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Sailing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venues	Gulf of Naples
Dates	First race: 29 August 1960 (1960-08-29) (Meulan) Last race: 7 September 1960 (1960-09-07)
Competitors	287 from 46 nations
Boats	138
← 1956 1964 →

Sailing/Yachting is anOlympic sport starting from the Games of the 1stOlympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of1904 and the canceled1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1960 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 29 August 1960 to 7 September 1960 off the coast ofNaples at theGulf of Naples.^[1]

The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses. The start was made in the center of a set of 8 numbered marks that were places in a circle. During the starting procedure the sequence of the marks was communicated to the sailors. By picking the mark that was most upwind the start could always be made upwind. This system is, at least in certain German lakes, still in use.

Port of S. Lucia
Interactive map ofPort of S. Lucia
Coordinates:40°49′35.48″N14°14′57.97″E / 40.8265222°N 14.2494361°E /40.8265222; 14.2494361

In theGulf of Naples, in the zone overlookingSanta Lucia, three ports were used for launching and mooring of the Olympic classes:

• Mergellina, for Finn (Sea Garden) and Flying Dutchman (Posillipo)
• Borgo Marinari [es;fr;it;nap], for Dragons
• Molosiglio, for Star and 5.5 Metre

Three course areas were used:

• Africa
• Asia
• Oceania
• Europe
• Americas

Class	Type	Event	Sailors	Trapeze	Mainsail	Jib/Genoa	Spinnaker	First OG	Olympics so far
Finn	Dinghy		1	0	+	–	–	1952	3
Flying Dutchman	Dinghy		2	1	+	+	+	1960	1
Star	Keelboat		2	0	+	+	–	1932	6
Dragon	Keelboat		3	0	+	+	+	1948	4
5.5 Metre	Keelboat		3	0	+	+	+	1952	3

= Male, = Female, = Open

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1960: Finn details	Denmark (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm	Soviet Union (URS) Aleksander Tšutšelov	Belgium (BEL) André Nelis
1960: Flying Dutchman details	Norway (NOR) Peder Lunde Jr. Bjørn Bergvall	Denmark (DEN) Hans Fogh Ole Erik Petersen	Germany (EUA) Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow
1960: Star details	Soviet Union (URS) Timir Pinegin Fyodor Shutkov	Portugal (POR) Mário Quina José Manuel Quina	United States (USA) William Parks Robert Halperin
1960: Dragon details	Greece (GRE) Crown Prince Constantine Odysseus Eskidioglou Georgios Zaimis	Argentina (ARG) Jorge Salas Chávez Héctor Calegaris Jorge del Río Salas	Italy (ITA) Antonio Cosentino Antonio Ciciliano Giulio De Stefano
1960: 5.5 Metre details	United States (USA) George O'Day James Hunt David Smith	Denmark (DEN) William Berntsen Steen Christensen Sören Hancke	Switzerland (SUI) Henri Copponex Pierre Girard Manfred Metzger

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark (DEN)	1	2	0	3
2	Soviet Union (URS)	1	1	0	2
3	United States (USA)	1	0	1	2
4	Greece (GRE)	1	0	0	1
	Norway (NOR)	1	0	0	1
6	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	1	0	1
8	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
	United Team of Germany (EUA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		5	5	5	15

Measurement at the Olympics became more and more professional.

• Again this Olympic sailing event was gender independent, but turned out to be aMen-only event. This was one of the triggers to create gender specific events. This however had to wait until1988.
• Since the distance between Rome and Naples a separate organization was created for the Sailing events. The name of this organization wasSolo Mio.
• The Italian Navy was responsible for the courses and the towing in and out of the yachts. According to the official report this was done on a very prompt manner. and we quote:

The only accident to occur, which resulted in the loss of the Lebanese Flying Dutchman, cannot be imputed to the method employed by the rescue crew after the boat had overturned, but to the incompetence of the Lebanese F.D. crew who attached the tow cable around a belaying cleat fixed to the deck.

• According to current standards a huge amount of sails was allowed for use during the Olympics (not every boat measured in the maximum number):
  • Finn, 1 sail (for the whole Finn fleet a total of 25 sails were available as spare.)
  • Flying Dutchman, 4 sets of sails (12)
  • Star, 6 sets of sails (12)
  • Dragon 6 sets of sails (18)
  • 5.5 Metre 6 sets of sails (18)
• 106 journalists of 52 countries were reporting the sailing event.
• Many former Olympians acted in the race committee, the International jury or measurement committee. Examples are:Peter Scott,Beppe Croce,Eddy Stutterheim,Jean-Jacques Herbulot andEdgar Beyn.

During the sailing regattas at the 1960 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

•  Austria (AUT),Gotfrid Köchert, father of actressBibi Besch and future grandfather of actressSamantha Mathis, in the 5.5 Metre
•  Australia (AUS),Jock Sturrock in the 5.5 Metre. Appointed flag-bearer of the Australian team at the opening ceremony in Rome, in recognition of becoming the first athlete to represent Australia in four Olympic Games. Later, skippered "Gretel" and "Dame Pattie", the first two Australian challengers for the America's Cup, and in 1962 was awarded the Lindy Award as Australian Sportsman of the year, the Helms Award for Australian Yachtsman of the year, and was honoured asAustralian of the Year
•  Denmark (DEN),Paul Elvstrøm winning his fourth consecutive gold medal, this time in the Finn
•  Greece (GRE), Crown Prince Constantine winning his first and only gold medal, in the Dragon with two of his teammates. He would becomeking of Greece (1964–1973) asConstantine II
•  Finland (FIN),Peter Tallberg, future President of theInternational Yacht Racing Union (1986–1994), in the 5.5 Metre
•  Philippines (PHI), Francisco Paula Gonzales, future mass murderer for crashingPacific Air Lines Flight 773 (1964)
•  Thailand (THA),Birabongse Bhanudej, Prince ofThailand, in the Star

• 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). Archived fromthe original(pdf) on 27 October 2012. Retrieved5 July 2010.
• 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). Archived fromthe original(pdf) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved5 July 2010.
• 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). Archived fromthe original(pdf) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved5 July 2010.
• Hugh Drake &Paul Henderson (2009).Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "Rome 1960".Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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