''Perpetual LOYAL'' is a

maxi yacht A maxi yacht usually refers to a racing yacht of at least in length. Origin The term ''maxi'' originated with the International Offshore Rule (IOR) rating system, which in the 1970s and 1980s measured offshore racing yachts and applied a single- ...

. She won the

2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 72nd annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing ...

skippered by

Tom Slingsby Tom Slingsby (born 5 September 1984) is a successful Australian competitive sailor. Slingsby's first successes came sailing Laser dinghys, where he won three consecutive world championships and the 2012 Olympic gold medal. Slingsby was the st ...

and is owned by Anthony Bell.

Career

Perpetual LOYAL won line honours in the

, in a record time of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds. Perpetual LOYAL broke the previous race record by 5 hours, averaging a speed of 17 knots.

Sponsorship

Perpetual sponsorship of the LOYAL expired before the

. Bell was unable to secure new sponsorship or branding before the race and raced with the old branding in place.

References

{{Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours), state=collapsed 2010s sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Juan Kouyoumdjian Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race yachts Sailing yachts of Australia