Groupama 4

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]

VO70 Groupama 4

Groupama 4 in 2012.
Other names	Giacomo Wizard
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

Career

Groupama 4

Groupama 4 was launched on 14 May 2011.^[2]

Giacomo

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 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.^[4]