Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe

Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe (18 November 1918[1] – 19 December 2008) was a British sailor. He competed in the 6 Metre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Franklin Woodroffe
Personal information
Full nameFranklin Ratsey Woodroffe
NationalityBritish
Born(1918-11-18)18 November 1918
Cowes, England
Died19 November 2008(2008-11-19) (aged 90)
Cowes, England
Sport
SportSailing

Ratsey Woodroffe was born on the Isle of Wight, the son of Stanley Woodroffe and his wife Muriel Prangley Ratsey, of the Ratsey and Lapthorn sailmaking firm.[3] He had two brothers and a sister, and their great-uncle was the Olympic sailor Colin Ratsey. In 1949 Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe became the first winner of the Edinburgh Cup, in a Dragon-class yacht called Blue Skies.[4]

Ratsey Woodroffe had joined Ratsey and Lapthorne at the age of 18,[5] and eventually became senior manager[6] as well as proprietor of Vectis Sailcloth.[7]

References
  1. "Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe". olympic.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Franklin Woodroffe". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "A new life for a classic boat – 37ft Misty is remodelled for the classic circuit". Yachting World. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. "Edinburgh Cup History". British Dragon Association. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. Future. Futura Publications Limited. 1948. p. 18.
  6. Jeremy Howard-Williams (1967). Sails. Coles.
  7. Marconi's International Register. Telegraphic Cable & Radio Registrations, Incorporated. 1997. p. 641.
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