Zbigniew Gutkowski Explained

Nationality:	Polish
Birth Date:	24 June 1973
Birth Place:	Gdansk
Classes:	IMOCA 60
Club:	Gdansk Shipyard Yacht Club
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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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zbigniew GUTKOWSKI. www.imoca.org.
2. Web site: Operon Racing - Gutek’s bio. www.operonracing.com.
3. Web site: News - Gutek 3rd of the Caribbean 600 - Vendée Globe - En. www.vendeeglobe.org.