Drum (yacht)
| 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 formerly co-owned by lead singer of Duran Duran Simon Le Bon and currently owned by Scottish businessman Sir Arnold Clark.
Drum was designed by Ireland-based boat-builder Ron Holland and built in Finland.Drum was purpose-designed and built to be sailed in the Whitbread Round the World Race.
Drum competed in the 1985 Fastnet Race. It was one of the favourites to win the race, but the boat lost its keel due to a design failure and capsized. Its crew were all rescued.
Drum was re-fitted and competed in the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race.
As of 2013[update]Drum is owned by Scottish businessman Arnold Clark, who purchased the yacht 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.
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