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Island Sailing Club
Rules
Last updated: 3 November 2018
ISLAND
SAILING CLUB
General Rules
1. Name and Flag
1.1 The Club shall be
called “The Island Sailing Club” and is referred to in these rules as “the
Club”.
1.2 The Club flag shall be a red burgee with a yellow castle
superimposed.
https://www.islandsc.org.uk/about-the-club/club-rules-updated-3-november-2018-1
The club does have flag officers, but the rules do not cover any flags for
them, apparently.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 6 April 2019
![[Inland Waterways Association]](../images/g/gb~isc.gif)
image located by Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
Burgee: Pennant 1:2 (print image). Red field charged with a yellow castle tower
(East Cowes Castle?).
Source: Lloyd’s Register of Yachts. London, 1900.
"The Island Sailing Club sits in the heart of Cowes and is the organiser of
the annual Round the Island Race, sailing's answer to the London Marathon as
over 1000 boats, crewed by some of the biggest names in sailing as well as keen
amateur sailors and families race around the Isle of Wight."
Source: accessed
19 March 2019, https://www.islandsc.org.uk/page/about-the-club
Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
![[Island Sailing Club]](../images/g/gb~isc_ad55.jpg)
image located by Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
Rectangle circa 5:8 (web image). Yellow/white/blue tricolour.
"Chris was the
youngest of Tom Ratsey’s seven children. The youngest of five brothers, he was
studying medicine when the 1914 - 1918 war began. Chris became a sail maker and
who, in due course, took over the direction of Ratsey and Lapthorn Sailmakers.
He successfully raced in the Prince Of Wales Cup and owned Harrier which he
cruised and raced. His pride and joy was the sleek and beautiful Evenlode
designed for him by Fife. In her he won the RIR [Round the Island Race] in 1938
and again in 1947.”
Source: accessed 19 March 2019,
https://sites.google.com/site/islandscburgeecollection/admiral-chris-ratsey
Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
![[Island Sailing Club]](../images/g/gb~isc_ad60.jpg)
image located by Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
Rectangle circa 5:8 (web image). White field charged with a shield quartered
yellow and red.
“Cyril came to Cowes as a small boy when his father was the
secretary of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in Ryde. He joined the family wool
broking firm of Windeler and Co. In 1931 as a member he proposed a race around
the Isle of Wight and presented the Club with a trophy the famous Gold Roman
Challenge Bowl. It was not until the outbreak of World War II in 1939 that
Major Windeler finally won his trophy sailing his 7 ton auxiliary cutter “Kaliste”
designed by Jack Giles. This trophy is still raced for in the Club’s world
famous Round the Island Race to this day.”
Source: accessed 20 March 2019,
https://sites.google.com/site/islandscburgeecollection/admiral-major-bc-windeler
Peter Edwards
![[Island Sailing Club]](../images/g/gb~isc_ad64.jpg)
image located by Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
Rectangle circa 6:8 (web image). Equally divided vertically: green, light
green, green, light green.
“It was Sir Owen Aisher’s time as Commodore in
the early sixties that he guided the club through a comprehensive rebuilding
and refurbishing programme, creating one of the first purpose-built yacht clubs
in the UK, wildly revolutionary in its time, which is so familiar to us today.
The Club’s history states that over his 30 years as Admiral, his influence had
been invaluable and his interest in our activities undiminished. Sir Owen was
chairman of the family run business ‘Marley Ltd’ 1945-82 (Life President
1982-93). President of the RYA [Royal Yachting Association] 1970-75. He raced
his many Yoeman Yachts locally and around the world with much success.”
Source: accessed 20 March 2019,
https://sites.google.com/site/islandscburgeecollection/admiral-sir-owen-aisher
Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
![[Island Sailing Club]](../images/g/gb~isc_ad96.jpg)
image located by Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
Rectangle circa 5:8 (web image). White field charged with a shield quartered
yellow and red.
“Cyril came to Cowes as a small boy when his father was the
secretary of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in Ryde. He joined the family wool
broking firm of Windeler and Co. In 1931 as a member he proposed a race around
the Isle of Wight and presented the Club with a trophy the famous Gold Roman
Challenge Bowl. It was not until the outbreak of World War II in 1939 that
Major Windeler finally won his trophy sailing his 7 ton auxiliary cutter “Kaliste”
designed by Jack Giles. This trophy is still raced for in the Club’s world
famous Round the Island Race to this day.”
Source: accessed 20 March 2019,
https://sites.google.com/site/islandscburgeecollection/admiral-major-bc-windeler
Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
![[Island Sailing Club]](../images/g/gb~isc_co47.jpg)
image located by Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019
Rectangle circa 5:8 (web image). Field per bend black over red.
“Jimmy
Damant was never an Admiral of the club but his House (Racing) Flag [sic] takes
pride of place with the past Admirals. He was a Flag Officer for a total of 25
years. He was the son of founding member H C Damant and was elected to
membership in 1902.
The Island Sailing Club’s History book 1889 - 214 shows
that part of the Damant family played in forming the Club. Jimmy’s brothers
bought the Club premises and the quay etc. from Godfrey Baring, son of the
General in Sept. 1900. In 1917 Jimmy became the sole landlord and finally in
1946 Jimmy “sold” the Clubhouse and the land upon which it stood - quay etc. to
the Club Trustees for the token sum of [pounds sterling] 500.
Jimmy owned
various yachts including a 6 metre called Loretta and Philippine which had
already been owned by two previous Commodores. A bronze plaque to perpetuate the
memory of Jimmy Damant is in the entrance hall to the Club.”
Source: accessed
22 March 2019,
https://sites.google.com/site/islandscburgeecollection/admiral-sir-maurice-laing
Peter Edwards, 6 April 2019