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LAWCONNECT is a 33.59 m Sail Yacht, built in Australia by Cookson and delivered in 2008.
Her top speed is 20.0 kn. She has a 7.35 m beam.
She was designed by Juan Yacht Design , who also completed the naval architecture. Juan Yacht Design has designed 5 yachts and created the naval architecture for 5 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.
LAWCONNECT is one of 390 sailing yachts in the 30-35m size range, and, compared to similarly sized sailing yachts, her top speed is 8.29 kn above the average.
LAWCONNECT is currently sailing under the Australia flag (along with a total of other 171 yachts). She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near Australia. For more information regarding LAWCONNECT's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .
Specifications
- Name: LAWCONNECT
- Previous Names: VIRGIN SPEEDBOAT,RAMBLER 100,PERPETUAL LOYAL,INFOTRACK
- Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
- Yacht Subtype: Racing Yacht
- Builder: Cookson
- Naval Architect: Juan Yacht Design
- Exterior Designer: Juan Yacht Design
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Last year, LawConnect finished second over the line to Black Jack . In 2019, when known as InfoTrack , she caused a sensation with her brilliant second over the line; 44 minutes 18 seconds astern of Comanche after a five-way 100-footer battle to Hobart. She finished fourth over the line in 2018 as InfoTrack , after a protracted battle with the rest in conditions not suited to her heavy weight. With a larger bowsprit to enhance performance, she took 2021 Cabbage Tree Island Race Line Honours. Beck bought the former Speedboat/Rambler/Perpetual Loyal from Anthony Bell in 2017, renamed her InfoTrack and finished fourth on line in the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart (but an infringement dropped her to 24 th ), inside the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart record set by this yacht.
Despite a few bumps along the way, this boat continues to defy her critics. When owned by Bell, it retired from the 2014 and 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobarts after finishing second on line in 2013. Beck continues the tradition of taking a few employees along for their first taste of the race, an unbelievable opportunity for these non-sailors.
Competitor Details
Yacht Name | LawConnect |
Sail Number | SYD1000 |
Owner | Christian Beck |
Skipper | Christian Beck (4) |
Sailing Master | Tony Mutter (8) |
Crew | Rachel Beck (1), Curtis Blewett (2), Lucas Chapman (8), Dylan Clarke (2), James Connelly, Graeme Dunlop (6), Alexander Gough (4), Carlos Hernandez Robayna, Mustafa Ingham (3), Brad Jackson (11), Chris Lewis, Chris Nicholson (8), Ty Oxley (20), Payal Pattanaik, Matt Pearce (22), Ryan Phillips (2), Gavin Smith (1), Troy Tindill (12), Mitch White (19), Charlie Wyatt (2) |
State | NSW |
Club | CYCA |
Type | Juan-K 100 |
Designer | Juan Kouyoumdjian (Arg) |
Builder | Boatspeed/Cookson |
Construction | Carbon |
LOA | 30.48 |
Beam | 7.4 |
Draft | 6.2 |
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LawConnect training for the 2021 Sydney Hobart. Pic - Andrea Francolini/Law Connect
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Getting the bowsprit ready. Pic - Andrea Francolini/Law Connect
From left to right: Lucas Chapman, Charlie Wyatt, Christian Beck, Ty Oxley, Selma Raso and Rachel Williams. Pic - Andrea Francolini/Law Connect
Sydney Hobart super maxi’s secret weapon
It took a few goes for the LawConnect team to smash the champagne bottle on the newly extended bowsprit of Christian Beck’s 100ft super maxi, but they eventually got there, christening the rebranded Juan-K 100 ahead of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
It was a strong turn out, with over 50 in attendance to celebrate the yacht’s official partnership reveal with LawConnect.
The partnership company is a lawyer directory website, where individuals and groups can find the right lawyer who meets their specific needs.
At the event, a very impressive looking bowsprit was a talking point. According to Beck, the super maxi, formerly known as InfoTrack and before that Perpetual Loyal, boasts the largest sprit in the fleet, and potentially the world.
The purpose of the extended bowsprit is to increase the yacht’s overall performance. It increases the sail area by 15 per cent and allows the yacht to better perform upwind by having the sails sitting further forward. In addition, the crew can run three sails at once rather than two and in lighter winds it provides extra power and speed.
