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.

5.5 Metre at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Acapulco
Dates	14–21 October
Competitors	42 from 14 nations
Teams	14
Medalists
Ulf Sundelin Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin  Sweden Louis Noverraz Marcel Stern Bernard Dunand  Switzerland Robin Aisher Adrian Jardine Paul Anderson  Great Britain

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Country Code	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points	Total -1
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Ulf Sundelin  (SWE)	Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin	S	4	8	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	10	1	0	1	0	18	8
	Louis Noverraz  (SUI)	Bernard Dunand Marcel Stern	Z	1	0	5	10	2	3	2	3	4	8	4	8	DNF	20	52	32
	Robin Aisher  (GBR)	Paul Anderson Adrian Jardine	K	6	11.7	2	3	4	8	3	5.7	8	14	3	5.7	3	5.7	53.8	39.8
4	Rudolf Harmstorf  (FRG)	Karl-August Stolze Harald Stein	G	2	3	3	5.7	5	10	9	15	3	5.7	9	15	4	8	62.4	47.4
5	Giuseppe Zucchinetti  (ITA)	Antonio Carattino Domenico Carattino	I	3	5.7	7	13	3	5.7	DNF	20	1	0	6	11.7	9	15	71.1	51.1
6	Stanley Leibel  (CAN)	Ernest Weiss Jack Hasen	KC	DNF	20	9	15	12	18	7	13	2	3	2	3	10	16	88	68
7	William Solomons  (AUS)	James Hardy Gilbert Kaufman	KA	5	10	4	8	6	11.7	6	11.7	12	18	12	18	5	10	87.4	69.4
8	Gardner Cox  (USA)	Steve Colgate Stuart Walker	US	7	13	8	14	8	14	4	8	9	15	8	14	6	11.7	89.7	74.7
9	Konstantin Alexandrov  (URS)	Vladimir Aleksandrov Konstantin Melgunov	SR	13	19	6	11.7	11	17	5	10	7	13	7	13	7	13	96.7	77.7
10	Pierre Breteche  (FRA)	Gilles Buck Roger Tiriau	F	9	15	10	16	7	13	12	18	11	17	10	16	2	3	98	80
11	HrH Crownprince Harald  (NOR)	Stein Arne Foyen Eirik Johannessen	N	10	16	DSQ	22	10	16	10	16	10	16	5	10	11	17	113	91
12	Carlos Braniff  (MEX)	Antonio Recamier Iker Belausteguigoitia	MX	11	17	12	18	9	15	11	17	6	11.7	11	17	8	14	109.7	91.7
13	William Berntsen  (DEN)	Erik Johansen Christian Hansen	D	8	14	11	17	13	19	8	14	13	19	14	20	12	18	121	101
14	Lee Gentil  (PUR)	James Fairbank Hovey Freeman	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
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One (pdf).
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