Engineering:Drum (yacht)
 Drum in Arnold Clark livery, off Greenock in the Firth of Clyde (2008) | |
| Nation |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Class | Maxi |
| Designer(s) | Ron Holland |
| Owner(s) | Simon Le Bon Sir Arnold Clark |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Skip Novak |
Drum is a maxi yacht owned by Scottish car sales group Arnold Clark Automobiles, formerly co-owned by lead singer of Duran Duran Simon Le Bon who was rescued from the vessel while competing in 1985 Fastnet Race.
Design
Drum was designed by Ireland-based boat designer Ron Holland[1] and built initially in Plymouth Devon, and completed on The Isle of Wight .[2] Drum was purpose-designed and built to be sailed in the Whitbread Round the World Race.[3] The vessel was purchased by Simon Le Bon and the Berrow brothers.[4]
Career
Fastnet, 1985
Drum competed in the 1985 Fastnet Race. It was one of the favourites to win the race, but the boat lost its keel because the keel supplier failed to heat treat the structure holding the keel to the yacht as specified by the designer, a necessary step after welding aluminum. When the structure failed, Drum capsized.[1] Its crew were all rescued.[5][6] Le Bon had not insured the vessel.[4]
1985–86 Whitbread
Drum was re-fitted and competed in the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race.[7][8]
Current status
Drum was purchased by Scottish businessman Arnold Clark in the late 1980s. In 1988 Drum was again accorded media attention when it was involved in a collision with a Royal Navy submarine, around 5 miles off the Mull of Kintyre.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The History of Arnold Clark Drum". Arnold Clark. http://www.arnoldclarkdrum.com/about-us/.
- ↑ "Yacht Wreckage Examined". The New York Times. 12 August 1985. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/13/sports/yacht-wreckage-examined.html.
- ↑ "Top 10 Volvo Ocean Race moments: page 3 girls, arrests, 'rock star' sailors, all-female crews and turning turtle". The Daily Telegraph. 9 March 2012. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/sailing/volvo-ocean-race/9128778/Top-10-Volvo-Ocean-Race-moments-page-3-girls-arrests-rock-star-sailors-all-female-crews-and-turning-turtle.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wallace, Carol (26 August 1985). "Rescued at Sea". People. http://people.com/archive/cover-story-rescued-at-sea-vol-24-no-9/.
- ↑ Alleyne, Richard (8 August 2005). "Le Bon back at the helm after brush with death". The Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1495752/Le-Bon-back-at-the-helm-after-brush-with-death.html.
- ↑ "Simon le Bon pays tribute to Cornish SAR crews". Pirate FM News. February 17, 2016. http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/1888599/photos-simon-le-bon-pays-tribute-to-cornish-sar-crews/.
- ↑ Lloyd, Barbara (21 December 1987). "On Course to the Whitbread". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/21/sports/yacht-racing-on-course-to-the-whitbread.html.
- ↑ Novak, Skip. One Watch at a Time - Around the World with Drum on the Whitbread Race. W W Norton, 1988. ISBN:0-393-02498-9
- ↑ Cramb, Auslan (18 July 1988). "Probe after submarine collides with yacht". The Glasgow Herald (Newsquest Media Group). https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19880718&id=iQ01AAAAIBAJ&pg=2270,4399337.
 |  |
