Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad

Venue

Acapulco

Dates

14-21 October

Competitors

42 from 14 nations

Teams

Medalists

	Ulf Sundelin Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin	Sweden
	Louis Noverraz Marcel Stern Bernard Dunand	Switzerland
	Robin Aisher Adrian Jardine Paul Anderson	Great Britain

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Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Finn			Open
Flying Dutchman			Open
Star			Open
Dragon			Open
5.5 Metre			Open

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
- 1.1 Daily standings
2 Conditions at Acapulco
3 Notes
4 References

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Country Code	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[1]	Total -1 ^[2]
Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Country Code	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total Points ^[1]	Total -1 ^[2]
01 !	Ulf Sundelin (SWE)	Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin	S	4	8	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	10	1	0	1	0	18	8
02 !	Louis Noverraz (SUI)	Marcel Stern Bernard Dunand	Z	1	0	5	10	2	3	2	3	4	8	4	8	~~DNF~~	20	52	32
03 !	Robin Aisher (GBR)	Adrian Jardine Paul Anderson	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)	Stephen 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 Alexandrov 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 Niels 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

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-OCT-1968	I	Fair	29	275	15	Choppy	0.2-120
15-OCT-1968	II	Fair	29.5	295	15	Calm	0.2-160
16-OCT-1968	III	Fair	28.5	285	8	Calm	0.2-130
17-OCT-1968	IV	Fair	29.5	235	6	Calm	0.1-300
19-OCT-1968	V	Normal	29.8	180	6	Calm	0.3-326
20-OCT-1968	VI	Fair	30	250	5	Calm	0.7-275
21-OCT-1968	VII	Cloudy	28.5	285	10	Choppy	1-110

Notes

^ The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
^ Total after applying discard.

References

Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968) (pdf). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One. http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v1pt1.pdf.
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968) (pdf). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part Two. http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v1pt2.pdf.
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968) (pdf). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part One. http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v2pt1.pdf.
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"Mexico City 1968". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Summer/Mexico-City-1968.