What a shame!

[longjohnsilver]

Pictures say it all. No idea why this beauty has been let go, maybe illness or worse. Hopefully someone will be willing and able to resurrect her?





Drumbeat of Cowes has a great pedigree, there’s a beautiful boat hiding underneath the neglect.

 

[Bouba]

Some of the fittings look new

 

[Poignard]

A sad sight.

DRUMBEAT is Sold

 

[Concerto]

Where is Drumbeat located?

 

[burgundyben]

Good grief. She's a fine old lady and deserves better.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Where is Drumbeat located?

Sutton harbour marina.
I guess, looking at the various ropes and lines, she’s been untouched for quite a long time. She must have looked magnificent in her prime.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

Nice pile of firewood with some fittings thrown in. You would be crazy to take on such a restoration.

Boats die as well as men

 

[Poignard]

Sutton harbour marina.
I guess, looking at the various ropes and lines, she’s been untouched for quite a long time. She must have looked magnificent in her prime.

 

[KeelsonGraham]

Nice pile of firewood with some fittings thrown in. You would be crazy to take on such a restoration.

Boats die as well as men

Aah, then you’re not watching the Tally Ho project on YouTube then? Leo Sampson might beg to differ!

 

[Deleted member 36384]

Aah, then you’re not watching the Tally Ho project on YouTube then? Leo Sampson might beg to differ!

He has built a new hull. It’s not a renovation, not even stretching it, 99% new hull. So old boats turn to gash and are not recoverable.

Regarding Drumbeat. There was a poster on here, about 6 or 7 years ago with the name “Drumbeat”. He talked about a boat that he sailed and these images match my recollection. He moved south from Scotland to England, was English and had something to do with nuclear physics and submarines. I wonder if this was his boat. Idle musings, I may be wide of the mark.

 

[Frogmogman]

What a sorry sight, though it might not be quite as catastrophic as the photos suggest.

Max Aitken’s old boat, built by Lallows. Fingers crossed that somebody rescues her.

 

[Moodysailor]

I remember seeing her in her prime at the America's cup jubilee regatta, stunning on the water.
Sad to see her now.

 

[LadyInBed]

????

 

[pyrojames]

Nice pile of firewood with some fittings thrown in. You would be crazy to take on such a restoration.

Boats die as well as men

If she has been left unattended for as long as it looks like, but still appears to be floating on her marks, I wouldn't be surprised if she is not too bad.

 

[Stemar]

No one with any sense would take on such a project, but do rather hope she finds a nutter with deep pockets, a lot of skill and even more patience.

The trouble is that, all too often, when a pedigree racing boat reaches then end of her career, she doesn't make a good cruising boat, and the person who is willing to spend the kind of money needed to keep such a boat up to scratch wants either a race winner or a good cruiser.

 

[burgundyben]

Designed by Ray Hunt and built by Lallows. Good provenance.

 

[sarabande]

Drumbeat was one of a group of racing yachts built by Lallows, including Clarion of Wight, Roundabout, Morning Cloud, Sasha, in the late 50s and 60s. I was fortunate to be the navigator on Sasha and Loujaine for the Admiral's Cup trials.


Aitken's parties in his house near the ISC were legendary.

I am sure Drumbeat will be re-incarnated in all her beauty.

 

[Stork_III]

Someone has faith or more money than sense. As posted earlier as a link.

 

[Blueboatman]

Quick peck around the internet suggests the boat had extensive refurb in the 90s, the designer was waaay ahead of his time on ideas ( and had engineering competence working alongside him to execute that vision ) and the boat is double skinned , best Honduras M over teak on Oak frames.
So I rather think could be a lot of fun and pride and useable in the right hands with usefully pockets to run it.
Aitken quite the character by some accounts ??