''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.''

Career

Groupama 4

''Groupama 4'' was launched on 14 May 2011.

Giacomo

Renamed to ''Giacomo'', it 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 ...

. It has since been sold to David and Peter Askew and renamed ''Wizard''. 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

Wizard is also the overall IRC winner of the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race.

References

{{Volvo Ocean Race winning yachts 2010s sailing yachts Sailing yachts built in France Sailboat type designs by Juan Kouyoumdjian Sailing yachts of France Volvo Ocean Race yachts Volvo Open 70 yachts Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race yachts