Other names | Giacomo Wizard |
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Nation | France |
Class | Volvo Open 70 |
Designer(s) | Juan Kouyoumdjian |
Builder | Multiplast Vannes, France |
Launched | 14 May 2011 |
Owner(s) | Groupama Sailing Team |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Franck Cammas |
Notable victories | 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race |
Specifications | |
Displacement | 14,000 kg (31,000 lb) |
Length | 21.50 m (70.5 ft) (LOA) |
Beam | 5.70 m (18.7 ft) |
Draft | 4.50 m (14.8 ft) |
Mast height | 31.50 m (103.3 ft) |
Crew | 11 |
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]