| Franklin Woodroffe | |
| Full Name: | Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe |
| Nationality: | British |
| Sport: | Sailing |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Cowes, England |
| Death Place: | Cowes, England |
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]