required to have the effective official certificate ofboat inspection and also to be insured with the appropriate Insurance.
(2) The support boat shall hoist the pink color flag which will be lent fromthe regatta secretariat and the club shall prepare the suitable pole tohoist the flag.

14. Disclaimer of Liability
14.1. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk (See RRS
4 Decision to Race), Organizing Authorities and/or any person involvedin this organization of the regatta will accept no liability whatsoever forany material damage and/or personal injury and/or death sustained inconjunction with, prior to, during or after the regatta.
14.2. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk.
However, the representative person of each club shall confirm thedecision of the junior sailors in the club and grasp the intention of eachjunior sailor in the club.
15. Regatta secretariat
Secretary General:
E-mail address:
Phone & Facsimile:
Cellular phone:

Eiji Shionozaki
e-shio@ozzio.jp+81(Japan)-045-944-3522+81(Japan)-90-2734-8611

International Friendship Secretary:
Hidemichi Onozawa
E-mail address :onozawah@mg.pikara.ne.jp
Phone & Facsimile :+81(Japan)-87-868-3077
Cellular phone :+81(Japan)-90-2538-2433

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