Oscar Mead is one of the UK's top up and coming solo and shorthanded sailors, despite the fact that he isn't yet 19 years old!

Already officially confirmed as the youngest entrant in the 2009 OSTAR Oscar has a long term goal to be a race winning contender on the start line of the race all singlehanders want to compete in, the Vendee Globe round the World Race. Oscars target is 2016! He will be watching the 2008 race online like thousands and thousands of others.

Oscars 2008 season featured 5 race wins in the Royal Southampton Yacht Clubs 2-handed series (and 1st overall in Class 1 after the 8 race series) as well as winning the "Rookie of the year Trophy in Petite Bateau's Singlehanded Race Week. Oscar also led the Petite Bateau Singleghanded Solent Series going into the last race before a spinnaker halyard which jumped the sheave while Oscar was leading the last race led to a retirement.

In June of 2007, and still only 16 years old, Oscar was bowman for James Howells and David Bedford in the Etchells class World Championships sailed in Cowes where they finished 4th overall. Oscar was the youngest competitor in the event which was sailed in unrelentingly strong winds.


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