Beck, entrepreneur and founder of Leap Legal Software (creator of LawConnect) said the extended bowsprit could be the difference between first and second place.
“We’re on a trajectory here,” he said. “This will be my fourth Sydney to Hobart [aboard the super maxi]. The first year we came 24 th , the second year we came fourth and the third year we came second. So, if this trend continues, we should come first this year.”
It wouldn’t be the first time the yacht took line honours the 628-nautical-mile race. In 2016, Perpetual Loyal, owned Anthony Bell at the time, broke the race record, finishing in one day, 13 hours and 31 minutes (the record was broken by Jim Cooney and Samantha Grant’s LDV Comanche in 2017).
On board for the 2016 record was long-time crew member and Boat Captain Ty Oxley, who will be racing in his 19 th Sydney Hobart this year. The 46-year-old has won line honours three times, the first aboard Ludde Ingvall’s maxi Nicorette in 2004, then on Anthony Bell’s Investec Loyal in 2011, and the last time aboard Perpetual Loyal (also owned by Bell). Oxley is looking to turn his three wins into four. To win, there is no room for error.
“The gel of the team is really good,” Oxley said at the launch. “Last time I won [line honours] the Hobart race it was exactly the same, it was the teamwork that led us to beat Wild Oats and hopefully it’ll be the same again.”
The super maxi has 15 professional crew on board, in addition to Beck, and five Leap employees.
“It takes time to build the team, get the boat right. But I think we’re at that stage now, where we’re getting to the peak of what our performance should be,” Oxley said.
The win won’t come easy. Beck and team will be kept company by the two other super maxis in the fleet: Peter Harburg’s RP 100 Black Jack (2009 line honours winner under the name Alfa Romeo) and Seng Huang Lee’s Dovell 100, SHK Scallywag 100.
The three yachts will compete against one another for the first time this year in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) Blue Water Pointscore Cabbage Tree Island Race, 1.4km off the entrance to Port Stephens (to be held this weekend). The 172-nautical-mile race will be LawConnect’s first race with the new bowsprit.
Oxley said he and the team have 14 to 16 consecutive days of training planned (including Cabbage Tree Island and the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour), to ensure that everything, from crew work to the new bowsprit, is in top form.
They’ll also use this time to train the five Leap employees chosen for the experience of a lifetime.
“They’re part of our crew so there’s not anyone who’s just a passenger. They’ve got a crew number and they’re able to participate in the race,” Oxley said.
Leap sales director Selma Raso is one of the lucky ones, sailing in her first Sydney Hobart, with little sailing experience, on a super maxi.
But the 32-year-old is up for the challenge.
“It’s the kind of stuff you don’t say no to,” Raso said. “And it’s hopefully going to send a message as well. I run a team of sales people, with quite a lot of females on the team. If anything, I want them to lead a fearless life. Just to have them see [what I’m doing] as something they can aspire to is rewarding.”
Raso, along with four other amateur sailors, will be on sail handling duties. Raso is looking forward to finding out what that entails in the intensive training period.
“I hope that means carrying sails not selling because I’m a sales manager. Please don’t tell me I’m doing that, I thought this would be a break!”
Raso couldn’t be happier about being on board a Sydney Hobart line honours contender.
“It would be incredible if they do [win], particularly after last year and the race not happening. I know everybody worked so hard,” she said.
The Sydney Hobart was cancelled last year, days before the start date, due to a NSW Covid-19 outbreak that translated to a 14 day lockdown in Tasmania for all taking part.
The crew couldn’t be more excited to get to Hobart, preferably with the other 105 competitors in their wake, following a year off.
“My dream as a child was to do the race,” Beck said. “I used to watch it as a kid on the TV. And once I did it, I decided I wanted to win it. We’ve been working very hard to do that.”
And could another race record be in the books? Oxley’s not ruling it out.
“It’s a bit early yet [to make that prediction]. I’ve broken the record before, so let’s just wait and see.”
By Greta Quealy
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LawConnect Fires First Shot In Bid For Line Honours Win In Rolex Sydney Hobart
LawConnect made best of its bid to break a hoodoo of three runner-up finishes in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race by leading the fleet towards the Heads after this afternoon’s start.
