Sir John Digby Atholl Oakeley, 8th Baronet (27 November 1932 – 19 December 2016) was a British

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He began his career in the 1950s, winning the Merlin Rocket championship three times and the National 12 once. In addition, he was the winner of the Flying Dutchman World Championship in 1967. Oakeley also wrote two books on sailing, ''Winning'' and ''This is Downwind Sailing''. He died on 19 December 2016 at the age of 84.

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* * * * 1932 births 2016 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Great Britain Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Flying Dutchman class world champions World champions in sailing for Great Britain {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub