DRUM: An Extraordinary Adventure - Whitbread 1985 (Full Documentary)

[@kjb2b]

I love this! I was lucky enough to be on board Drum a few times while docked. My dad & I once had a private tour with the skipper of the time in the mid 80s. Such a stunning Maxi

[@Ruby-ep8oc]

I was so lucky to see Simon in New Zealand back in 1986 when Drum stopped in Auckland . I walked with Simon and Yasmine along the main street of Auckland City until they went into a hotel . It was a very cherished memory and I had admired Simon for a long time .

[@fargley001]

I watched this on discovery - must have been 1988, if I recall correctly. I later purchased the VHS... Now its on youtube :)

[@voornaam3191]

Yeah, but where oh where, to which National Video Archive, has the original broadcasting tape gone? The video quality of this one is mud. Who produced this video? Where did they store all their tapes or their video editing project files? What is wrong with this world? Why are we all watching this muddy tape?!

[@sivvorn5505]

I’m a Duran Duran fan. A friend told me about Drum. Come sail with us in Southern California. It’s not Whitbread or anything close, but we have fun out here.

[@DeanWThomas]

Finally after all these years I've decided to watch this in its entirety. Very interesting... I think Duran Duran should redo the song Grey Lady. It's amazing!

[@gmar7836]

It’s a good song

[@animaljustice7774]

It’s a great song, but it was done by Simon and I could not find it as a single on CD

[@svenlabots1869]

What a joy to watch this again after all this time...just incredible. It's only now we understand that Simon really needed a break from the band's hectic schedule. Well done Simon!😎

[@1218omaroo]

Brilliant. As a sailor, I feel utterly privileged to be able to equate in some small way to this adventure. I wish! :)

[@kizzkizz06]

My dad Neil Cheston was skipper on this boat and have so much respect for him as they prepared to die on this boat 3 times !! Even after it was doomed as cursed

[@elmercross5051]

I love this documentary!

[@kjb2b]

Amazing! Your dad is a legend ❤

[@edmundgreen9708]

As a sailor an huge fan of Skip Novaks sailing, I could watch this over and over.

[@helenerichert1057]

That was a fantastic documentary about life onboard Drum and its perils and ultimate successess. Nothing was left out. 10/10

[@ChicagoCrew]

IOR Maxis were the most aesthetically beautiful racing sailboats ever designed . They were pure power and grace .

[@12345fowler]

Yep, totally agree. Not only aesthetics but the whole race was such an equilibrium between men and nature. Long time at sea, numerous crew onboard with sometime dramatic moments and other moments enjoyable and crazy (crew taking a bath suspended by the spinnaker pole & other silly stuff when conditions permit etc.) There was a sense of humans at the mercy of the seas more than anything in the present days, because these boats altough there were bloody fast fo a monohull design, were slow enough that they were just at the mercy of the weather system thery were in. In todays races, multi-hull oats are so fast they can jump from one weather system to another one, they sail faster than the wetaher system itself lol. Not the same spirit.

[@carlsails58]

Novak such a capable Skipper. Great video. Thanks for posting. What a race!

[@sweathering2997]

Wow. Thank you for this. It’s been decades ago since I last watched it.

[@gmar7836]

Good Lord I remember seeing this documentary on cable TV back in the late 80s and really enjoyed it, I was hoping to see it again. Thank you for uploading it, I can watch it again.

[@Tausney2007]

What a great video, have lost my copy :(! My dad used to sail on drum back in the late 80/90s and ive been onboard loads of times god i miss her, great ship.

[@DwayneBSapling]

Great video! It has inspired me to get out on my 12' dinghy and pretend I'm racing around the world.

[@Sugarsail1]

Magnus Olsen did it a bunch of times. Boy he was young in this RIP

[@smitty2868]

Although one design certainly has it's merits the race will never again the mystery and uncertainty exhibited in this entertaining upload - Thanks for your work and kudos to the people who produced the video.

[@nvoid2597]

Why is it that the mystery and uncertainty are lost?

[@mjaliveinmusic]

thanks for uploading this..as a fan of duran duran....always wanted to see this.....wonderful

[@mjaliveinmusic]

+Trenthamfolk ill watch! thank u so much!

[@brianjacobson9867]

Used to have this on video tape. Haven't seen it since the early 90's. Thanks very much.... Mate:)

[@TheJulie720]

This was AWESOME!!! What an ADVENTURE!!!! What an EXPERIENCE!!! Thanks for posting this!!

[@darrens7040]

I remember going aboard Drum when she was docked in Auckland during the Whitbread an amazing experience

[@gmar7836]

What was it like inside?

[@mjh5437]

@@gmar7836 racing yachts are very spartan and functional,no luxuries.

[@animaljustice7774]

Grey lady. What a fantastic song

[@duranie100]

Fantastic. Not seen this since the original video release.