The Christian Beck owned maxi led off the start line on Sydney Harbour at 1pm, then lost the lead to SHK Scallywag and Andoo Comanche due to a furling issue on a sail change.
SHK Scallywag led out of the Heads from Andoo Comanche, with the fleet of 103 strung out on four start lines. Grant Wharington’s Wild Thing 100 was the last of the maxis to clear the Heads, her smaller rig made it hard to keep up.
Last boat out was the Currawong 30, Currawong, one of 18 two handed entries that is co-skippered by Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham and was last to reach Hobart last year. Just in front of them was Sylph VI, Bob Williams’ boat with cat Oli aboard enjoying the ride.
Soon outside the Heads, LawConnect recovered from its furling issue and was back leading the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 628 nautical mile race.
Beck lauded his crew today, but he was at pain to modestly set himself apart from the praise, saying: “That’s not me … The rest of the crew is awesome. I think that’s what will make or break us really.”
Beck also admitted that the label of being seen as perennial Sydney Hobart bridesmaid has added fuel to the motivation of his crew. “Of course, it does. Yes,” he said.
Today’s start before a larger than usual spectator fleet in light 5 to 10 knot east to north-easterly winds was not without drama though.
Andoo Comanche, the defending Line Honours champion skippered by John Winning Jnr, raised a protest flag after a port and starboard incident with the David Witt skippered SHK Scallywag.
However, SHK Scallywag, owned by Seng Huang Lee, completed a 720 degree turn near Bondi which exonerated the Hong Kong boat from the incident.
The forecast before the start was for east to north-east winds of 5 to 10 knots, with winds increasing to 20 knots offshore, with warnings of gusts. Winds were then expected to shift south-westerly by Wednesday as a series of troughs and cold front push through.
By the time the fleet was pushing south down the NSW Coast in lumpy offshore swells this afternoon, the signals of what is expected to come had already been seen.
Half an hour before the start, the humidity and heat made way for a fall in temperature as darkening skies, thunder and lightning in the horizon moved in from the north.
A shower of rain then swept over Sydney Harbour as crews underwent their final preparations before it headed south to leave the harbour again under a blaze of sunshine.
In the front line, the maxis, TP52s and other medium boats had a clean start. The four maxis were separated into two pods. HSK Scallywag and Wild Thing 100 set off from close to the pin on the western side of the Harbour, while LawConnect and Andoo Comanche favoured the east.
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Lawconnect claims sydney to hobart line honours in nail-biting finish.
Yachts SHK Scallywag (centre), Lawconnect (right), and Andoo Comanche compete during the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day at Sydney Harbour on 26 December, 2023. Photo: AFP / David Gray
In a finish for the ages, LawConnect has sensationally overtaken Andoo Comanche in the final moments to snatch line honours in the 2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
Andoo Comanche held the lead a lot more comfortably when rounding the Tasman Peninsula and entering the River Derwent for the final sprint, but LawConnect started to rapidly gain on them.
The speedier LawConnect closed several nautical miles between them along the river until they were neck and neck to a nail-biting finish.
LawConnect's finish time in the end was 1 day, 19 hours, 3 minutes and 58 seconds. Andoo Comanche's was just 51 seconds behind.
LawConnect owner Christian Beck described their dramatic win as a dream come true.
"I can't believe that result. Honestly, it's a dream come true," he said.
"I never thought it was possible, actually."
Despite trailing by a significant margin as they passed the Iron Pot on the final approach, LawConnect had the advantage of being able to watch Andoo Comanche to see where the slow spots were.
LawConnect entered with a protest flag flying, after being on standby for about 30 minutes during the race due to concerns Andoo Comanche was in distress at one stage.
There was also some interference from a spectator boat in the final moments, with a catamaran passing close to Andoo Comanche and the crew being seen yelling and gesturing.
Sailing master Tony Mutter said spectator boats were something the competitors had to deal with.
"It's pretty fair that everyone had troubles with the spectator boats. That's part of it when it's so busy," he said.
Yacht Andoo Comanche (right) competes during the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day at Sydney Harbour on 26 December, 2023. Photo: AFP / David Gray
Andoo Comanche skipper John Winning Jr said they only had themselves to blame for the last-minute loss.
