Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre explained

Event:	5.5 Metre
Games:	1960 Summer
Venue:	Naples
Competitors:	57
Nations:	19
Teams:	19
Gold:	George O'Day James Hunt David Smith
Goldnoc:	USA
Silvernoc:	DEN
Bronzenoc:	SUI
Prev:	1956
Next:	1964

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.^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Sail No.	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[2]	Total -1 ^[3]
					Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
		James Hunt 13px David Smith 13px	Minotaur	US 26	2	1079	4	778	1	1380	3	903	1	1380	7	535	1	1380	7435	6900
		Søren Hancke 13px Steen Christensen 13px	Web II	D 10	1	1380	5	681	5	681	1	1380	10	380	8	477	2	1079	6058	5678
		Pierre Girard 13px Manfred Metzger 13px	Ballerina IV	Z 37	3	903	1	1380	4	778	5	681	8	477	3	903	13	266	5388	5122
4		Carlos Sieburger 13px Enrique Sieburger, Jr. 13px	Ardilla	A 2	9	426	2	1079	6	602	2	1079	5	681	9	426	7	535	4828	4402
5		Claes Turitz 13px Göran Witting 13px	Iasha	S 29	6	602	6	602	7	535	8	477	11	338	1	1380	5	681	4615	4277
6		George Nicholson 13px John Ruggles 13px	Yeoman VII	K 10	10	380	DSQ	0	3	903	11	338	2	1079	5	681	9	426	3807	3807
7		Odd Harsheim 13px Knut Wang 13px	Struten	N 18	14	234	3	903	10	380	7	535	4	778	13	266	3	903	3999	3765
8		Basil Kelly 13px George Roy Ramsay 13px	John B	BA 1	7	535	13	266	11	338	15	204	6	602	2	1079	15	204	3228	3024
9		Hans Baars-Lindner 13px Karl-August Stolze 13px	Bronia	G 7	16	176	8	477	9	426	10	380	3	903	14	234	6	602	3198	3022
10		David Bingham 13px Ernest Wagstaff 13px	Buraddoo	KA 5	4	778	12	301	2	1079	13	266	14	234	12	301	18	124	3083	2959
11		Franco Zucchi 13px Marco Novaro 13px	Voloira II	I 27	12	301	10	380	8	477	6	602	9	426	11	338	14	234	2758	2524
12		Walter J. Jones 13px Norman C. Jones 13px	Bermudes	KB 2	17	149	7	535	DNF	101	18	124	7	535	4	778	16	176	2398	2297
13		Jorge Martí 13px Juan Antonio Ragué 13px	Posillipo III	E l	13	266	9	426	17	149	12	301	17	149	6	602	12	301	2194	2045
14		Konstantin Melgunov 13px Pavel Parshin 13px	Viktorija	SR 89	11	338	16	176	12	301	9	426	13	266	17	149	8	477	2133	1984
15		Fredrik Eklöf 13px Peik Gästrin 13px	Inga-lill XXXXIIII	L 20	15	204	14	234	13	266	16	176	12	301	10	380	10	380	1941	1765
16		Fernando Bello 13px Júlio Gourinho 13px	Ciocca III	P 18	19	101	15	204	15	204	4	778	15	204	16	176	19	101	1768	1667
17		Erich Moritz 13px Gerhard Huska 13px	Surprise	OE 4	8	477	11	338	16	176	14	234	19	101	DNF	101	11	338	1765	1664
18		Louis Chauvot 13px Pierre Buret 13px	Snowten III	F 16	18	124	17	149	14	234	17	149	18	124	15	204	4	778	1762	1638
19		Jerome Conway 13px Barclay Livingstone 13px	Saga II	KC 14	5	681	DNF	101	18	124	19	101	16	176	DNF	101	17	149	1433	1332

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
13px = Male, 13px = 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.

Date	Race	Sea	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
29 August 1960	I	Calm	SSW	4-5
30 August 1960	II	Calm	SW	3
31 August 1960	III	Slightly rough	W	6-8
1 September 1960	IV	Calm	SSW	3
5 September 1960	V	Calm	SSW	4-5
6 September 1960	VI	Sea force two	WSW	7-8
7 September 1960	VII	Sea force 1	W	2-3

References

• Book: The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One. The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a). The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b). The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1960. pdf.
• Book: Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson. CYA. Toronto. 2009.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open . Olympedia . 7 June 2020.
2. The 1960 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.