Hello,
In a direct quote:
" While Duran Duran was on hiatus in 1985, Le Bon drew media attention when his maxi-yacht, Drum ,
lost her keel and capsized during the Fastnet race, just of Falmouth, along the southern coast of Cornwall. Before being rescued, Le Bon
and other crew members were trapped underwater, inside the hull, for forty minutes. Despite the accident, Le Bon and Drum
went on to participate in the 1985-1986 Whitebread Round the world race, coming in third overall in elapsed time. Le Bon and his
partners eventually sold Drum; the events surrounding Drum and the races were chronicled in a 1989 movie entitled Drum
--The Journey of a Lifetime.
Twenty years after his accident, in 2005, Le Bon made public his desire to race again. During a touring hiatus in August 2005,
Le Bon again raced Drum in the Fastnet race, barrowing the vessel from the current owner to participate, and raising funds for the
RNLI charity. Unfortunately, Le Bon had to leave the race unfinished, as light winds were slowing Drum (and Drum's competitors),
and would have delayed the boats arrival at Plymouth, interfering with Le Bon's obligation tp perform in Japan at a sold-out,
60,000 seat show."
Nice to see he was an avid sailor too!!!
Jonathan
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