Christmas Tree Lights up the “Dar Młodzieży”
On Sunday 18th December 2022 at 3:40 pm, the tallest Christmas tree of lights was turned on aboard Gdynia Maritime University’s training sailing ship, the “Dar Młodzieży”.
This extraordinary Christmas illumination measures 49.5 m and adorns the “White Frigate”, moored in the Pomeranian Quay in Gdynia. The lights were switched on by HM Rector of Gdynia Maritime University Professor Adam Weintrit, Chair of the University Council and Gdynia City Council, Joanna Zielińska, and the Captain of the "Dar Młodzieży", Master Mariner Mirosław Peszkowski.
The Christmas tree is made up of 500 bulbs spread over 500 meters of cable hung between the yards of the ship, at their tallest point, at a height of 60m above sea level.
The ship’s tallest masts - the mainsail and foresail - are 49.5m tall, whereas the cutter mast is a little shorter at 46.5m in length.
The tradition of illuminating the Dar Młodzieży during the Christmas season began during the Independence Voyage in 2018, when the sailing ship spent December on the Los Angeles coast.