[@unohedelund5461]

I agree : IOR Maxis were the most aesthetically beautiful racing sailboats ever designed . They were pure power and grace .

[@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770]

My mate roger down the pub just told me about this . He was the navigator. I told him it’s probably been uploaded to utube and it has. I asked him would you do it again he said no . But how bizarre I’m talking about sailing he comes out with this !! Trevor you’re a ledge

[@jontip]

Stephen Duller amazing!

[@540PurpleHaze]

Thanks for uploading, love these old whitbread videos

[@arricammarques1955]

Incredible bunch of sailors & documentary.

[@LoriDem]

Thank you so very much! I have been looking all over for this for many, many years.

[@Soupdragon1964]

Haven't seen this for years, thanks for uploading. At 42 mins "Over and out" NOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@Soupdragon1964]

I used to sail professionally in the late 80s/early 90s and spent some time with Skip. I met SLB through motorbikes too, but thought he was a bit of a cock really! Great vid though.

[@Soupdragon1964]

Most of the world's best yachtsmen learned to sail in dinghies; best into you can have! Have you watched the 2005 Fastnet reunion?

[@richardbonilla2328]

a nice pairing of sailing and ++ music

[@gmar7836]

Propaganda. They were a German pop synth band from the 80’s. Great stuff

[@12345fowler]

@@gmar7836 Yeah, the race happened mostly in 1985 and Secret Wish was relased that same year so it kind of fit. Perfect choice of music for me as a die fan of this band.

[@davidwolff8903]

A real boat. Nothing better than an IOR Maxi.

[@joez9839]

Hey! Who wants to go water skiing? Woohoo! Living on a boat that's lucky to get 100 mile a day, this is just awesome!

[@jeriksson7686]

When yachts were beautiful ✌️

[@FreeRangeChiHuaHuas]

My best friend Nicole and I saw drum on the Thames River.. Yasmin was there, Simon and his brother and Paula Yates holding toddler fifi trixi bell.

[@manicstreetpreacher200]

Not one crab-pott lifted or any crab caught. Not one Greenhorn falling asleep on Wheel-watch. No Captain foaming at the mouth and threatening to throw the crew overboard. Worst episode of Deadliest Catch, - EVER!😂

[@oday3514]

Thank you for this!

[@JohnELemmenes]

A retired US Coast Guard captin told me that each hour of conditions like those shown had the same effect on coordination, judgement and the like as a six pack of beer, though not nearly so enjoyable.

[@animal494]

Skip Novak is a legend!!

[@jupitorious7925]

excellent video...thanks

[@12345fowler]

I have NEVER EVER seen any video with Propaganda as a choice for the opening music. MASSIVE LIKE from me.

[@mrj9394]

AWESOME!

[@jacoroux8700]

thanks for posting. love the Propaganda soundtrack!

[@gmar7836]

Yeah propaganda. That’s a trip back in time!

[@Handletaken4]

Balls of steel

[@undervaleflorence]

thank you !!!

[@animaljustice7774]

I wish this was cleaned up, made sharper and available on DVD

[@pierrevanhalteren5733]

Loosing it's keel then shortly after hull delamination, which yard did build this boat ?

[@12345fowler]

Remember that for performance boats, naval architects are always pushing the limit of the least amount of material vs stress and the balance is not easy to find.

[@lucianamaggi1199]

È stata una avventura fantastica anche se non è partita nel migliore dei modi ma credo che rimanga dentro di te per sempre simon

[@lorrainebennett7528]

Amazing documentary, I remember this well. The builders could have been responsible for the deaths of the crew members though.... the keel falling off and delamination of the hull?

[@ChicagoCrew]

where have all the IOR Maxis gone ? Congere, Boomerang, Sayonara, Sassy, Windward Passage, Drum, Obsession, Cannonball, Matador, Condor, Nirvana

[@georgeperreten8641]

different time. Maxi circuit fun to follow. Impressive to see 3 or 4 in Hamilton harbor after the Bermuda race

[@12345fowler]

UBS Switzerland, Disque D'or...

[@derekknight9789]

48:30- DURAN DURAN SONG is pretty steeped vocals.

[@chrisdevine3511]

I want to do this. Nothing in my life has told me that I can do it. (Actually that’s not true) But I know I could do this. I’ve always wanted to do something unequivocal, which this is. I want to do this

[@gmar7836]

They must’ve been bored out of their minds

[@voornaam3191]

And then came carbon fibre. And then came REAL computer power helping in design. And then came hydrofoils. And then finally the Medieval Eighties were a thing of the past. Gee, EVERYTHING was awkward in those years, was it? Even racing was without the special material materials, look at it, it looks exactly like a large touring yacht, nothing special, nothing fancy. That is WEIRD!

[@remcovandenbrink3757]

Great music btw: Propaganda!