"We should have been miles ahead of them with our boat," he said.
"The conditions suited us, I think they just outsailed us."
Thousands of spectators watched the dramatic finish at Constitution Dock from 7am (local time) as the two super maxis jostled for the top position.
It was the perfect finish to one of the most memorable editions of the blue water classic, held amidst intense storms over south-east Australia.
The remainder of the fleet is crossing the Bass Strait, where conditions are easier than the previous night.
It has been a testing 78th edition of the Sydney to Hobart, with a man overboard, stormy seas , damaged yachts and rapid wind changes.
Eleven boats have retired, including race favourite SHK Scallywag, which broke its bow sprit on the first day.
The skipper of two-handed Rum Rebellion, Shane Connelly, was sent overboard at 6pm on Boxing Day after encountering rapid wind changes off the coast between Cronulla and Wollongong.
Two-handed Currawong also retired, after facing various issues in rough conditions off New South Wales.
Owner Kathy Veel said they were disappointed but believed they made the right decision.
"Last night was quite difficult and there was a lot more of that ahead of us in a long race," she said.
They were the last boat to cross the finishing line at last year's event, making a well-received arrival in Hobart at midnight on New Year's Eve.
-This story was first published by the ABC
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Supermaxi LawConnect wins Big Boat Challenge ahead of this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race
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LawConnect produced a brilliant performance on Sydney Harbour to win the Big Boat Challenge from last year's Sydney to Hobart winner, Andoo Comanche. ( AAP: Dean Lewins )
LawConnect has won line honours in the Big Boat Challenge, the last competitive race before the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
Christian Beck's 100ft (30.48m) supermaxi has crossed the line second in each of the last three Hobarts and completed Tuesday's race around Sydney Harbour in just over 70 minutes.
LawConnect, formerly known as Infotrack, led to the first mark at North Head around 20 minutes after the starting gun went off at 12:30pm AEDT.
She did not trail from there as the fleet tracked two laps from Shark Island to North Head and finished by the Sydney Opera House.
The Sydney to Hobart's reigning line honours champion Andoo Comanche reached the finish line at Farm Cove second, roughly two minutes after LawConnect.
Hong Kong-based SHK Scallywag, something of an unknown quantity for this year's Hobart, was third two minutes after that.
The fourth supermaxi entered into the Hobart, Wild Thing 100, did not contest the race as crew complete work on her before Boxing Day.
Calculations will begin to determine which of the nine starters will be declared winner on handicap.
Whisper, formerly known as Chinese Whisper, is already out of contention having retired from the race early following a slow start.
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Sydney to Hobart updates: Andoo Comanche and LawConnect poised for line honours river duel
Super Maxi Law Connect (R) and Andoo Comanche (C) during the 2023 Sydney to Hobart race. Photo / Getty Images
Supermaxi yachts Andoo Comanche and LawConnect are set for a tight tussle up the River Derwent to determine line honours in the Sydney to Hobart .
The two 100-footers were within sight of each other as they passed Tasman Island before 5am on Thursday, about 40 nautical miles from the finish line.
Last year’s winner Comanche had the advantage down Tasmania’s east coast on Wednesday night, but LawConnect - runner-up at the past three events - has made up ground.
The closest finish in Sydney to Hobart history came in 1982 when Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by a mere seven seconds.
LawConnect, skippered and owned by Christian Beck, was first out of the heads in Sydney on Boxing Day after a dramatic start to the 628-nautical mile bluewater classic.
Comanche - the pre-race favourite - flew a protest flag, accusing fellow supermaxi SHK Scallywag of tacking too close to her as the pair made their way out.
Scallywag, which completed a protest turn as a result, was forced to retire roughly six hours into the race after breaking her bow sprit.
Eleven of the race’s starting 103-strong fleet have pulled the pin, with some reporting damage and seasickness in challenging conditions which included a thunderstorm on the first night.
LawConnect navigator Chris Lewis described the stormy seas as “wild” with 180-degree wind shifts.
Moneypenny, URM Group and Alive are in a bunch about 90 nautical miles behind the two duelling leaders, with the third remaining supermaxi Wild Thing 100 further back in sixth.
URM Group has battled jib damage and lost her code zero spinnaker.
