The International Friendship
All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2017
Sailing Instructions (SI)The notation ‘[DP]’ in a rule in the SI means that the penalty for a breach of thatrule may, at the discretion of the protest committee, be less than disqualification.
1. Rules
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing2017-2020 (hereafter as rule).
1.2 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 located at the race office.
3. Changes to Sailing Instructions
Any change to Sailing Instructions (hereafter as SI) will be posted 60 minutes before the timeof the warning signal, except that any changes to the schedule of the races will be posted
before 18:00 on the previous day when it will take place.
4. Signals made ashore
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole located at the race office for Racingarea A and at the flagpole located nearby the waiting area for Racing area B.
4.2 D flag with one sound means ‘The warning signal will be made not less than 30 minutes
after D flag is displayed in Racing area A and not less than 10 minutes after D
flag is displayed in Racing area B. Boats shall not leave the harbor until this signal is made. [DP]’4.3 AP flag will not be displayed for each race of each class as stated in SI 5.1.
When D flag is not displayed no later than 30 minutes (for Racing area A) or no later than 10
minutes (for Racing area B) of the time of the warning signal, the start of the race is postponed
indefinitely.
In Racing area A, when D flag is displayed above the class flag, that signal is applied only for thatclass.
In Racing area B, when D flag is displayed above the flag for the division, that signal isapplied only for that division.

5. Schedule of races
5.1 The warning signal of each class is as follows.
August 5h(Saturday)
Racing area A

Racing area B

Class

Time

Time

9:30

International 420 Class & FJ Class 1st Race

9:35

Laser 4.7

1st Race

9:40

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

1st Race

9:30

Class
Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

1st Race

Boats will be divided into more than two
divisions depending on the number ofboats who participate the regatta and theraces will be performed by the method of
the preliminary match and the final
match.

The 2nd to 5th Race will be made continuously.

August 6th(Sunday)
Racing area A

Time
9:30

Class
International 420 Class & FJ Class

Racing area B
Time
9:30

Class
Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

The 1st Race of the day
9:35

Laser 4.7

9:40

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

The 1st Race of the day

The 1st Race of the day
The 1st Race of the day

The 2nd Race of the day will be made continuously.

5.2 Maximum five (5) races are planned on August 5th (Saturday) for all classes other than Optimist
Dinghy Beginners’ Class. However in case five (5) races are not completed on 5th because of theweather conditions or other reasons, the next race will be made on the following day.
5.3 When the following race is intended to be held, the race committee signal boat will display orange
flag of the starting line with one sound to alert the boats at least 5 minutes before the warning signal
is displayed.
5.4 No warning signal will be made after 12:00 on August 6th (Sunday).
6. Class flags

ClassClass flag

International 420 Class & FJ ClassInternational 420 Class flag

Laser 4.7

Laser 4.7 flag (Pink)

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

Optimist Dinghy Class flag (Black)

Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

Optimist Dinghy Class flag (Red)

7. Racing area
7.1 Diagram-1 shows Racing area A and B.
Racing area A: all classes other than Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
Racing area B: Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class
7.2 Boats directing to Racing area A shall take the course in accordance with the course indicated in
Diagram-1. [DP]8. The course
8.1 Diagram-2 shows the course to be sailed which includes approximate angles between the legs, thesequence of the rounding marks and the side of rounding each mark.
8.2 In Racing area A, no later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will display theapproximate compass bearing of the first leg.
8.3 In Racing area B, the course to be sailed will be posted on the notice board of the race committee
signal boat before the warning signal depending on the weather conditions.
9. Marks
9.1 Mark 1, 2 and 3 are as follows.
Racing area A

Racing area B

Outside Color

Shape

Indication

Outside Color

Shape

Indication

Mark 1light green

coneblack figure 1

orangecylindrical

black figure 1

Mark 2light green

coneblack figure 2

orangecylindrical

black figure 2

Mark 3light green

coneblack figure 3

orangecylindrical

black figure 3

9.2 Starting Marks are as follows.
Racing area A: The race committee boat at the starboard end of the starting line and the race
committee boat at the port end.
Racing area B: The race committee boat at the starboard end of the starting line and “the yellow
cylindrical inflated buoy at the port end.
9.3 Finishing Marks are as follows.
Racing area A: The race committee boat with a blue flag at the starboard end of the finishing lineand “the orange cylindrical inflated buoy” at the port end.
Racing area B: The race committee boat with a blue flag at the port end of the finishing line and“yellow cylindrical inflated buoy” at the starboard end.
9.4 When the new mark is used in accordance with SI11, “orange triangular pyramid buoy” will be used.

