Ericsson 4

Ericsson 4
Racing career
Ericsson 4 in 2009.
Other names	Groupama 70
Nation	Sweden France
Class	Volvo Open 70
Sail no	SWE–4
Designer(s)	Juan Kouyoumdjian
Builder	Killian Busche & Ericsson Stockholm, Sweden
Launched	July 2008
Skippers	Torben Grael Franck Cammas
Notable victories	2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race

Ericsson 4 (also Groupama 70) is a Volvo Open 70 yacht. She won the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Torben Grael.^[1]

References

↑ Volvo Ocean Race. "History - 40 years of life at the extreme". Volvo Ocean Race.

Volvo Ocean Race winning yachts

1973–74: Sayula II 1977–78: Flyer 1981–82: Flyer II 1985–86: L'Esprit d'équipe 1989–90: Steinlager 2 1993–94: NZ Endeavour 1997–98: EF Language 2001–02: Illbruck Challenge 2005–06: ABN AMRO I 2008–09: Ericsson 4 2011–12: Groupama 4 2014–15: Azzam

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