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'I Love Poland' racing yacht is about to arrive in Plymouth

The 'I Love Poland' racing yacht, based in Gdynia, is expected to make its debut in Britain’s Ocean City

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A group of Polish sailors will be spreading the message about their country’s cultural and sporting achievements on a visit to Plymouth this week.

The “I Love Poland” racing yacht, based in Gdynia, is expected to make its debut in Britain’s Ocean City on Tuesday or Wednesday. Gdynia in Poland and Plymouth are twinned.

The crew are on their way to a winter training base in Lisbon, before heading across the Atlantic in February for a series of races.

In May next year the yacht will attempt to break the record of 6 days, 22hr and 8 minutes from Newport, Rhode Island, to Lizard Point in Cornwall. They will then stop off in Plymouth on their way to race in Sweden.

The crew, whose ages range from 21-52, are skippered by experienced competitive sailor Jaroslaw Kaczorowski.

Mr Kaczorowski has taken part in a number of high level races including The Race 2000 and Mini Transat 2006. The crew are also supported by Grzegorz Baranowski who is the current Vice World Champion in ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) and a previous World Champion in match racing.

What is the 'I Love Polard' yacht?

The ‘I Love Poland’ yacht – a VO70 footer built in New England in 2011-2012 for the Volvo Ocean Race – is an educational and sporting project funded by the Polish National Foundation. The project aims to support young Polish sailors who are launching an international competitive sailing career, particularly in ocean regattas and to promote Polish sailing worldwide.

Filip Rdesinski, chairman of the Polish National Foundation Board said: “I am thrilled that I Love Poland, the yacht that is traveling around the world to promote our country, has called at Plymouth, the first foreign port on its international voyage.

“It was no accident that we chose this beautiful English city and port to stage our event. Plymouth is home to plenty of Polish highlights. It is a sister city to Gdynia, the first port built by the newly independent Polish state, and the hometown of our skipper and four crew members”.

What are they doing here?

While in Plymouth the crew will undertake educational visits and promotional events to promote Polish sailing and culture to a wider audience.

The week-long visit will see presentations to local schools, young sailors and cadets.

There are also talks about Polish history and culture by historian Martin Hazell and Patrick Ney at the Royal William Yard’s Ocean Studios on Friday. The crew will host a series of organised open deck visits in their berth at the Mayflower Marina.

Charles Bush, MD of Mayflower Marina said: “Over recent years we have forged links with a number of Polish sailors and most notably this year, Szymon Kuczynski returned to Mayflower Marina in May following his record breaking 270 day, solo, non-stop circumnavigation in his 23ft yacht Atlantic Puffin.

"In September, Polish skipper Asia (Joanna) Pajkowska set sail from Mayflower Marina in her 40ft yacht Fanfan on a solo non-stop circumnavigation. If successful, Asia will be the first female Polish sailor to complete this voyage, and she’ll cover at least 21,000 nautical miles and will be at sea for around 200-220 days!

"Whilst ‘I LOVE POLAND’ is berthed at Mayflower Marina there will opportunities for local school children and members of the Polish community to visit the boat and celebrate the particular relationship between Plymouth and Poland. We are very pleased to play our part in facilitating the visit.”

As part of the yacht’s visit to Plymouth, Polish Ambassador for the UK, Arkady Rzegocky and Filip Rdesinski, chairman of the Polish National Foundation Board will join yacht skipper Jaroslaw Kaczorowski in laying wreaths at the RAF and Allied Forces Monument and Polish Navy Memorial Plaque on Plymouth Hoe on Sunday.

Polish Ambassador Arkady Rzegocki said: “I am so pleased that in this special year of the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence we can celebrate our maritime history in the city of Plymouth – a sister city of the port of Gdynia. It is here that the Polish Navy ships were based during the Second World War, fighting alongside their British comrades.

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I Love Poland to wyjątkowy, największy projekt promujący Polskę za granicą. Zrodził się z inicjatywy Polskiej Fundacji Narodowej i zakładał udział polskiego jachtu w najważniejszych i najbardziej prestiżowych regatach na świecie oraz szkolenie młodego pokolenia polskich regatowych żeglarzy oceanicznych, z wykorzystaniem nowoczesnego jachtu, świetnego zespołu i najlepszych rozwiązań technicznych. W tym celu Polska Fundacja Narodowa sfinansowała zakup supernowoczesnego jachtu jednokadłubowego trzeciej generacji Volvo Open 70 o długości 21,5 i szerokości 5,35 oraz 34. metrowym maszcie.