10. The start
10.1 The starting line is as follows.
The starting line will be between the staffs on the starting marks displaying an orange flagon the course side.
10.2 A boat starting later than 4 minutes after the starting signal will be scored as DNS (Did Not Start).
without hearing. This changes rule A4.
10.3 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep about 50 meters away from the startingarea outside of the course during the starting sequence for other races and shall keep clear ofboats whose warning signal has been made. [DP]11. Changing the next leg of the course
To change the next leg of the course in Racing area A, the race committee will lay a new mark(or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as possible.
When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark.
12. The finish
The finishing line is as follows.
The finishing line will be between the staff displaying an orange flag on the finishing markand the finishing mark at the other side end on the course side.
13. Penalty system
13.1 Appendix P will apply for the breach of rule 42.
13.2 Rule P2.3 will not apply and rule P2.2 is changed so that it will apply to any penalty after
the second one.
14. Time limits and the target times
14.1 Time limits and the target times are as follows.
Class

Time limit

Mark 1 time limit

Target time

International 420 Class & FJ Class

70 minutes

15 minutes

45 minutes

Laser 4.7

70 minutes

15 minutes

45 minutes

Optimist Dinghy Advanced Class

60 minutes

20 minutes

45 minutes

Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class

15 minutes

5 minutes

10 minutes

14.2 If no boat has passed Marl 1 within Mark 1 time limit, the race will be abandoned.
Failure to meet the target time will not be the ground for redress.
This changes rule 62.1(a).
14.3 Boats failing to finish within 15 minutes (10 minutes in Racing area B) after the first boat

of each class who started without breaching rule 30.3 and 30.4 sails the course and finishes
will be scored Did Not Finish(DNF) without a hearing.
This changes rules 35, A4 and A5.
15. Shortening or abandonment after the start
15.1 The race committee may shorten the course or abandon the race, if they consider that the race
will not complete within about 60 minutes in addition to the reason based on rule 32.
This changes rule 32.1.
15.2 Failure to meet the target time of SI 14.1 will not be the ground for redress.
This changes rule 62.1(a).
16. Protests and requests for redress
16.1 Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shallbe delivered there within the appropriate time limit.
16.2 The protest time limit will be 60 minutes after the time when the last boat of each class has finishedthe last race of the day or the time when the race committee has signaled that there would have no
more race on that day, whichever is later.
However, the protest committee chairman may extend the protest time limit. It will be posted on theofficial notice board at the race office.
16.3 Notices of protest by the race committee or the protest committee will be posted on the official
notice board to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses
within 30 minutes after the protest time limit to let them know about hearings. Hearings will beheld in the protest room located on the 2nd floor of the race office as from the time noticed.
16.4 Notices of protests by the race committee or the protest committee will be posted on the official
notice board to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).
16.5 A list of boats that have been penalized under SI 13.1 for breaching rule 42 will be posted on theofficial notice board before the protest time limit.
16.6 A request for reopening a hearing on the last day of the race may be delivered within the following
time limit.
(a) When the competitor received the decision the day before, it shall be within the protest time limit.
(b) When the competitor received the decision on the day, it shall be within 15 minutes after thedecision received. This changes rule 66.
16.7 A request for redress based on the decision made by the protest committee shall be delivered
within 15 minutes after the display of the decision on the official notice board on the last day of
the race. This changes rule 62.2.
17. Scoring
17.1 At least 1 race is required to be completed to constitute this regatta for all classes other than

Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class. Even if no race is completed due to weather condition, any
extended race will not be held.
17.2 A boa’s score for all classes other than Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class will be as follows.
(1) When less than 6 races are completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
(2) When more than 6 races are completed, A boat’s series score will be the total her race scoresexcluding her worst score.
This changes rule A2.
17.3 Boats participated in Optimist Dinghy Beginners’’ Class will be divided into more than 2 divisions
depending on the number of boats participated the regatta and the races will be performedby the method of the preliminary match and the final match.
In case the final match is not able to be made due to weather conditions or other reasons, the scorewill be determined with the result of the preliminary match.
.

Even if no race is completed for all divisions due to the whether condition, any extended race
will be held.
17.4 A boat who breaches SI 18.1~18.5 will be scored “final score plus 3” as “PTP” without ahearing. However such boat will not be scored worse than a boat scored as “DNF”.
This changes rule 63.1, A4 and A5.
When the races are made continuously, penalty for breach SI 18.2 will be imposed on the firstrace after the breach and penalty for breaches SI 18.3 and 18.5 will be imposed on the race
before the breach.
17.5 The number of the boat participated in each class will be determined in accordance with the list
registered at the registration desk of the race office by the time of 12:00 on August 4th ( Friday).
17.6 Scoring for Team Race competition is made in accordance with the Notice of Race.

