Designed by Sparkman and Stephens, length 42 feet (13 m), hull and deck material wood (mahogany), constructed by Lallows[1] (UK), year of launch 1971. Heath used the boat in the Admiral's Cup of that year as part of the winning British team.[7] At least two copies of the boat were built under licence from him.[8]
No. 3
Designed by Sparkman and Stephens, length 44 feet 9 inches (13.64 m),[9] hull and deck material wood, constructed by Lallows[1] (UK), year of launch 1973. It was used in the Admiral's Cup of that year, but Heath was only on board for the Fastnet race because of other commitments.[10] It was lost at sea on 2 September 1974 when it was hit by a large wave while en route to Cowes from Burnham-on-Crouch.[4][5] Heath was not on board. Two of the seven crew drowned.[1][11] It was insured by Lloyd's of London. This was within 24 hours of the sinking of Morning Cloud I.[3][4][5][6]
No. 4
Designed by Sparkman and Stephens, length 45 feet (14 m),[12] hull and deck material aluminium, constructed by Allday Aluminium of Gosport and Camper and Nicholsons (yard number 1390), year of launch 1975.[13][14]
No. 5
Designed by Ron Holland, length 44 feet (13 m), hull and deck material aluminium,[1] year of launch 1977.[15] In a Channel Race during the British team trials it lost its rudder (it was a new carbon fibre prototype). In the 1979 Fastnet race (which was part of the Admiral's Cup) it was turned upside down by a large wave after rounding the Fastnet Rock at 0100h but despite suffering some damage and shock to the whole crew it was still able to finish. Heath was on board for all races of the Admiral’s Cup, including the Fastnet Race. Heath sold the boat in 1983.[2]
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Cole-Adams, Peter (4 September 1974). "Heath loses two yachts". The Age. Melbourne. Page 1, column 1. Retrieved 12 November 2023 – via Google News. LONDON, September 3. — The British Opposition Leader (Mr. Heath) has lost two yachts in 24 hours. Two men are believed drowned after his yacht Morning Cloud II capsized and sank off the Sussex coast late last night.
^ abcEder, Richard (4 September 1974). "Heath Yacht Sinks, Drowning Godson". The New York Times. Page 4, columns 4-6. Retrieved 12 November 2023. LONDON, Sept. 3—Former Prime Minister Edward Heath's racing sloop Morning Cloud capsized and sank in a gale last night in the English Channel off the Sussex coast.
^ abc"Heath Yacht—Search for Sailor Stops". World News. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1974. Page 5, columns 4-5. Retrieved 12 November 2023 – via Google News. LONDON, Wednesday. — Coastguards abandoned last night an air and sea search for the missing crewman of Mr Edward Heath's yacht, Morning Cloud, 24 hours after it overturned in a gale.
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