VO70 Groupama 4 | |
Othernames: | Giacomo Wizard |
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Class: | Volvo Open 70 |
Designer: | Juan Kouyoumdjian |
Builder: | Multiplast Vannes, France |
Launched: | 14 May 2011 |
Owner: | Groupama Sailing Team |
Skip: | Franck Cammas |
Wins: | 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race |
Crew: | 11 |
Length: | 21.5m (70.5feet) (LOA) |
Beam: | 5.7m (18.7feet) |
Draft: | 4.5m (14.8feet) |
Height: | 31.5m (103.3feet) |
Displacement: | 14000kg (31,000lb) |
Groupama 4 (also Giacomo and Wizard) is a Volvo Open 70 yacht designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian. She won the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Franck Cammas.[1]
Groupama 4 was launched on 14 May 2011.[2]
Renamed to Giacomo, it won the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It has since been sold to David and Peter Askew and renamed Wizard.[3] In 2019 the American Volvo 70 Wizard has won RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy, scoring the best corrected time under IRC. Wizard put in a near faultless performance to complete the 600 mile non-stop race in 43 hours 38 minutes and 44 seconds.
Wizard is also the overall IRC winner of the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race.[4]