Shane Connelly, skipper of retired two-handed entrant Rum Rebellion, was briefly flung overboard on Boxing Day off the NSW coast in strong winds.
There may be further challenges for crews, with a strong wind warning in place on Thursday for waters off Tasmania’s east coast.
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LAWCONNECT is a 33.59 m Sail Yacht, built in Australia by Cookson and delivered in 2008.. Her top speed is 20.0 kn. She has a 7.35 m beam. She was designed by Juan Yacht Design, who also completed the naval architecture.. Juan Yacht Design has designed 5 yachts and created the naval architecture for 5 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.LAWCONNECT is one of 389 sailing yachts in the 30-35m size ...
Last year, LawConnect finished second over the line to Black Jack.In 2019, when known as InfoTrack, she caused a sensation with her brilliant second over the line; 44 minutes 18 seconds astern of Comanche after a five-way 100-footer battle to Hobart. She finished fourth over the line in 2018 as InfoTrack, after a protracted battle with the rest in conditions not suited to her heavy weight.
Pic - Andrea Francolini/Law Connect It wouldn't be the first time the yacht took line honours the 628-nautical-mile race. In 2016, Perpetual Loyal, owned Anthony Bell at the time, broke the race record, finishing in one day, 13 hours and 31 minutes (the record was broken by Jim Cooney and Samantha Grant's LDV Comanche in 2017).
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LawConnect made best of its bid to break a hoodoo of three runner-up finishes in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race by leading the fleet towards the Heads after this afternoon's start. The Christian Beck owned maxi led off the start line on Sydney Harbour at 1pm, then lost the lead to SHK Scallywag and
Highlights of LawConnect super maxi competing in the famous Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Watch footage of the crew in the changeling conditions of the ...
Dec 26, 2021 - 5.13pm. Gift this article. Super-maxi LawConnect took the early lead as the Sydney Hobart yacht race set sail after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an 88 ...
Perennial bridesmaid LawConnect has claimed Sydney to Hobart line honours, coming from behind to pip fellow supermaxi Andoo Comanche in a thrilling finale.
Christian Beck, owner/skipper of LawConnect, looks back on a challenging race as his Juan-K 100 finished second over the line in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart...
In a finish for the ages, LawConnect has sensationally overtaken Andoo Comanche in the final moments to snatch line honours in the 2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Andoo Comanche held the lead a lot more comfortably when rounding the Tasman Peninsula and entering the River Derwent for the final sprint, but LawConnect started to rapidly gain on ...
Christian Beck's supermaxi LawConnect wins line honours at the Big Boat Challenge, the last competitive hit-out before the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
English: Super Maxi Yacht sailing on Sydney Harbour preparing for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
The forecast of strong southerly winds and rough seas may be a concern for many in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the Boxing Day start; but not for Christian Beck. The owner/skipper of the 100-foot LawConnect, one of the favourites for line honours and the John H Illingworth Challenge Cup, is relishing the prospect of a rough and tumble ...
LawConnect, Sydney, Australia. 9,169 likes · 1 talking about this · 5 were here. The LawConnect Supermaxi is competing in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race ⛵
HOBART, Australia (AP) — LawConnect won line honors in the 78th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday, holding off defending champion Andoo Comanche by less than
SYDNEY: Super-maxi LawConnect took the early lead as the Sydney Hobart yacht race set sail after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an 88-strong fleet on Sunday (Dec 26). The 628 ...
Super Maxi Law Connect (R) and Andoo Comanche (C) during the 2023 Sydney to Hobart race. Photo / Getty Images. Supermaxi yachts Andoo Comanche and LawConnect are set for a tight tussle up the ...
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ...
Andoo Comanche was constructed in carbon fibre by American builder Hodgson and designed by VPLP/Verdier Maxi in 2014. ... It's a dream to bring her back into competition with the other 100ft yachts; Blackjack, Wild Oats XI, Law Connect, and Scallywag. The marriage of Andoo and Comanche will combine skill, technology, and experience to ...
December 26, 2023 at 3:41 PM. SYDNEY (AP) — The Sydney to Hobart fleet was reduced to 98 boats after overall honors contender Maritimo 52 was one of two retirements on a stormy first night of ...