Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 57 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.

Results RankHelmsman (Country)Crew YachtnameSail No. Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal Points The 1960 Olympic scoring system was used.Total-1 Total after applying discard.RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints James Hunt David Smith MinotaurUS262107947781138039031138075351138074356900 Søren Hancke Steen Christensen Web IID101138056815681113801038084772107960585678 Pierre Girard Manfred Metzger Ballerina IVZ37390311380477856818477390313266538851224 Carlos Sieburger Enrique Sieburger, Jr. ArdillaA2942621079660221079568194267535482844025 Claes Turitz Göran Witting IashaS29660266027535847711338113805681461542776 George Nicholson John Ruggles Yeoman VIIK1010380DSQ03903113382107956819426380738077 Odd Harsheim Knut Wang StrutenN181423439031038075354778132663903399937658 Basil Kelly George Roy Ramsay John BBA1753513266113381520466022107915204322830249 Hans Baars-Lindner Karl-August Stolze BroniaG716176847794261038039031423466023198302210 David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff BuraddooKA547781230121079132661423412301181243083295911 Franco Zucchi Marco Novaro Voloira III27123011038084776602942611338142342758252412 Walter J. Jones Norman C. Jones BermudesKB2171497535DNF1011812475354778161762398229713 Jorge Martí Juan Antonio Ragué Posillipo IIIEl1326694261714912301171496602123012194204514 Konstantin Melgunov Pavel Parshin ViktorijaSR891133816176123019426132661714984772133198415 Fredrik Eklöf Peik Gästrin Inga-lill XXXXIIIIL20152041423413266161761230110380103801941176516 Fernando Bello Júlio Gourinho Ciocca IIIP1819101152041520447781520416176191011768166717 Erich Moritz Gerhard Huska SurpriseOE4847711338161761423419101DNF101113381765166418 Louis Chauvot Pierre Buret Snowten IIIF1618124171491423417149181241520447781762163819 Jerome Conway Barclay Livingstone Saga IIKC145681DNF101181241910116176DNF1011714914331332 DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified = Male, = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Naples Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Naples. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Southern course was used for the 5.5 Metre. DateRaceSeaWind directionWind speed (m/s)29 August 1960ICalmSSW4-530 August 1960IICalmSW331 August 1960IIISlightly roughW6-81 September 1960IVCalmSSW35 September 1960VCalmSSW4-56 September 1960VISea force two WSW7-87 September 1960VIISea force 1W2-3

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