Inauguracja projektu odbyła się 11 września 2018 roku w żeglarskiej wiosce w Gdyni a już 30 września jacht pożegnał Polskę, wypływając ze Szczecina do portugalskiego Cascais. Tu rozpoczął się trening i po kilku tygodniach przygotowań, jacht przepłynął na drugą stronę Atlantyku. W lutym 2019 roku I Love Poland promował Polskę w Miami, gdzie wraz z żaglowcem Darem Młodzieży przypominał o nadchodzącej rocznicy 100-lecia odzyskania przez Polskę niepodległości, podczas trwającego tam zjazdu Polonii.

Pierwszym sprawdzianem sportowym dla jachtu i nowej załogi był udział w 39. edycji St. Maarten Heineken Regatta na Karaibach w marcu 2019 roku. Regaty te okazały się zwycięskie, I Love Poland zajął pierwsze miejsce w klasyfikacji generalnej, wygrywając we wszystkich czterech wyścigach, w tym w najbardziej prestiżowej kategorii najszybszego opłynięcia wyspy St. Maarten.

W kwietniu 2019 roku I Love Poland przybył  do Nowego Jorku, gdzie promował Polskę przy okazji innego projektu Polskiej Fundacji Narodowej, premiery filmu „Poland: The Royal Tour”.

W 2019 roku nowy Zarząd Polskiej Fundacji Narodowej podjął decyzję o zmianie formuły projektu i jacht stał się jednostką dydaktyczną, na której pokładzie szkolą się nowe pokolenia młodych polskich regatowych żeglarzy oceanicznych. W listopadzie 2019 r. ruszyła I edycja Programu Szkoleniowego. Z nadesłanych 430 zgłoszeń, kapituła złożona ze znanych osobowości żeglarskich, reprezentujących najważniejsze instytucje, wyłoniła 40 finalistów konkursu. Szczęśliwa czterdziestka wzięła udział w specjalistycznym, bezpłatnym zgrupowaniu w ośrodkach olimpijskich, które było zarazem drugim etapem programu. Zgrupowanie wyłoniło sześcioro laureatów, dla których nagrodą było uczestnictwo w treningach I Love Poland w portugalskim Cascais.   

W lutym 2020 I Love Poland wziął udział w klasycznych regatach RORC Caribbean 600 Salida de Antigua entre Anguilla y Guadalupe, załoga jachtu I Love Poland zdobyła 2. miejsce w klasyfikacji monokadłubowców oraz 5. miejsce w klasie IRC Zero.

Kolejne 40. Heineken Regatta Saint Marteen, w których udział wziął jacht I Love Poland odbyły się w marcu 2020 roku. Załoga na 6 startów zdobyła trzy pierwsze miejsca, dwa drugie oraz jedno trzecie.

W obu karaibskich regatach jako pełnoprawni załoganci brali udział dwaj laureaci wyłonieni w I edycji programu szkoleniowego I Love Poland.

Coroczny przegląd serwisowy  jachtu został przeprowadzony w sierpniu tego roku. Zaplanowane są zgrupowania w Cascais oraz na Malcie, gdzie po kilku dniach treningów, przygotowań i ostatecznych serwisów, jacht wystartuje w regatach Rolex Malta Middle Sea Race 2020. Następnie już w Cascais planowane są intensywne treningi, tak aby jak najlepiej przygotować jacht i załogę do nadchodzącego sezonu 2021 i startu w pierwszych w nim regatach Caribbean 600. Na jesieni 2020 roku zaplanowana jest II edycja programu szkoleniowego I Love Poland.

Jacht I Love Poland należący do Polskiej Fundacji Narodowej, pod polską banderą, pierwszy w swojej klasie przeciął linię mety 41. Rolex Middle Sea Race 2020. I Love Poland zwyciężył w klasyfikacji monokadłubowców, w tym liczącym 693 Mm wyścigu, który jest ceniony na równi z angielskim Rolex Fastnet Race i australijskim Rolex Sydney-Hobart. Kapitan jachtu Grzegorz Baranowski nie krył zadowolenia i dziękował kibicom za żywiołowe wsparcie podczas wyścigu. Gratulacje dla załogi przekazał także Ambasador RP na Malcie Tomasz Czyszek oraz Zarząd Polskiej Fundacji Narodowej.

