We are an group of experienced sailors and entrepreneurs connected by a common goal: putting the crew in the most challenging regattas around the world  - The Ocean Race.

Sailing Poland had previously sailed under the Spanish flag: in the last two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race regatta it was called MAPFRE. In the general classification he took second place (2017/18) and fourth (2014/15), and was led by Xabi Fernandez and Iker Martinez.

"We've had a lot of great victories on this yacht," comments Fernandez, who announced last week's MAPFRE team transition to IMOCA.

"We took second place in the last Volvo Ocean Race, and also beat the record around the Isle of Wight. We wish the Sailing Poland crew equally successful cruises. I hope that they will continue the great run of our yacht. We give it to you in good hands and I hope that we will all meet at the start of The Ocean Race in 2021. "

Meet the Team

Maciej Marczewski "Magic"
Skipper of Sailing Poland

Maciej is very experienced skipper with over 150.000 Nm and has experience with VO65, VO70, VO60, Imoca 60, Grand Mistral 80, Orma 60 and Ocean Hill 60.

Daniel Dagenais-Gaw. Boat Captain.

Growing up in the Canadian Maritimes, working the sea is tradition and he started sailing early. Getting into keelboats at a young age while progressing through the Sea Cadet program teaching sailing and racing dinghies, he quickly turned to offshore racing as the future path became more clear. 

Since joining the IMOCA project /O Canada/, he’s been pursuing sailing full time, building specific skills as a rigger and working as a boat captain, specializing in running rigging and deck gear. Since winning the 12m World Championships in 2019, he has been fully committed to sailing in The Ocean Race on a VO65, working towards amassing the required skills to be an indispensable member of the team, including medical training, specific maintenance skills and over 50,000 offshore miles.”

Tomasz Januszewski. Navigator and Tactician.

2014 World Cup Champion in 49er class. Master Thesis Degree in  Geodesy and Satellite Navigation. Presently a Chief National Coach in Indian Sailing Federation.

He started his career on Optimist, where he achieved 4th place in the World Championship in 2003. The best position in individual scoring in Polish history till now. Then, after six years of successful 470 racing, he finally landed in the 49er fleet, where he won the World Cup Final in 2014 and scored 4th at the World Championships in 2016. After finishing his Olympic path, he moved to offshore sailing as a skipper, tactician, and navigator. Tomasz completed the Fastnet Race, Caribbean 600, 4 Atlantic crossings, and 35.000 miles of overall coverage. He is skilled in boat electronics, navigation systems, and trim settings.

Robert Gwóźdź
Sailor

Robert is the owner and CEO of Yachts and Yachting - the owner of Sailing Poland yacht.

Yachtmaster Ocean, regatta sailor, father of two sailors sailing in the polish national team.

Kamil Niemira
Team Director Sailing Poland

Responsible for the organization and functioning of the team, sales of commercial places, negotiations with sponsors.

Sailor, father of two young sailors sailing in the Polish national team.

Kuba Zborowski
Press officer

Sailor, journalist, entrepreneur. Responsible for the implementation of video materials from the regatta.

Kuba is sports journalist with vas expierence in reporting the most prestigous sailing events in the world: Vendee Globe, SailGP, America's Cup.

Sailing Poland Youth Team