The International Friendship

All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regattas 2009

NOTICE OF RACE

１．Organizing Authority

Japan Junior Yacht club Union(JJYU)

Japan Sailing Federation(on appling)

Tokyo Pref. Sailing Federation

Yumenoshima Yacht Club

Koto-ku Yacht Federation

Tyuo-ku Yacht Federation

Tokyo-city

Koto-ku

２．Date
　 From July 31st (Friday) to August 2nd(Sunday), 2009

３．Venue
Race Area ：Northern Tokyo Bay area

Regatta Place：Wakasu Sailboat Training Center in Tokyo-City

35 Wakasu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 136-0083

Phone: 81-3-5569-6703　　

http://www.tptc.co.jp/park/wakasukaihin/w_yacht.htm

Opening Ceremony：Harumi Passengers Terminal Hall in Tokyo-City

　　　　　　　 http://www.tptc.co.jp/terminal/harumi/index.html

Closing Ceremony：Wakasu Sailboat Training Center in Tokyo-City

Stay hotel for foreign teams ; Harumi Grand Hotel

3-8-1 harumi, Tyuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 104-0053

Phone : 81-3- 3533-7111 / FAX : 81-3-3532-5315

　　　　　　　 http://www.maxpart.co.jp/harumi/

　　　

４．Classes to race

1 Optimist Dinghy A Class (single-hander for Advanced Sailors)

2 Optimist Dinghy B Class (single-hander for Beginner Sailors)

3 Mini Hopper Class (single-hander, cat-rig, 13ft-length)

4 Laser Radial & 4.7 Class (single-hander, cat-rig, 14.5ft-length)

5 Sea Hopper SR Class (single-hander, cat-rig, 14.5ft-length)

6 Sailing Spirits Class (double-hander, sloop-rig, 14ft-length)

7 420 Class (double-hander, sloop-rig, 14ft-length)

8 FJ Class (double-hander, sloop-rig, 14ft-length)

５．Schedules of the Regatta and Events
◆July 30th (Thursday)

17:00 〜19:00

Governor-of-Tokyo welcome party (Overseas coaches will be invited.)

Restaurant New-Tokyo

◆July 31st (Friday)

10:00 〜14:00	Registration Distribution of Sailing Instructions Trial Sailing for Junior sailors	Wakasu Sailboat Training Center
16:00 〜17:00	Opening Ceremony	Harumi Passengers Terminal Hall
17:00 〜17:30	Briefing about safe racing (Coaches and sailors should attend.)	Harumi Passengers Terminal Hall
17:30 〜18:00	Briefing about race management (Coaches should attend.)	Harumi Passengers Terminal Hall
18:00 〜20:00	Reception Party for coaches and sailors	Harumi Passengers Terminal Hall

◆August 1st (Saturday) 　Program of Races and Time to Start

Racing area “A”	Racing area “B”
◇Sailing Spirits and 420 and FJ Class Race 1 09:25 Race 2. 3. 4. 5 Continually	◇Optimist Dinghy B Class Race 1 09:25
◇Laser Radial & 4.7 and Sea Hopper SR and Mini-Hopper Class Race 1 09:30
◇Optimist Dinghy A Class Race 1 09:35
Race 2. 3. 4. 5 to follow

The 6th race may be done by the weather etc.

In that case, all participating players are informed by the end of the 5th race.

◆August 2nd (Sunday) 　Program of Races and Time to Start

Racing area “A”	Racing area “B”
◇Sailing Spirits and 420 and FJ Class The race of the beginning 　08:25	◇Optimist Dinghy B Class The race of the beginning 08:25
◇Laser Radial & 4.7 and Sea Hopper SR and Mini-Hopper Class The race of the beginning 08:30
◇Optimist Dinghy A Class The race of the beginning 08:35
Race 7 to follow But after passing over 11:30, the warning signal will be not made.

　

15:00 〜16:00

Closing Ceremony

Wakasu Sailboat Training Center

Schedules of Race may be changed under the weather conditions or other　reasons.

７．Rules

1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012, the current Class Rules of each class association (except of any of these are altered by these Sailing Instructions), and these Sailing Instructions.

2 If there is a conflict, these Sailing Instructions will take precedence.

Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority.

８．Sailing Instructions

The sailing instructions will be specified in the regatta program to distribute at the time of the reception on July 31st 2009.

Also, it will be made public in the home page of JJYU and Tokyo Pref. Sailing Federation beforehand by 10th July 2009.

JJYU URL http://www.jjyu.net

Tokyo Pref. Sailing Federation 　http://www.tsaf.com

9．Scoring and Number of races

1 The individual race in every each class

Low Point Scoring System, appendix A of Racing Rules will be used.

Seven races are planned during two days and at least one race must be　completed to constitute the series.

When 7 races have been completed, a boat’s score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score, when fewer than 7 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.

2 The club confrontation race will be carried out in this regatta.

The scoring and details will be shown by the sailing instructions.

10 . Courses
Regatta courses will be a windward-leeward-triangle course.           

11 . Eligibility and Sailor age in each class

1 The sailors of the junior yacht clubs which has joined in JJYU.

2 The sailors of the overseas team who the organizing authority invited.

3 The sailors who the organizing authority accepted.

4 The sailors who fill the age limit of each classes.

Optimist Dinghy A Class and B Class From 8 years old to 15 years old

Mini Hopper Class　　　　　　　　　 　 From 10 years old to 15 years old

Laser Radial & 4.7 Classes and Sea Hopper SR Class and Sailing Spirits Class and 420 Class and FJ Class From 13 years old to 18 years old

12．Commendation and Prizes

Commendation and Prizes will be given as follows:

　　 1 The champions and excellent sailors of each class in all sailors.

2 The champions and excellent club in the club confrontation race.

3 Others

13．Fees and Accommodation

1 The entry fees and boats charter fees of overseas teams are no charge by invitation of the organizing authority.

2 Their accommodation and meal fees will be prepared for five days for the overseas team of Europe and Oceania, and for four days for the overseas team of Asia and Russia. When needing to be stayed more than this period, one person per day of about 7000 yen will be needed.

14．Transportations

　 1 According to the area of the overseas team, a part of voyage expense of team will be supported by the organizing authority.

　 2 Several bus services are available daily between Narita International Airport and Tokyo City Air Terminal near the Harumi Grand Hotel.

3 The organizing authority may arrange free buses between Narita International Airport and Harumi Grand Hotel for big groups if requested in advance.

　 4 Buss or cars will be prepared for daily traffic between the stay hotel and Regatta Place in this regatta period.

15. Disclaimer
        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.

16. Regatta Secretariate

The All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2009 Executive Committee

International Friendship Secretary；Hidemichi Onozawa

Address; 49-12-503, Kamariya-higashi 4, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-City,

Kanagawa, 236-0042 Japan

Phone & Fax ; +81(Japan)-45-701-4416

Cellular phone ;+81(Japan)-90-2538-2433
E-mail ; izk02220@nifty.com