Na początku listopada 2020 rozpoczęła się II. edycja programu szkoleniowego I LOVE POLAND. Nadrzędnym celem programu szkoleniowego było stworzenie możliwości kontynuacji kariery sportowej dla polskich żeglarzy regatowych, których możliwości dalszego rozwoju na jachtach typu dinghy, windsurfingu i inne zostały już wyczerpane. Pośrednim celem było wybranie spośród uczestników programu żeglarzy, którzy po odpowiednim przeszkoleniu mogliby się stać częścią stałej bądź lotnej załogi regatowej jachtu I LOVE POLAND.

Do programu szkoleniowego nadesłano ponad 300 zgłoszeń i po wnikliwej analizie wszystkich kandydatur wyłoniono 20 osób, które musiały przejść serię rozmów kwalifikacyjnych, wideokonferencji oraz zostać pozytywnie ocenione przez załogę jachtu I LOVE POLAND. Finalnie wybranych zostało 8. młodych żeglarzy, którzy mogli wziąć udział w szkoleniu, odbywającym się na początku grudnia w portugalskim porcie Cascais.

Uczestnicy szkolenia z pomocą stałej załogi jachtu zdobywali cenne doświadczenie i szlifowali swoje umiejętności. Każdy dzień to zadania żeglarskie, ale również zajęcia teoretyczne. Krótkie odprawy odbywały się na bieżąco na jachcie. Wieczorem zaś omawiano i analizowano na podstawie nagranych materiałów realizowane manewry.

„Chcemy oprzeć się o ludzi, którzy już brali udział w zawodach, bo dla nich pewne sytuacje i terminologia żeglarska nie są obce. Mając plan, by laureaci wystartowali z nami w regatach, nie możemy sobie pozwolić, by te osoby nie wiedziały, jakie są manewry i nie znały żagli – do czego służą oraz w jakich zakresach kątów pracują. Nie oczekujemy, że ktoś, kto przyjdzie pierwszy raz, będzie z tego typu jachtem obeznany, więc będziemy stopniowo wdrażać wszystkie etapy, ale jest to jacht zrobiony dla profesjonalistów, więc kandydat nie powinien mieć wyobrażeń o żeglarskim rejsie, a o ewidentnie sportowej przygodzie”. – powiedział kapitan ILP Grzegorz Baranowski.

Tych kilka dni spędzonych na Oceanie Atlantyckim, a także późniejsze analizy zdecydowanie podniosły umiejętności wszystkich laureatów. Ostatecznie nominacje do załogi I LOVE POLAND otrzymało dwóch kursantów- Jacek Nowak i Igor Tarasiuk.

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The I love Poland yacht wins the "Rolex Middle Sea Race 2020" regatta

Regatta rolex middle sea race 2020  ended with the victory of the polish yacht i love poland, which on october 21 was the first to reach the finish line of the sailing race in the waters around sicily., fall edition  rolex middle sea race 2020.

This year's regatta is the 41st edition of the 600-mile classic sailing race starting from Malta. The competition started on October 17th and lasted nearly 5 days. 56 yachts took part in the competition, which traditionally had a 600-mile stretch to cover the waters around Sicily. Rolex Middle Sea Race is valued as much as English Rolex Fastnet Race and Australian Rolex Sydney-Hobart.  The Polish crew was headed by Captain Grzegorz Baranowski, and the winning crew in the Valletta port in Malta was welcomed by the Polish ambassador, Tomasz Czyszek and his wife.

On behalf of the Board of the Polish National Foundation, I congratulate Captain Baranowski and the I LOVE POLAND Team. The idea of the project is to promote Poland by showing professionalism, unique skills, self-discipline, perseverance and courage, i.e. attributes not so much individual, but specific characteristics of the national character, through which the crew arouses positive emotions and shapes the attitudes of Poles aware of their heritage. The measure of success is taking up challenges in borderline situations. The I LOVE POLAND crew proved by their participation and successes in last year's and this year's regattas that it is important to talk about Poland primarily by inspiring - said Dr. Marcin Zarzecki, president of the PFN Management Board.

