LawConnect

LawConnect, formerly Perpetual Loyal, is a maxi yacht. It has won line honours three times in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

LawConnect

Perpetual Loyal in 2013
Development
Designer	Juan Kouyoumdjian
Builder(s)	TP Cookson Boats
Boat
Crew	12
Displacement	30 Tonne
Draft	6.22 m (20.4 ft)
Hull
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]
LawConnect	2024	Christian Beck[16]	Line honours in Sydney to Hobart Race[17]