Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre explained

Event:	5.5 Metre
Games:	1968 Summer
Venue:	Acapulco
Dates:	14–21 October
Competitors:	42
Nations:	14
Teams:	14
Gold:	Ulf Sundelin Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silvernoc:	SUI
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Prev:	1964

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.^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Country Code	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
		Jörgen Sundelin 13px Peter Sundelin 13px	S	4	8	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	10	1	0	1	0	18	8
		Bernard Dunand 13px Marcel Stern 13px	Z	1	0	5	10	2	3	2	3	4	8	4	8	DNF	20	52	32
		Paul Anderson 13px Adrian Jardine 13px	K	6	11.7	2	3	4	8	3	5.7	8	14	3	5.7	3	5.7	53.8	39.8
4		Karl-August Stolze 13px Harald Stein 13px	G	2	3	3	5.7	5	10	9	15	3	5.7	9	15	4	8	62.4	47.4
5		Antonio Carattino 13px Domenico Carattino 13px	I	3	5.7	7	13	3	5.7	DNF	20	1	0	6	11.7	9	15	71.1	51.1
6		Ernest Weiss 13px Jack Hasen 13px	KC	DNF	20	9	15	12	18	7	13	2	3	2	3	10	16	88	68
7		James Hardy 13px Gilbert Kaufman 13px	KA	5	10	4	8	6	11.7	6	11.7	12	18	12	18	5	10	87.4	69.4
8		Steve Colgate 13px Stuart Walker 13px	US	7	13	8	14	8	14	4	8	9	15	8	14	6	11.7	89.7	74.7
9			SR	13	19	6	11.7	11	17	5	10	7	13	7	13	7	13	96.7	77.7
10		Gilles Buck 13px Roger Tiriau 13px	F	9	15	10	16	7	13	12	18	11	17	10	16	2	3	98	80
11			N	10	16	DSQ	22	10	16	10	16	10	16	5	10	11	17	113	91
12		Antonio Recamier 13px Iker Belausteguigoitia 13px	MX	11	17	12	18	9	15	11	17	6	11.7	11	17	8	14	109.7	91.7
13		Erik Johansen 13px Christian Hansen 13px	D	8	14	11	17	13	19	8	14	13	19	14	20	12	18	121	101
14		James Fairbank 13px Hovey Freeman 13px	PR	12	18	13	19	14	20	13	19	14	20	13	19	13	19	134	114

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
13px = Male, 13px = 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.

Date	Race	Weather	Temperature (Celsius)	Wind direction (deg)	Wind speed (kn)	Sea	Current (kn-deg)
14 October 1968	I	Fair	29	275	15	Choppy	0.2-120
15 October 1968	II	Fair	29.5	295	15	Calm	0.2-160
16 October 1968	III	Fair	28.5	285	8	Calm	0.2-130
17 October 1968	IV	Fair	29.5	235	6	Calm	0.1-300
19 October 1968	V	Normal	29.8	180	6	Calm	0.3-326
20 October 1968	VI	Fair	30	250	5	Calm	0.7-275
21 October 1968	VII	Cloudy	28.5	285	10	Choppy	1-110

References

• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part Two. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part One. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part Two. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Three Part One. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Three Part Two. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Four Part One. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. pdf.
• Book: The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Four Part Two. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1968. 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 1968 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open . Olympedia . 11 June 2020.
2. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.