John Oakeley
Sir John Digby Atholl Oakeley, 8th Baronet was a British sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling|1972 Summer Olympics].
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.