Personal information | |
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Full name | Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe |
Nationality | British |
Born | Cowes, England | 18 November 1918
Died | 19 November 2008 Cowes, England | (aged 90)
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
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]
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]