Dar Młodzieży Honoured at 'Voyage of the Year 2022' Awards Ceremony
On Friday, 3rd March 2023, a ceremony took place to present the most important trophy in Poland's maritime sailing industry - the Voyage of the Year award.
Gdynia Maritime University's training sailship received an honorary distinction at the awards ceremony for its "prominent role in the history of Polish sailing":
'40 years of the frigate Dar Młodzieży - Poland's flagship sailing ship. More than 20,000 future merchant fleet officers and captains trained under the sails of the ship, which has sailed around the globe and Cape Horn, and is one of the most popular representatives of the world's sailing fleet.'
The distinction was presented at the European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk to Professor Adam Weintrit - Rector of Gdynia Maritime University, Dr Bogumił Łączyński, Director of the Ship Management Office, and Captain Rafał Szymański - Captain of the Dar Młodzieży.
Also presented with distinctions were the barque ORP Iskra which in 2022 also celebrated 40 years at sea and the brig Fryderyk Chopin, which celebrated 30 years.
The award for the "Voyage of the Year 2022", a silver sextant, went to Michał Palczyński and Aleksandra Rapp for their 14-week voyage along the Aleutian Chain on the yacht Crystal.
The Voyage of the Year Awards have been awarded since 1970. The ceremony traditionally takes place on the first Friday of March to commemorate the first passage of Cape Horn under the Polish flag by the Dar Pomorza on the night of 1st-2nd March 1937.
Source: gdansk.pl
photo by Dominik Paszliński / www.gdansk.pl
photo by Marek Zwierz
