| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Enoshima | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed. [1]
 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 | |||||||
 |  Bill Northam  (AUS) | Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant | Barrenjoey | KA 14 | 1 | 1277 | 6 | 499 | 2 | 976 | 1 | 1277 | 1 | 1277 | 4 | 675 | 6082 | 5981 | ||
 |  Lars Thorn (SWE) | Arne Karlsson Sture Stork | Rush VII | S 37 | 4 | 675 | 4 | 675 | 4 | 675 | 1 | 1277 | 4 | 675 | 1 | 1277 | 5929 | 5254 | ||
 |  John J. McNamara (USA) | Joseph Batchelder Francis Scully | Bingo | US 50 | 10 | 277 | 1 | 1277 | 1 | 1277 | 6 | 499 | 2 | 976 | 3 | 800 | 5207 | 5106 | ||
| 4 |  Agostino Straulino (ITA) | Bruno Petronio Massimo Minervin | Grifone | I 42 | 2 | 976 | 2 | 976 | 3 | 800 | 7 | 432 | 2 | 976 | 5 | 578 | 4974 | 4738 | ||
| 5 |  Fritz Kopperschmidt (EUA) | Herbert Reich Eckart Wagner | Subbnboana | G 12 | 14 | 131 | 8 | 374 | 6 | 499 | 4 | 675 | 5 | 578 | 3 | 800 | 3158 | 3057 | ||
| 6 |  Johan Gullichsen (FIN) | Peter Fazer Juhani Salovaara | Chaje II | L 24 | 6 | 499 | 5 | 578 | 5 | 578 | 5 | 578 | 8 | 374 | 7 | 432 | 3362 | 3039 | ||
| 7 |  Sandy MacDonald (CAN) | Douglas Woodward Bernard Skinner | State VI | KC 58 | 3 | 800 | 5 | 578 | 9 | 323 | 9 | 323 | 7 | 432 | 6 | 499 | 3118 | 2955 | ||
| 8 |  HrH Crownprince Harald (NOR) | Eirik Johannessen Stein Føyen | Fram III | N 27 | 7 | 432 | 9 | 323 | 7 | 432 | 2 | 976 | 9 | 323 | 8 | 374 | 3137 | 2860 | ||
| 9 |  Robert Symonette (BAH) | Roy Ramsay Percy Knowles | John B | BA 1 | 9 | 323 | 11 | 236 | 3 | 800 | 3 | 800 | 10 | 277 | 10 | 277 | 2876 | 2713 | ||
| 10 |  Paul Ramelet (SUI) | Roger Rouge Jean Graul | Alain IV | Z 45 | 3 | 800 | DNF | 101 | 13 | 163 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 198 | 2 | 976 | 2474 | 2474 | ||
| 11 |  Robin Aisher (GBR) | Eric Denham Adrian Jardine | Yeoman XII | K 12 | 8 | 374 | 8 | 374 | 8 | 374 | 6 | 499 | 6 | 499 | 9 | 323 | 2720 | 2443 | ||
| 12 |  William Berntsen (DEN) | Carl Christian Lassen Per Holm | Web III | D 11 | 5 | 578 | 7 | 432 | 12 | 198 | 10 | 277 | 8 | 374 | 11 | 236 | 2258 | 2095 | ||
| 13 |  Konstantin Alexandrov (URS) | Konstantin Melgunov Valentin Zamotaikin | Druzhba | SR 1 | 11 | 236 | 11 [4] | 217 | 10 | 277 | 7 | 432 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 198 | 1794 | 1596 | ||
| 14 |  Fujiya Matsumoto (JPN) | Masao Yoshida Takeshi Hagiwara | Roy | J 1 | 12 | 198 | 11 [4] | 217 | 12 | 198 | 13 | 163 | 14 | 131 | 13 | 163 | 1201 | 1070 | ||
| 15 |  Víctor de la Lama (MEX) | Iker Belausteguigoitía Luis Aguilar | Xolotl | MX 1 | 14 | 131 | 15 | 101 | 13 | 163 | 14 | 131 | 15 | 101 | 14 | 131 | 859 | 758 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Enoshima. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Easterly course area was used for the 5.5 Metre.
| Date | Race | Weather | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1964 | I | Cloudy | ENE | 0.4 |
| 13 October 1964 | II | Cloudy | NNE | 5.5 |
| 14 October 1964 | III | Cloudy | N | 12 |
| 15 October 1964 | IV | Fine | N | 8 |
| 19 October 1964 | V | Cloudy | N | 4.5 |
| 20 October 1964 | VI | Fine | NNE | 12 |
| 21 October 1964 | VII | Cloudy | S | 11 |
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The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 34 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.
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Jan Marinus Jongkind was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Enoshima. Jonkind, as crew on the Dutch Dragon took the 13th place with helmsman Wim van Duyl, fellow crew member Henny Scholtz and Dick Wayboer.
Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples. Verhagen, as helmsman on the Dutch Flying Dutchman Daisy (H102), took 5th place with crew Gerard Lautenschutz and Jaap Helder. During the 1964 Summer Olympics in Naples and 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco he again helmed Daisy (H157/H187), this time with Nick de Jong, and finished in 6th and 18th place, respectively.
Nicolaas Pieter "Nick" de Jong is a retired sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Enoshima. De Jong, as crew on the Dutch Flying Dutchman Daisy (H157), took the 6th place with helmsman Ben Verhagen. During the 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco he crewed Daisy (H187), again with helmsman Ben Verhagen to and an 18th place in the Flying Dutchman. For the 1972 Olympics De Jong made the switch from the Flying Dutchman to crew on the Soling with helmsman Heiki Blok and Rolf Kurpershoek. This team was nominated for the games by the KNWV. The nomination however did not resulted in a selection by the Dutch NOC.
Dirk "Dick" Wayboer is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Enoshima. Wayboer, as crew on the Dutch Dragon took the 13th place with helmsman Wim van Duyl, fellow crew member Henny Scholtz and Jan Jongkind.
Hans Willems is a retired sailor from the Netherlands. He competed in the Finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in 16th place.
Cornelis "Cor" Groot was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco. Groot, as helmsman on the Dutch Dragon, took 10th place with crew members Jan Bol and Pieter de Zwart. Groot was also the substitute helmsmen for the 1964 Dutch Dragon.