18. Safety regulations
18.1 A club team representative person shall sign for all club team members on the check-out/in form
prepared at the race office. [DP]18.2 A check-out signature shall be done from 8:00 on the day by 10 minutes after the display of
D flag of each class. [DP]18.3 A check-in signature shall be done no later than 60 minutes after the final race or the daycompleted or the race committee signals that no more race will be made, whichever is later.
The race committee chairman may extend the check-in time limit.
18.4 .When boats returned because of the completion of the races in the morning time or theabandonment or the postponement of the race, a club team representative person shall signfor all club team members on the check-in form.
When boats will leave the harbor for the races in the afternoon time, or for the resumption of
the race which was abandoned or postponed, a team representative person shall sign again
for all club team members on the check-out form in accordance with SI 18.2. [DP]

18.5 A boat who would retire from a race and a boat who would not compete in the next race shallkeep away from the racing area and shall notify her intension to a nearest race committee boat
and the club team representative person of that boat shall describe the reason in a check-in formand deliver to the race committee.
18.6 Every Optimist Dinghy Beginners’ Class boat is requested to put “the recognizable color ribbon ofeach division” distributed by the race committee at the peak of the sprit. [DP]18.7 The race committee may rescue a competitor if they cannot get any response to their inquiry forthe intension of him/her whether the/she will continue the race or retire from the race, when
they judge he/she is in danger and unable to decide anything himself because of fatigue after they
recommend the retiring from the race.
This will not be ground for a protest by a boat. This changes rule 62.1(a). [DP]19. Replacement of equipment
19.1 A boat who would substitute any damaged or lost equipment shall obtain the permission fromthe race committee as soon as possible.
19.2 There will be the case to carry the measurement or inspection at any time during the regatta inorder to confirm whether a boat or any equipment agrees with the class rules, the Notice ofRace or SI.
The race committee may instruct a boat to go to the designated area for the inspection in the
racing area A.
20. Official boats
Official boats of the race committee will display the following flags.

Name of the official boat

Indication on the flag

Flag color

The race committee signal boat

JJYU flagBlue

The race committee boat

RC flag ( green)White

The protest committee boat

JURY flag (white)Red

The rescue boat

RESCUE flag (red)White

The transport boat

TRANSPORTER flag( red)Green

21. Support boats
21.1 Any club wishes to bring in the support boat to the regatta shall apply with the designated application
form for the entry, writing the necessary matters on the form. [DP]21.2 The support boat shall hoist the pink flag which will be lent from the regatta secretariat at the timeof the entry. [DP]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). [DP]21.4 A support boat shall keep away from the racing area from the time of the warning signal for the firstrace of the first class to start until all boats have finished or 2 minutes after the race committee
signals a postponement or abandonment. [DP]21.5 A support boat may supply any foods and drink for the competitors outside the racing area after
the boat finishes and before the next warning signal if the race will be made continuously.
However, unless the race committee requests to do so, a support boat shall not supply/receive anyother materials to/from the competitors and shall not give any assistance such as towing a boat. [DP]21.6 A support boat may be requested to help rescue operation and in such case, the race committee
signal boat will display the numeral pennant 8 with the consecutive short sounds.
In this case, SI 21.4, 21.5 will not apply. [DP]22. Trash disposal
Trash may be placed aboard support boats and official boats. [DP]23. Radio communication
Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive
radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones
and GPS. [DP]24. 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 death sustained inconjunction with, prior to, during or after the regatta.

図―１

レース・エリア

Diagram - 1

Racing Areas

満潮 High tide
時刻
潮位ｃｍ

潮位ｃｍ

時刻

Time hour

Tide level

Time hour

Tide level

Time hour

Tide level

Time hour

潮位ｃｍTide level

1:39
2:42
3:28

166
173
182

16:13
16:44
17:12

172
182
189

8:59
9:41
10:20

55
45
36

21:15
22:00
22:39

119
112
104

潮汐表（参考）Tide Table (Reference)

時刻2017/08/04(Fri)2017/08/05(Sat)2017/08/06(Sun)

干潮 Ebb tide
潮位ｃｍ
時刻

図－２

コース

Diagram - 2

The courses

図-2-1 Diagram-2-1

O1： Start⇒1⇒2⇒3⇒Finish
OP級（上級）OP Advanced Class
O2： Start⇒1⇒2⇒3⇒2⇒3⇒Finish
国際420級 International 420 ClassFJ級 International FJ Class
ﾚｰｻﾞｰ4.7 Laser 4.7 ClassA海面
A area60°

120°
ﾌｨﾆｯｼｭ

ｵﾚﾝｼﾞ色旗
Orange Flag

Finish青色旗
Blue Flag

ｵﾚﾝｼﾞ色旗
Orange Flag

ｽﾀｰﾄ
Start

ｵﾚﾝｼﾞ色旗
Orange Flag

図-2-2-1 Diagram-2-2-1

Start⇒1⇒3⇒1⇒Finish
OP級（初級）OP Beginners' ClassB海面
B Area
コース1
Cours1

1

ｽﾀｰﾄ
Start

ﾌｨﾆｯｼｭ
Finishｵﾚﾝｼﾞ色旗
Orange Flag
青色旗（ﾌｨﾆｯｼｭ時）
Blue Flag（Only at finish)3

図-2-2-2 Diagram-2-2-2

Start⇒1⇒2⇒3⇒1⇒Finish
OP級（初級）OP Beginners' ClassB海面
B Area
コース2
Cours2

2

45°

1

ｽﾀｰﾄ
Start

ﾌｨﾆｯｼｭ
Finish90°

ｵﾚﾝｼﾞ色旗
Orange Flag
青色旗（ﾌｨﾆｯｼｭ時）
Blue Flag（Only at finish)

45°
3