Bob Oatley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Oatley

Australian businessman, winemaker and yachtsman

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 10-Jan-2016

Profession: businessperson, winegrower, winemaker

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Robert Ian Oatley (11 June 1928 – 10 January 2016) was an Australian businessman, winemaker, yachtsman and philanthropist.
He was perhaps best known for owning the nine-time Sydney-Hobart-winning yacht Wild Oats XI.
He bought Hamilton Island, Queensland in 2003 for $200 million, he also owned retirement homes and a villa in Sardinia, Italy.
Oatley also established the Rosemount winery, in the Hunter Valley in 1969.