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Dar Młodzieży – an ambassador of the Operation Gdynia Sails

Dar Młodzieży has been appointed the honorary ambassador of the Operation Gdynia Sails. The white frigate of Gdynia Maritime University will promote this unique event in all ports which the ship visits.

Dar Młodzieży/Photo by Tomasz Degórski


This year, Gdynia is inviting sailors from all over the world to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the tall ships races being organised for the first time in Poland and also for the first time in Eastern Europe. Operation Gdynia Sails, the name given to the event in 1974, could not be held in Gdynia, had it not been for Dar Pomorza winning the regatta organised two years earlier. The frigate now over 100 years old is on a well-deserved retirement and its function has been taken over by the ship's younger "sister" - Dar Młodzieży. Hence the idea that Dar Młodzieży, being the "active heir" of Dar Pomorza has been granted the title of the Ambassador of Operation Gdynia Sails. The ship will host the great flotilla of more than 20 sailing ships from all over Europe, which are to moor in Gdynia between 15 and 18 August. On the last day of the event, Dar Młodzieży will head the parade of sailing ships.
On 17 February, Dar Młodzieży went on her first voyage this year. A huge flag of Gdynia will be raised in each of the ports she visits, promoting the city and the sailing ships rally - Operation Gdynia Sails.
In this year's season, lasting 8.5 month, as many as 1140 trainees will have a chance to gain the necessary experience on board Dar Młodzieży.
The ship's route is to cover 14 foreign ports (Antwerp, Funchal, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Fredericia, Kiel, Harlingen, Fredrikstad, Bergen, Esbjerg, Rostock, Falmouth, Greenwich, Stockholm). In June, Dar Młodzieży will honour with her presence Sea Days in Szczecin and Gdynia. Between 21 and 23 June at Pomorskie Quay, the ship will be "dressed", students will hoist the sails, and the deck will be open to visitors. The season has been planned to end on 30 October.

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