I LOVE POLAND - an expensive way to promote Poland in the world

The I LOVE POLAND yacht was built in 2011 in the USA and was created for the needs of the ocean regatta Volvo Ocean Race , one of the most difficult competitions of this type in the world. It is a class class monohull yacht Volvo Open 70 , purchased by the Polish National Foundation for a considerable amount 900 thousand euro . The purchase price can be considered a bargain, because the cost of purchasing a new unit of this type is about 6-7 million. This expenditure makes I LOVE POLAND the most expensive yacht flying the Polish flag, owned by a budgetary unit. The presentation of the boat took place on September 12, 2018 in Gdynia.

On the centenary of our country regaining independence, we are starting a beautiful project for the development of Polish sailing. We also want to show that we love Poland, that Poland is a modern country with modern technologies - said the then president of the Polish National Foundation Filip Rdesiński

Part of the I LOVE POLAND crew consists of graduates of the training of young sailors initiated by the Polish National Foundation. In December 2019, the first edition of recruitment for the training project "I LOVE POLAND" started. More than 430 applications were submitted, of which 106 young sailors completed the STCW Integrated Safety Course. The jury selected the finalists who took part in the free training camp and are now part of the ILP team.

This is not the first victory for I LOVE POLAND

The beginnings of the I LOVE POLAND career under the Polish flag were not happy. The yacht broke down and needed repair in the United States. The repair cost unofficially amounted to approx. 1 million. PLN, and the unit was immobilized for several months and could not take part in any regatta. Then he came lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic and competitions were not possible. Fortunately for everyone, the streak was about to change.

The I LOVE POLAND crew returned to the game after a break caused by the epidemic. The year 2020 started well for the I LOVE POLAND team, because they were won in February  second place (in its class) in regattas Caribbean 600, and less than a month later  first place in St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.

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The jubilant team on the Polish National Foundation's Volvo 70 I Love Poland after taking Monohull Line Honours and the IMA Transatlantic Trophy in the RORC Transatlantic Race © Arthur Daniel/RORC

I Love Poland win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy

The Polish National Foundation’s Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Tuesday 17th January 2023. Taking Monohull Line Honours in under nine days, the all-Polish team lifted the IMA Transatlantic Trophy.

I Love Poland Crew: Grzegorz Baranowski, Mateusz Byrski, Arkadiusz Fedusio, Adam Glogowski, Grzegorz Gozdzik, Robert Hajduk, Dominik Janowczyk, Pacyfik Koseski, Konrad Lipski, Borys Michniewicz, Bartosz Nowicki, Filip Pietrzak, Patryk Richter, Jakub Surowiec.

Nine of the I Love Poland crew are under 35 years of age and skipper Grzegorz Baranowski is the leader and oldest member of the team. A highly accomplished match racer, Baranowski became involved in the Polish National Foundation programme in the early stages. I Love Poland is successfully producing top class Polish offshore sailors.

“I am very proud of the team. Last year was our first Transatlantic Race and our aim was to complete the race safely. This year, safety was still the top priority but with more experienced sailors on board, and some new youngsters, we could push harder. To win this race flying the Polish flag, with an all-Polish crew is just perfect. I Love Poland race with a lot of passion and emotion; you can feel the power on board. A Volvo 70 was made for ocean racing and in 15-20 knots of wind speed it is really wet on deck, but she really starts to fly. The RORC Transatlantic Race is the perfect start to our Caribbean programme and next we will sail to Antigua to race in the RORC Caribbean 600,” commented Grzegorz Baranowski dockside.

I Love Poland navigator is Konrad Lipski, who is just 27 years old but has the experience and maturity way beyond his years. Not many navigators of that age can have taken Monohull Line Honours in the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Roschier Baltic Sea Race, and now the RORC Transatlantic Race.

“From the beginning we knew that it was likely to be an almost classic trade winds race,” commented Konrad Lipski. “However, it was a bit shiftier than usual and there was a variety of sailing conditions, from over 20 knots to very light winds. We had a plan at the beginning and we stuck to it. I was a bit nervous when we were very far south and the shift was late in coming, but by then we had built up a good lead and we could be a bit more conservative, so we gybed back towards the rhumb line. For me personally, I had to withdraw from the crew last year because of Covid, and you never know if you will get another chance. So, it is fantastic to do this race again and to win Monohull Line Honours makes me very proud.”

I Love Poland was met dockside by Zara Tremlett and the Port Louis team with two cases of cold beer. The Grenada Tourism Authority representative Alyssa Bierzynski, whose father is Polish, presented I Love Poland with a gift basket of Grenadian goods. After safely mooring up on the Superyacht Dock at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, the I Love Poland team went to the Victory Bar & Restaurant; 14 burgers and fries were very much devoured and appreciated!

