Groupama 4
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
2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Franck Cammas.[1]
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 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.[4]
References
- ^ Volvo Ocean Race. "History - 40 years of life at the extreme". Volvo Ocean Race.
- ^ "Franck Cammas #TousPourLaCoupe". www.cammas-groupama.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Sydney Hobart Entries Finalized". 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Sailing Results".