Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Olympic Configuration 1960
Venue	Naples
Competitors	57 from 19 nations
Teams	19
Medalists
George O'Day James Hunt David Smith  United States William Berntsen Søren Hancke Steen Christensen  Denmark Henri Copponex Manfred Metzger Pierre Girard  Switzerland

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
	George O'Day  (USA)	James Hunt David Smith	Minotaur	US 26	2	1079	4	778	1	1380	3	903	1	1380	7	535	1	1380	7435	6900
	William Berntsen  (DEN)	Søren Hancke Steen Christensen	Web II	D 10	1	1380	5	681	5	681	1	1380	10	380	8	477	2	1079	6058	5678
	Henri Copponex  (SUI)	Pierre Girard Manfred Metzger	Ballerina IV	Z 37	3	903	1	1380	4	778	5	681	8	477	3	903	13	266	5388	5122
4	Roberto Sieburger  (ARG)	Carlos Sieburger Enrique Sieburger, Jr.	Ardilla	A 2	9	426	2	1079	6	602	2	1079	5	681	9	426	7	535	4828	4402
5	Bengt Sjösten  (SWE)	Claes Turitz Göran Witting	Iasha	S 29	6	602	6	602	7	535	8	477	11	338	1	1380	5	681	4615	4277
6	Robin Aisher  (GBR)	George Nicholson John Ruggles	Yeoman VII	K 10	10	380	DSQ	0	3	903	11	338	2	1079	5	681	9	426	3807	3807
7	Finn Ferner  (NOR)	Odd Harsheim Knut Wang	Struten	N 18	14	234	3	903	10	380	7	535	4	778	13	266	3	903	3999	3765
8	Robert Symonette  (BAH)	Basil Kelly George Roy Ramsay	John B	BA 1	7	535	13	266	11	338	15	204	6	602	2	1079	15	204	3228	3024
9	Herbert Scholl  (EUA)	Hans Baars-Lindner Karl-August Stolze	Bronia	G 7	16	176	8	477	9	426	10	380	3	903	14	234	6	602	3198	3022
10	Jock Sturrock  (AUS)	David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff	Buraddoo	KA 5	4	778	12	301	2	1079	13	266	14	234	12	301	18	124	3083	2959
11	Pietro Reggio  (ITA)	Franco Zucchi Marco Novaro	Voloira II	I 27	12	301	10	380	8	477	6	602	9	426	11	338	14	234	2758	2524
12	Bert Darrell  (BER)	Walter J. Jones Norman C. Jones	Bermudes	KB 2	17	149	7	535	DNF	101	18	124	7	535	4	778	16	176	2398	2297
13	Eusebio Bertrand  (ESP)	Jorge Martí Juan Antonio Ragué	Posillipo III	E l	13	266	9	426	17	149	12	301	17	149	6	602	12	301	2194	2045
14	Viktor Gorlov  (URS)	Konstantin Melgunov Pavel Parshin	Viktorija	SR 89	11	338	16	176	12	301	9	426	13	266	17	149	8	477	2133	1984
15	Peter Tallberg  (FIN)	Fredrik Eklöf Peik Gästrin	Inga-lill XXXXIIII	L 20	15	204	14	234	13	266	16	176	12	301	10	380	10	380	1941	1765
16	Duarte Bello  (POR)	Fernando Bello Júlio Gourinho	Ciocca III	P 18	19	101	15	204	15	204	4	778	15	204	16	176	19	101	1768	1667
17	Gotfrid Köchert  (AUT)	Erich Moritz Gerhard Huska	Surprise	OE 4	8	477	11	338	16	176	14	234	19	101	DNF	101	11	338	1765	1664
18	Jacques Lebrun  (FRA)	Louis Chauvot Pierre Buret	Snowten III	F 16	18	124	17	149	14	234	17	149	18	124	15	204	4	778	1762	1638
19	Mel Gould  (CAN)	Jerome Conway Barclay Livingstone	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
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1960 Summer Olympics

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

Notes

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

References

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