For full coverage of the RORC Transatlantic Race, including race updates and stories from the teams, follow the Royal Ocean Racing Club on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For regular updates including satellite tracking go to: www.rorctransatlantic.rorc.org

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By Sinéad O’Sullivan

It has long been referred to as “the most beautiful race in the world”—and as I watched night turn to day due west of Capo Vaticano, with the sun’s reflection on the Mediterranean sea’s horizon turning the racing yacht Bullitt a flaming orange, I had to agree.

The Rolex Middle Sea Race is one of the most prestigious and respected offshore ocean races, on offer to the world’s bravest and most celebrated sailors all the way back to the 1960s. And in October, more than 24 nations were represented in this Mediterranean challenge once more. The course, a grueling 1,200km in distance, begins by cannon fire in Malta’s Grand Harbour, followed by a clockwise circumnavigation of Sicily—including the Aeolian Islands, Egadi, Lampedusa, and Pantelleria—before the yachts finally cross the finish line back at the Port of Valletta, with the current record for completing the route sitting well under 48 hours.

The fight to be first is a thrilling, white-knuckle challenge, and success in offshore ocean racing today is determined by a complex interaction of advanced technology, superior navigation, strategy, crew strength, bravery, and endurance to deal with extreme ocean conditions. After all, there is one variable ensuring that no two races are the same: the weather. (More on that later.)

Measuring 93 feet in length, Bullitt is arguably one of the most beautiful racing yachts to come onto the offshore racing circuit—and the one I was lucky enough to be sailing on. Designed by Wally, a celebrated Italian yacht firm known for sleek and minimalist ultra-luxury—it’s undoubtedly one of the most elegant racers that I’ve seen in any harbor—this one-of-a-kind vessel was custom-built to break speed records.

Like yacht, like owner: Bullitt’s owner Andrea Recordati is equally infatuated with high performance and Italian luxury. The Milan-based businessman and adventurer—although not necessarily in that order—bears a tall frame, a boyish grin, and a timeless style that makes everything he touches resemble a  Loro Piana commercial; the physical embodiment of  la dolce vita. His understated, easygoing leadership shouldn’t be confused with complacency, though. From the moment the yacht left the Maltese shore, Recordati took his competitive spirit out of the board room and onto the high seas for what was the most exciting dogfight during the entire race between Bullitt and our competitor, the 100ft Leopard 3.

Bullitt’s commitment to the race was proven in our team composition, assembled by Recordati. Within our crew of 23, there were more round-the-world circumnavigations, Volvo Ocean Races, Whitbread Races, and America’s Cup trophies than could be counted on many hands. If ever there was a moment to feel starstruck, it was racing on this yacht with this team; while outside of my previous career as an aerospace engineer, my passion for competitive sailing has seen me take the high seas with plenty of America’s Cup professionals before, it was extraordinary to have so many of the world’s top sailors aboard the same yacht for a single race. I was thankful for that too, as the weather for this year’s race predicted challenging conditions: very light to no wind. (This is, more than nearly anything else, a sailor’s worst nightmare.)

The Rolex Middle Sea is a race of endurance—no more so than during this year’s conditions, with the race becoming as much about mental strength as physical. Shortly after leaving Valletta’s harbor, and split into small teams of five, we fell into our “shifts” of four hours on deck followed by four hours “sleeping”—a term to be used lightly. My rota consisted of one day, and two night, shifts. This meant I was lucky to pass the beautiful and still-smoking volcano of Stromboli during the daylight of my midday shift, and to watch the sky paint itself a fiery orange upon every sunrise—my favorite part of each day. 

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After a hard-fought start,  Leopard 3 took the lead out of the Valletta Harbour on the first leg towards Sicily. Coming into the Messina Strait—a technical and challenging narrow channel of water dividing Italy and Sicily—we caught up with our competition as dusk fell, playing the kind of thrilling yet elegant game of cat and mouse that only two maxi yachts could; it wasn’t until the next morning that we finally overtook them in daylight.

But just beyond Palermo and in the shadow of Mount Etna, we were blindsided when we sailed into a windless hole. As our boat speed dropped to zero knots,  Leopard 3 —having carefully watched the predicament we had succumbed to—sailed to better wind, eventually overtaking us under the high cliffs of San Vito lo Capo. While we attempted to aggressively claw back the distance between the yachts, passing our competitor became ultimately too challenging. From there, we watched them extend slowly away from us, leaving us to cross the finishing line an hour after them, in second place.

