The

Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' () is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever. The myths and ghost stories are likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India C ...

was a sailing event on the

Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sailing (sport), Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (Sailing at the 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 Summer Olympics, 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summ ...

program in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 31 boats, from 31 nations competed.

Results

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
13px = Male, 13px = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Naples

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Naples. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The center course was used for the Flying Dutchman.

Notes

References

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Flying Dutchman (dinghy)