Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.

Results RankHelmsman (Country)Crew CountryCode Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal Points The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.Total-1 Total after applying discard.RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsJörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin S481010105101010188Bernard Dunand Marcel Stern Z1051023234848DNF205232Paul Anderson Adrian Jardine K611.7234835.781435.735.753.839.84Karl-August Stolze Harald Stein G2335.751091535.79154862.447.45Antonio Carattino Domenico Carattino I35.771335.7DNF2010611.791571.151.16Ernest Weiss Jack Hasen KCDNF2091512187132323101688687James Hardy Gilbert Kaufman KA51048611.7611.71218121851087.469.48Steve Colgate Stuart Walker US71381481448915814611.789.774.79Vladimir Aleksandrov Konstantin Melgunov SR1319611.7111751071371371396.777.710Gilles Buck Roger Tiriau F915101671312181117101623988011Stein Arne Foyen Eirik Johannessen N1016DSQ2210161016101651011171139112Antonio Recamier Iker Belausteguigoitia MX111712189151117611.71117814109.791.713Erik Johansen Christian Hansen D8141117131981413191420121812110114James Fairbank Hovey Freeman PR1218131914201319142013191319134114 DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified = Male, = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Acapulco Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system. DateRaceWeatherTemperature(Celsius)Wind direction(deg)Wind speed(kn)SeaCurrent(kn-deg)14 October 1968IFair2927515Choppy0.2-12015 October 1968IIFair29.529515Calm0.2-16016 October 1968IIIFair28.52858Calm0.2-13017 October 1968IVFair29.52356Calm0.1-30019 October 1968VNormal29.81806Calm0.3-32620 October 1968VIFair302505Calm0.7-27521 October 1968VIICloudy28.528510Choppy1-110

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