But I was here to investigate something else, too: Of the 23 crew, I was the only female aboard Bullitt. As Irish offshore sailor  Pam Lee noted recently, only 5 percent of this year’s Route du Rhum sailors, a solo transatlantic race, are female. “Women need more representation at higher levels if we want girls to grow up believing that they can take on the challenges and adventure, just as much as their male counterparts can,” she told me when we caught up to discuss her recent, record-breaking circumnavigation of Ireland.

There were similarly low numbers at the Rolex Middle Sea Race. One of the most notable female sailors was the Polish Olympic silver medallist  Agnieszka “Aga” Skrzypulec , who I was able to train with prior to our race start in Malta. This race marked her first competitive move from Olympic sailing to offshore racing, aboard an incredibly fast Volvo 70 boat called, appropriately, I Love Poland. “This is a very different type of competitive sailing,” she told me. “But the Olympics has already given me the most important skills I need to win in this sport—mental and physical resilience.”

The I Love Poland yacht is a highly competitive training yacht for new Polish ocean sailors, funded by the Polish National Foundation with the goal of creating the next competitive generation of offshore sailors. Yet the route into offshore racing as a career is not clearly defined, and for women, it can feel impossible. The Polish program offers a platform for females like Aga to take what she’s learned in her Olympic career—tactics, navigation, and most of all mental and physical endurance—and apply it to a form of sailing where very few women have been able to “make it.”

This can partly be explained by the fact that, while there are many types of sailing, three dominate. Firstly, there is Olympic fleet sailing around a short course, which sees racers compete in identical boats. The second type, inshore racing, covers a course that can be sailed in one day and has a fleet of mixed boats. Lastly, there is long-distance ocean racing that can often take weeks to complete. 

It’s the former that typically has the strongest female representation, for several reasons. For one, the athletes are able to train on the water but live on land, as most racing is done close to the shore. The training for its well-established racing calendar is strictly regimented, with many sailing clubs offering access to official coaches; there’s also a known progression through regional, national, and international competing standards. Most importantly, in Olympic sailing, the women race against other women.

Ocean racing, on the other hand, couldn’t be more different. Athletes spend most of their time at sea, away from their families. There is very little structure or defined trajectory to get into top teams or top races. Sailing clubs typically don’t offer offshore training and there are few, if any, professional coaches. And crucially, female offshore racers are directly competing with men to get onto yachts for multi-week races that require extreme physical endurance, where in certain roles on the ship, it can be difficult—if not downright impossible—to out-compete male counterparts on physical strength.

Still, while I Love Poland may be a few steps ahead of the curve here, gender inclusivity is starting to develop across the sport more broadly. This year, the America’s Cup released a “notice of race” for its first Women’s America’s Cup, and the round-the-world Ocean Race aims to have equal male and female offshore sailors by 2030. Meanwhile, female racing team owners such as the iconic sailors and businesswomen  Wendy Schmidt  and  Dona Bertarelli  are gaining notoriety as they make their mark at the highest levels. 

It is pioneering programs like I Love Poland, though, that will begin to foster a new generation of female talent to then feed into these professional and high-profile races. And while there’s still a long way to go, tangible progress is being made for offshore sailing to become a viable career path for women.  Niklas Zennström , the team owner of Rán which came third in its class in Malta, co-founded Skype and is now a renowned venture capitalist in London. “Diversity creates outstanding results, whether with startups or sailing,” he told me over pre-race drinks. “The dynamics in our boat when we have females is different; it’s better.” 

As we neared the finish line at Valletta’s Grand Harbour, we were greeted by many speedboats of spectators who had come to lead us home; they were as excited as we were. When we crossed the line, the Rolex team congratulated our elated team. And as soon as we had docked back on shore, celebrations started as we packed up the boat and readied it for the next race. That evening, and after our first shower in days, Recordati took the team for the most amazing 10-course meal in a beautiful location overlooking Valletta’s main square. Over wine and rum, we talked about the race, our tactics, the boats still at sea, and the trajectory of the sailing industry for the next generation of women sailors coming up through the ranks. As the sun set on the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race, I felt optimistic. 

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I love poland volvo 70 wins the ima transatlantic trophy.

