The inscription is entitled Lieutenant General Charles Baring, 1829-1890. First Commodore of the Island Sailing Club.

More Info...This can be found in the Island Sailing Club History Book 1889 - 2014

This photo was taken in 1954 and shows the apron of the old club and HMS Customs next door, with approximately 70 boats and dingies on the quay and in the water.

Over the years the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's pictures have been updated and previous copies are held in the Club's archives.

 Both the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were the Club's Patrons.

Over the years the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's pictures have been updated and previous copies are held in the Club's archives.

 Both the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were the Club's Patrons.

International Dragon Class keelboat. Designed by Norwegian John Anker in 1929 & built by Camper and Nicholson in 1948. Became an Olympic Class from 1948 to 1972. Bluebottle was a wedding present to the recently married Princess Elizabeth and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh from members of the Island Sailing Club.

 More Info...This can be found in the Island Sailing Club History Book 1889 - 2014

International Dragon Class keelboat. Designed by Norwegian John Anker in 1929 & built by Camper and Nicholson in 1948. Became an Olympic Class from 1948 to 1972. Bluebottle was a wedding present to the recently married Princess Elizabeth and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, from members of the Island Sailing Club

The photo shows her with coloured sails (Blue) and her original little cabin, which contained two small bunks. She was altered to a full racing layout, only a couple of years later.

This photo was taken in 1904 along the Cowes Green by Beken of Cowes.

Her Majesty The Queen at the ISC with Commodore Rod Nicholls on the occasion of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Visit to Cowes and the ISC, Wednesday 25th July 2012

More Info...This can be found in the Island Sailing Club History Book 1889 - 2014

The Duke of Edinburgh and the ISC Commodore's wife Carol Nicholls, on the occasion of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Visit to Cowes and the ISC, Wednesday 25th July 2012

More Info...This can be found in the Island Sailing Club History Book 1889 - 2014

This Photo by Beken & Son, Cowes is titled 'Early morning in Cowes Harbour'. The  Red Funnel, 'Princess Elizabeth', can be seen centre back. This area is now taken up by Cowes Yacht Haven.

This phot of ..... was taken in 1936 by Beken of Cowes

This photograph was taken by William Kirk, who at the time, had his studios on the site of the now, Cowes Combined Clubs offices, in Bath Road.

 On the occasion of Commodore Tom Ratsey's 80th birthday in 1931, there was a great gathering of both members and guests. The Commodore was presented with a painting of his beloved Dolly Varden painted by Harold Wyllie.

 The photo was taken of the assembled company, by and large, it was important guests on the balcony around the Commodore, with members below.

 More Info...This can be found in the Island Sailing Club History Book 1889 - 2014

This photo of the fleet rounding the Needles, in 2011 was taken by Beken of Cowes.

This picture was taken in 1881, showing the 'Parade'

Cowes Parade, taken in 1900 by Beken of Cowes.

The Island Sailing Club, taken in 1935 by Beken of Cowes.

 The 3 story house to the left of the Club is Seaview House which the club managed to buy in 1935 and refit for use by the Club. The different levels of floors and different heights in the two buildings caused a few problems.

 The present club building was completed by 1962 which incorporates Seaview House. The top two windows of the house are the two windows in the centenary room.

This picture shows the two Island Sailing Club representatives for the Prince of Wales Cup Race, Plymouth. August 1929. The two  International 14ft. dingies are on the left the winner Daring (Uffa Fox) and second place Pintail (T Thornycroft.

Photo taken by Beken of Cowes.

Frank Beken moved to the Isle of Wight in 1888 with his father Alfred from Canterbury. His father purchased an existing pharmacy in Cowes. The sight of yachts sailing past Frank's bedroom window made such an impression on him that he decided to capture these images on film.

 After several attempts, it was soon obvious that the cameras available at the time were not suited to the rough seas encountered, so Frank designed and built a new-style camera instead of the usual canvas bellows, he used two wooden box-frames. One encloses a screw-thread focusing system and shutter, with the other frame housing a viewfinder. It was a forerunner to the later twin-lens cameras although it was fired by biting a rubber ball held between the teeth.

 It was Frank's bedroom window that also provided the light source for his 'daylight powered enlarger' which enabled him to make saleable prints from his negatives. The Beken Pharmacy sold these photographs alongside their medicines and perfumes and undoubtedly due to Queen Victoria's Royal residence being nearby at Osborne, it was recorded that five crowned heads of Europe visited the Pharmacy premises at one time!

Frank was joined by his son Keith in the 1930s. Keith had qualified as a chemist and during WW II skippered an Air Sea Rescue launch based in Cowes. Keith photographed the famous J-Class, started colour photography in the 1950s, and later took his cameras to various sailing regattas in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

 Frank died in 1970 and it was decided that the pharmacy should be sold and the photography side of the business should stand alone. Keith was joined by his son Kenneth and a new company called 'Beken of Cowes' was established exclusively photographing afloat and selling the marine photographs that have made the Beken name famous throughout the sailing scene.

 The Beken of Cowes Marine Photography Gallery is now popular with yachtsmen from all over the world who come to see the classic historical photographs, as well as the colour images, taken of today's racing and cruising craft. Those unable to visit access the Beken website at www.beken.co.uk

Keith retired from photography afloat in the mid-1990s after taking the famous photograph of the "Silk II" pitch-pole incident.

 Keith died in February 2007, aged 92.

Keith's son Kenneth joined "Beken of Cowes" to become the third photographer in line taking the photographs that have made the Beken name famous throughout the sailing scene. In over 45 years he has covered Worldwide gatherings such as Tall Ship Races, Offshore Powerboat Races, America's Cup Races, International Sailing Regattas, plus numerous Dinghy and windsurfing events. Beken changed to taking their photographs digitally 2005 Beken changed to taking their photographs digitally. In 2008 with the advancement in the quality of digital printing came the move to supply all prints digitally too, and after 120 years of service, the darkrooms were finally closed.

To the Commodore, flag officers, and members of the Island Sailing Club. With thanks for 12 years of support through the Round the Island Race. The Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust.

 Since becoming the RIR charity in 2005, an incredible £299,266 has been raised making a huge difference to the hundreds of young lives.

This Chart was presented to the club on the occasion of the CCSA (Civil Service Sailing Association) Inter-Departmental Offshore Regatta (IDOR) 2013. The chart was sponsored by The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.

 The ISC has hosted the IDOR Regatta for over 20 years in various charter boats. In recent years the Fairview Sailing Oceanis 37 fleet has been used.

This picture was hanging in the Dining Room but is now in the Upper Staircase.

This picture was hanging in the Dining Room but is now in the Upper Staircase.

This picture was hanging in the Dining Room but is now in Upper Staircase.

This picture was hanging in the Dining Room but is now in the Upper Staircase.

This picture shows Sir Ben Ainslie after he crossed the line after winning Gold in the Finn Class at the Olympic Games in Poole 2012. Ben presented the club with this photo after he broke the Round the Island record for a multi-hull in the June 2013 race. It is signed by his crew and shows the record time of 2hrs 52min 15sec.

Nothing is known about this original document.

This picture is of a limited edition 88/400 and is signed by Philip.

This was painted by Mary Shires

This picture was taken in 1935 long before the present clubhouse was built in 1962. Some of the pictures shown here are still being displayed in the club today.