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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 24 June 1973 Gdansk |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | IMOCA 60 |
| Club | Gdansk Shipyard Yacht Club |
Zbigniew Gutkowski is a Polish professional offshore sailor born on 24 June 1973 in Gdansk.[1][2]
Biography
From 2012,he is the skipper of the IMOCA Energa. On 21 November 2012, he announced that he was abandoning the Vendée Globe 2012-2013 due to electronic problems in his sailboat, preventing him from having an autopilot
Sailing Career Highlights
2013
- 3rd Caribbean 600[3]
- 7th Transat Jacques-Vabre 2013 with Maciej Marczewski
2012
- RET in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe (Energa)
2010
- 2nd in the Velux 5 Oceans
2005
- 4th in the Nokia Oops Cup (ORMA 60 Bonduelle)
2004
- Attempted world record (Volvo Ocean 60 Bank BHP, ex-Assa Abloy), stop in Cape Town after hardware failure
2001
- 4th of The Race (watch leader on Warta-Polpharma)
References
- ↑ "Zbigniew GUTKOWSKI". www.imoca.org.
- ↑ "Operon Racing - Gutek's bio". www.operonracing.com.
- ↑ "News - Gutek 3rd of the Caribbean 600 - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
External links
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