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the International Maxi Association & Yacht Club de France Calero Marinas - Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada

Image: Monohull Line Honours victory for the young team on the Polish National Foundation's I Love Poland © Arthur Daniel/RORC

The Polish National Foundation’s Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Tuesday 17th January 2023. Taking Monohull Line Honours in under nine days, the all-Polish team lifted the IMA Transatlantic Trophy.

I Love Poland Crew: Grzegorz Baranowski, Mateusz Byrski, Arkadiusz Fedusio, Adam Glogowski, Grzegorz Gozdzik, Robert Hajduk, Dominik Janowczyk, Pacyfik Koseski, Konrad Lipski, Borys Michniewicz, Bartosz Nowicki, Filip Pietrzak, Patryk Richter, Jakub Surowiec.

Nine of the I Love Poland crew are under 35 years of age and skipper Grzegorz Baranowski is the leader and oldest member of the team. A highly accomplished match racer, Baranowski became involved in the Polish National Foundation programme in the early stages. I Love Poland is successfully producing top class Polish offshore sailors.

“I am very proud of the team. Last year was our first Transatlantic Race and our aim was to complete the race safely. This year, safety was still the top priority but with more experienced sailors on board, and some new youngsters, we could push harder. To win this race flying the Polish flag, with an all-Polish crew is just perfect. I Love Poland race with a lot of passion and emotion; you can feel the power on board. A Volvo 70 was made for ocean racing and in 15-20 knots of wind speed it is really wet on deck, but she really starts to fly. The RORC Transatlantic Race is the perfect start to our Caribbean programme and next we will sail to Antigua to race in the RORC Caribbean 600,” commented Grzegorz Baranowski dockside.

I Love Poland navigator is Konrad Lipski, who is just 27 years old but has the experience and maturity way beyond his years. Not many navigators of that age can have taken Monohull Line Honours in the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Roschier Baltic Sea Race, and now the RORC Transatlantic Race.

“From the beginning we knew that it was likely to be an almost classic trade winds race,” commented Konrad Lipski. “However, it was a bit shiftier than usual and there was a variety of sailing conditions, from over 20 knots to very light winds. We had a plan at the beginning and we stuck to it. I was a bit nervous when we were very far south and the shift was late in coming, but by then we had built up a good lead and we could be a bit more conservative, so we gybed back towards the rhumb line. For me personally, I had to withdraw from the crew last year because of Covid, and you never know if you will get another chance. So, it is fantastic to do this race again and to win Monohull Line Honours makes me very proud.”

I Love Poland was met dockside by Zara Tremlett and the Port Louis team with two cases of cold beer. The Grenada Tourism Authority representative Alyssa Bierzynski, whose father is Polish, presented I Love Poland with a gift basket of Grenadian goods. After safely mooring up on the Superyacht Dock at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, the I Love Poland team went to the Victory Bar & Restaurant; 14 burgers and fries were very much devoured and appreciated!

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Polska Fundacja Narodowa sprzedała jacht "I Love Poland", który miał promować Polskę na morzach i oceanach. Szczegóły transakcji są jednak owiane tajemnicą.

Jacht "I Love Poland" został zakupiony w 2018 roku za ponad 900 tysięcy euro. Miał to być jeden ze sztandarowych projektów Polskiej Fundacji Narodowej. Jacht miał pływać po całym świecie i promować Polskę na 100-lecie odzyskania niepodległości.

Za sterami jachtu miał stanąć mistrz olimpijski Mateusz Kusznierewicz. Współpracę jednak zerwano, łódź wyruszyła z inną załogą. W kwietniu 2019 roku jacht uległ uszkodzeniu w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W 2020 roku był ponownie remontowany.

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Jak podaje "Gazeta Wyborcza" jacht został finalnie sprzedany. Potwierdził to Cezary Jurkiewicz z zarządu PFN. Dodaje, że formuła projektu "zużyła się" i zaczął on generować koszty.

Jurkiewicz zapewnia, że fundacja na jego sprzedaży ani nie straciła, ani nie zarobiła. - Na pewno uzyskaliśmy cenę odpowiadającą kwocie, za którą jacht został kupiony - powiedział w rozmowie z "GW".

Anonimowy informator "GW" mówi, że jacht miał szkolić polskich żeglarzy regatowych i trafić do szkoły morskiej w Szczecinie. Ale PFN "sprzedała go jakiejś firmie zagranicznej z południa Europy".

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