LawConnect
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| File:Loyal 2538 (10520879333) (2).jpg 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 |
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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.
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| 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] |
| LawConnect | 2024 | Christian Beck[16] | Line honours in Sydney to Hobart Race[17] |
References
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- ^ Sydney to Hobart: What made this year's race a record smasher? ABC News Retrieved 5 January 2019
- ^ Results 2016 Sydney to Hobart Race
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- ^ Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2023 as it happened: LawConnect wins line honours in thrilling finish against Andoo Comanche Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 2023
- ^ LawConnect clear line honours victors Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 29 December 2024
- ^ Sombre LawConnect wins Sydney to Hobart line honours after race tragedies ABC News 29 December 2024
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
