No.10th Junior Yacht International Goodwill Osaka Regatta
Miki House Cup Osaka 2023
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 Sailing 2021-2024(hereafter as RRS).
1.2 Appendix T will apply. A boat takes “A Post-Race Penalties” will be scored as “ARB “.
This changes Appendix 10.
1.3 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.
2. Changes to Sailing Instructions
Any change to Sailing Instructions (hereafter as instructions) will be made before 08:00 on the day
it will take effect.
3. Communications
3.1 The official notice board shall be the white board located in front of the club house.
3.2 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 to mobile
telephones and GPS. [ DP ]4. Signals made ashore
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole of the race office.
When the signal is displayed above the class flag, that signal is applied only for that class.
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, but not less than 10 minutes after D flag is displayed inRacing Area B.
Boats shall not be moved from the designated place on the shore until this signal is made.
[ DP ]
5. Schedule of regatta and races
5.1 Schedule of regatta on September 3rd (Sunday),2023
08:00 Registration: The program will be distributed. (Sailing Instructions)

09:00 Opening ceremony and Skippers meeting
16:00 Prize giving ceremony and The friendship Party
17:00 Prize giving ceremony will be closed.
5.2 Schedule of races
Racing Area A
10:00 The time of the warning signal for No.1 Race for ILCA4 and ILCA7
10:10 The time of the warning signal for OP Advanced class※The warning signal for the second race and the subsequent race will be made soonafter the completion of the previous race.
※The race committee intends to make five(5) races for each class.
※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 4 minutes before the warning signal is displayed.
※No warning signal will be made after 14:30
Racing Area B
10:00 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
as many as possible.
※No warning signal will be made after 14:30.
6. Class flags
Racing Area A: OP Advance class
I LCA 4 and ILCA7
Racing Area B: OP Beginners’ class

OP class flag (Black)
ILCA flag
OP class flag (Red)

7. Racing Areas and The Courses
7.1 Diagram-1 shows Racing Areas A and B.
Racing Area A and B are both outside of Nishiki Harbor.
7.2 Diagram-2 shows the courses to be sailed.
Racing Area A is Diagram-2-1 and Racing Area B is Diagram-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
8.1 Racing Area A： Mark 1, 2 and 3 will be the cylindrical inflated yellow buoys.
Racing Area B： Mark 1 and 2 will be the spherical inflated yellow buoys.
8.2 In Racing Area A, Starting Marks are the race committee signal boat at the starboard end andthe cylindrical inflated yellow buoy at the port end and in Racing Area B, the race committee
signal boat at the starboard end and the cylindrical inflated orange buoy.
8.3 In Racing Area A, Finishing Marks are the race committee boat at the starboard end and thecylindrical inflated yellow buoy at the port end and in Racing Area B, the race committee
signal boat at the port end and the cylindrical inflated orange buoy at the starboard end.
9. Changing the next leg of the course the movement of the markNo 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
the starting signal.
10.2 The starting line will be between the staff displaying the orange flag on the race committee
signal boat at the starboard end and the starting mark at the port end on the course side.
10.3 A boat starting later than 4 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS (Did NotStart) without hearing. This changes Appendix A4.
10.4 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 blue flagon the race committee boat at the starboard end and the finishing mark at the port end
on the course side.
11.2 In Racing Area B, the finishing line will be between the staff displaying the blue flagon the race committee boat at the port end and the finishing mark at the starboard end
on the course side.
12. Shortening
12.1 If the race committee signals a shortened course, the race committee displays the flag Sand the class flag with two sounds on the race committee boat nearby the rounding mark.
12.2 In this case, the finishing line shall be between the rounding mark and the staff displaying
the flag S on the race committee boat on the course side. This changes RRS 32.2.
13. Time limit
13.1 The time limit will be 15 minutes in Racing Area A and 10 minutes in Racing Area B
after the first boat started without breaching rule 30.3 sails the course and finishes.
13.2 Boats failing to finish within above time limit will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF) without
hearing. This changes RRS 35, Appendix A4 and Appendix A5.

14. Protests and requests for redress
14.1 In addition to the requirement of the protest rules, a boat wishing to protest shall approach
the race committee boat at the finishing line and tell the protested boat’s sail number inorder to notice the protest
Such boat shall not have any contact with the crew of the support boat until such boat havemade his/her intention of the protest known to the race committee boat after the finish.
This have been added to RRS61.1(a).
14.2 Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be filled out on the prescribed form anddelivered at the race office within the protest time limit that is 45 minutes after the last boat ofeach class has finished the last race of the day. The protest committee chairman may extend
the protest time limit. The protest time limit will be posted on the official notice board.
14.3 Notices of protests by the race committee or the protest committee will be posted on theofficial notice board to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b) before the protest time limit.
14.4 A list of boats that, under Appendix P, have been penalized for breaking RRS 42 will
be posted on the official notice board before the protest time limit.
14.5 Hearings will be held sequentially. Notices will be posted on the official notice board within
15 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they areparties or named as witnesses.
14.6 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.
14.7 Breaches of instructions 16, 17, 18,19,20,21 22 and 23 will not be grounds for a protest
by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1(a).
The protest committee may impose a boat penalty including the disqualification against
these breaches. [ DP ]15. Scoring
The race committee will try to make 5 races in Racing Area A and will make as many races
as possible in Racing Area B, however at least 1 race is required to be completed to constitutethis regatta. Even if no race is completed due to weather condition, any extended race will not
be held. Series score of a boat will be the total score of all races.This Changes Appendix A2.
16. Check-out and check-in
16.1 A competitor shall sign on the Check-out/in form at the regatta office. [ DP ]16.2 A Check-out shall be done from 9 o’clock of the day until 10 minutes after the flag D isdisplayed. [ DP ]16.3 A Check-in shall be done not later than 60 minutes after the final race of the day completed.
The race committee chairman may extend the Check-in time limit. [ DP ]

16.4 A boat that would retire from a race shall notify her intension to a nearest race committee
boat and the declaration of the retirement shall be submitted to the race committee
describing the reason. [ DP ]17. Safety regulations
17.1 A competitor shall wear a life jacket at any time afloat. [ DP ]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 equipment
A boat who would substitute any damaged or lost equipment shall obtain permission
from the technical committee as soon as possible. [ DP ]19. Equipment checks and measurement
19.1 RRS 78 will not apply. However, the technical committee may protest a boat when thetechnical committee admits some suspicion during this regatta and recognizes bymeasuring, weighing or other means that it is significantly advantageous. [ DP ]19.2 The technical committee may inspect a boat or equipment at any time if necessary. [ DP ]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 protest committee boat

‘JURY’ flag

A transport boat

‘RC’ flag

21.Support boats
21.1 A support boat shall be approved by the organizing committee delivering a designatedapplication form at the time of the registration. [ DP ]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. [ DP ]21.3 The number of the crew onboard a support boat is required to be less than a half ofher capacity (raise the decimals to a unit) and shall be the number to avoid close contact(2 to 3 people on a boat of 6 meters or less length). [ DP ]21.4 A support boat shall keep away from the racing area from the time of the warning signal
for the first race of the first class to start until all boats have finished or the race committee

signals a postponement or abandonment. [ DP ]21.5 A support boat may be requested to help rescue activities and, in such case, the race
committee signal boat will display the numeral pennant 8 flag with the consecutive shortsounds. In this case, instructions 21.4 will not apply. This changes RRS37. [ DP ]22. Disclaimer of Liability
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk (See RRS 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.
23. Trash disposal
Boats must not throw trash into the sea. Trash may be placed aboard support boats andofficial boats. [ DP ]

Appendix A Diagram-1 RACING AREA