LawConnect
Racing yacht
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LawConnect, formerly Perpetual Loyal, is a maxi yacht. It has won line honours three times in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
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Perpetual Loyal in 2013 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Juan Kouyoumdjian |
| Builder | TP Cookson Boats |
| Name | LawConnect |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 12 |
| Displacement | 30 Tonne |
| Draft | 6.22 m (20.4 ft) |
| Hull | |
| LOA | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) |
| Beam | 7.35 m (24.1 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Upwind sail area | 685 m2 (7,370 sq ft) |
| Downwind sail area | 1,122 m2 (12,080 sq ft)[1] |
| Racing | |
| Class association | Maxi yacht |
Career
As Perpetual Loyal, it won line honours in the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, in a record time of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes. It broke the previous race record by five hours, averaging a speed of 17 knots.[2][3]
Sponsorship
Perpetual’s sponsorship of the yacht expired before the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Bell was unable to secure new sponsorship or branding before the race and raced with the old branding in place.[4]
Name and ownership history
| Name | Year | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedboat 100[5] | 2008 | Alex Jackson | Line honours in Newport Bermuda Race |
| Virgin Money[6] | 2008 | Richard Branson[7] | |
| Rambler 100 | 2011[8] | George David | Keel failed in 2011 Fastnet Race[9] |
| Perpetual Loyal | 2013[10] | Anthony Bell[11] | Line honours and course record in Sydney to Hobart Race |
| InfoTrack[12] | 2017 | Christian Beck[13] | |
| LawConnect[1] | 2023 | Christian Beck[14] | Line honours in Sydney to Hobart Race[15] |
| 2024 | Christian Beck[16] | Line honours in Sydney to Hobart Race[17] | |
| 2025 | Christian Beck | Second in Sydney to Hobart Race[18]
Ian Thorpe joins the crew |
