Investec LOYAL
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Investec LOYAL is a racing supermaxi yacht
, with a length of 100 feet. Originally named Maximus, she was built by TP Cookson for Charles St. Clair Brown; the boat was designed by Greg Elliott and Clay Oliver and launched in Auckland
in Februrary 2005.
Investec LOYALs carbon-fibre design has a very high power-to-weight ratio
, she is rigged with a carbon-fibre rotating mast and has a canting keel
. Due to the unprecedented performance of the boat when built, the design includes several safety features including crash bars and a high deck sides to reduce high-speed deck wash. She can function without any auxiliary power.
. She won line honours in the Fastnet Race
with a time of 68 hours 2 minutes 7 seconds, though Iromiguy won on corrected time. Despite the very calm conditions, her tall rotating rigging allowed higher wind speeds some distance above the water's surface to be accessible, giving her an advantage over rivals.
ICAP sponsored Maximus again for the 2006 season.
and came second to Wild Oats XI
in 2010
.
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
, with a length of 100 feet. Originally named Maximus, she was built by TP Cookson for Charles St. Clair Brown; the boat was designed by Greg Elliott and Clay Oliver and launched in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in Februrary 2005.
Investec LOYALs carbon-fibre design has a very high power-to-weight ratio
Power-to-weight ratio
Power-to-weight ratio is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another. Power-to-weight ratio is a measurement of actual performance of any engine or power sources...
, she is rigged with a carbon-fibre rotating mast and has a canting keel
Canting keel
A canting keel is a form of sailing ballast, suspended from a rigid canting strut beneath the boat, which can be swung to windward of a boat under sail, in order to counteract the heeling force of the sail...
. Due to the unprecedented performance of the boat when built, the design includes several safety features including crash bars and a high deck sides to reduce high-speed deck wash. She can function without any auxiliary power.
Maximus
For the 2005 summer sailing season in the UK, Maximus was sponsored by ICAPICAP
ICAP may stand for:* Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan* International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs - ICAP* International Computational Accelerator Physics Conference* Internet Content Adaptation Protocol...
. She won line honours in the Fastnet Race
Fastnet race
The Fastnet Race is a famous offshore yachting race. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It takes place every two years over a course of . The race starts off Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England, rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and then finishes at...
with a time of 68 hours 2 minutes 7 seconds, though Iromiguy won on corrected time. Despite the very calm conditions, her tall rotating rigging allowed higher wind speeds some distance above the water's surface to be accessible, giving her an advantage over rivals.
ICAP sponsored Maximus again for the 2006 season.
Investec LOYAL
Maximus was put up for sale in 2006 for $6,152,355. She was acquired by accountant Anthony Bell in collaboration with Sean Langman and renamed Investec LOYAL. She underwent modifications by Greg Elliott. In a performance described as "off the pace" by Bell, she finished fourth in the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Race2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
thumb|left|Alfa Romeo II docked in Hobart on the morning after finishing the race.The 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the 65th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Line honours in the 99-boat event were won by the New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo II raced...
and came second to Wild Oats XI
Wild Oats XI
Wild Oats XI is a maxi yacht, most famous for being a multiple line honors winner of the 'blue water classic' Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. She is owned by Robert Oatley, and skippered by New South Welsh yachtsman, Mark Richards....
in 2010
2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 66th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales...
.