Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12m² Sharpie

The 12m² Sharpie was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program in Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. Twenty-six sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.[1]

12m² Sharpie at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Cropp (left) and Mander
Venue	Port Phillip
Dates	26–29 November and 3–5 December
Competitors	26 from 13 nations
Teams	13
Medalists
Peter Mander Jack Cropp  New Zealand Rolly Tasker John Scott  Australia Jasper Blackall Terence Smith  Great Britain

The races were held on a 10 nautical mile (18.5 km) course. Dutch teams dominated this class in the 1950s, but they boycotted the 1956 Olympics, protesting the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Australia initially won the final, but were demoted to second place after France argued that Australian boat obstructed their path.[2]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [3]	Total -1 [4]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Peter Mander  (NZL)	Jack Cropp	Jest	2	914	1	1215	5	516	4	613	1	1215	1	1215	2	914	6602	6086
	Rolly Tasker  (AUS)	John Scott	Falcon IV.	1	1215	2	914	2	914	1	1215	2	914	2	914	DSQ	0	6086	6086
	Jasper Blackall  (GBR)	Terence Smith	Chuckles	3	738	7	370	3	738	2	914	5	516	3	738	1	1215	5229	4859
4	Mario Capio  (ITA)	Emilio Massino	Romolo	4	613	4	613	4	613	3	738	3	738	4	613	5	516	4444	3928
5	John Sully  (RSA)	Alfred Evans	Impala	8	312	3	738	DNF	0	DNF	0	4	613	5	516	3	738	2917	2917
6	Rolf Mulka  (EUA)	Ingo Von Bredow	Wendehals	7	370	9	261	1	1215	DNF	0	8	312	8	312	7	370	2840	2840
7	Boris Ilyin  (URS)	Aleksandr Tchoumakov	Kon-Tiki	5	516	10	215	9	261	DNF	0	6	437	6	437	4	613	2479	2479
8	Roger Tiriau  (FRA)	Claude Flahault	Kannibaltje	6	437	8	312	6	437	DNF	0	9	261	11	174	6	437	2058	2058
9	Eric Olsen  (USA)	Stan Renehan	Tineke	DNF	0	5	516	DNF	0	5	516	7	370	10	215	8	312	1929	1929
10	Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht  (BRA)	Rolf Bercht	Inca	DNF	0	11	174	7	370	DNF	0	11	174	7	370	9	261	1349	1349
11	Archibald Cameron  (CAN)	Bill Thomas	Beaver	DNF	0	6	437	8	312	DNF	0	DSQ	0	9	261	10	215	1225	1225
12	Stylianos Bonas  (GRE)	Spyros Bonas	Nikh	9	261	12	136	10	215	DNF	0	10	215	12	136	11	174	1137	1137
13	Gyi Khin Pe  (BIR)	Chow Park Wing	Kingfisher	DNF	0	13	101	11	174	DNF	0	DNF	0	DNS	0	DNS	0	275	275

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 12m² Sharpie during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

Three race areas were needed during the Olympics in the Port Phillip. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the 12m² Sharpie.

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
2. Sailing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy. sports-reference.com
3. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
4. Total after applying discard.

References

• The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956 (1958). The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 (PDF).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.