title: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
text: # Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
  
  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.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sail No. | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Race VII | Race VII | Total Points | Total -1 |
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  | Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sail No. | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
  | | Bill Northam (AUS) | Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant | Barrenjoey | KA 14 | 1 | 1277 | 6 | 499 | 2 | 976 | 1 | 1277 | DNF | 101 | 1 | 1277 | 4 | 675 | 6082 | 5981 |
  | | Lars Thorn (SWE) | Arne Karlsson Sture Stork | Rush VII | S 37 | 4 | 675 | 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 | DNF | 101 | 5207 | 5106 |
  | 4 | Agostino Straulino (ITA) | Bruno Petronio Massimo Minervin | Grifone | I 42 | 2 | 976 | 2 | 976 | 3 | 800 | 11 | 236 | 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 | DNF | 101 | 4 | 675 | 5 | 578 | 3 | 800 | 3158 | 3057 |
  | 6 | Johan Gullichsen (FIN) | Peter Fazer Juhani Salovaara | Chaje II | L 24 | 6 | 499 | 5 | 578 | 9 | 323 | 5 | 578 | 5 | 578 | 8 | 374 | 7 | 432 | 3362 | 3039 |
  | 7 | Sandy MacDonald (CAN) | Douglas Woodward Bernard Skinner | State VI | KC 58 | 13 | 163 | 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 | 10 | 277 | 9 | 323 | 8 | 374 | 3137 | 2860 |
  | 9 | Robert Symonette (BAH) | Roy Ramsay Percy Knowles | John B | BA 1 | 9 | 323 | 13 | 163 | 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 | DSQ | 0 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 198 | 2 | 976 | 2474 | 2474 |
  | 11 | Robin Aisher (GBR) | Eric Denham Adrian Jardine | Yeoman XII | K 12 | 8 | 374 | 10 | 277 | 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 | 13 | 163 | 11 | 236 | 2258 | 2095 |
  | 13 | Konstantin Alexandrov (URS) | Konstantin Melgunov Valentin Zamotaikin | Druzhba | SR 1 | 11 | 236 | 11 | 217 | 10 | 277 | 7 | 432 | 12 | 198 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 198 | 1794 | 1596 |
  | 14 | Fujiya Matsumoto (JPN) | Masao Yoshida Takeshi Hagiwara | Roy | J 1 | 12 | 198 | 11 | 217 | 14 | 131 | 12 | 198 | 13 | 163 | 14 | 131 | 13 | 163 | 1201 | 1070 |
  | 15 | Víctor de la Lama (MEX) | Iker Belausteguigoitía Luis Aguilar | Xolotl | MX 1 | 15 | 101 | 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
  
  ## Conditions at Enoshima
  
  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 |
  