The first member to be Commodore twice, being elected for the second time in March 1944, Philip Perceval had retired as Commodore of the ISC in 1903 shortly before the death of his aunt Adelaide. She and her husband changed their name to Hunloke and entered into an inheritance. Upon her death, the family fortunes, the estate on Wingerworth in Derbyshire, and the family name of Hunloke had all gone to Philip. It is possible that his aunt's state of health necessitated that he should go north to attend to the estate, and this may have been the reason that he had announced his retirement on 28th November 1902. Now in 1944 as the sole surviving founder member of the Club, he returned once again as Commodore.

In 1908 the Olympic Games sailing was held in the Solent off Ryde and Sir Philip Hunloke won a bronze medal sailing the 8metre Sorais. He was actively involved in yachting for over sixty years and, as the King's Sailing Master, he helmed King George V's cutter Britannia from 1913 until 1935, during which time he had won 213 races. In 1944 Philip Hunloke was also made Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Just before the 1947 AGM, the death was announced of the Commodore Sir Philip Hunloke, G.C.V.O.

The Vic Commodore Jimmy Damant at a meeting after his death said that the late Commodore was remembered by older members as one of the pioneers of small boat sailing for over sixty years. A glance at the Lloyds register would show him to have owned a new boat almost every year.

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