{{Infobox Sailing yacht , title = Copernicus , image =Copernicus zdjecie.jpg , caption = ''Copernicus'' , othernames = , club = , nat = {{flagcountry, POL, state , class = Opal III , sailno =PZ–30 , designer = Edmund Rejewski, Wacław Liskiewicz &

Zygfryd Perlicki Zygfryd Perlicki (26 January 1932, in Gdynia – 10 August 2017) was a sailor from Poland. He represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. He took 8th place in the Soling with Józef Błaszczyk and Stanisław Stefański as fello ...

, builder =Gdansk Boatyard Stogi

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

, Poland , launched = , owner = Yacht Club Stal , fate = , skip =

, wins = , ac_year = , lc_year = , cc_year = , og_year = , rr_year = , type = , crew = , length={{Convert, 14.11, m, ft, abbr=on , beam={{Convert, 3.72, m, ft, abbr=on , draft = , height = , displacement={{Convert, 14,500, kg, lb, abbr=on , sail={{Convert, 80, m2, sqft, abbr=on ''Copernicus'' is a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

yacht A yacht () is a sail- or marine propulsion, motor-propelled watercraft made for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a ...

of Opal Class. The owner is Yacht Club Stal Gdynia, Poland.

History and cruises

The yacht ''Copernicus'' was built especially for the

Whitbread Round The World Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Ra ...

1973. She was slightly bigger than standard Opal II class - to get the 33 feet rating by IOR. The wooden hull was built in

Boatyard Stogi, with help from the members of Yacht Club Stal Gdynia. The design was by Edmund Rejewski and Wacław Liskiewicz, also Zygfryd Perlicki. The yacht took 11th place in Whitbread Round The World Race 1973. The skipper was Zygfryd Perlicki, and the crew was Zbigniew Puchalski, Bogdan Bogdzinski, Ryszard Mackiewicz and Bronislaw Tarnacki. The yacht was used for youth training, cruising, partly chartering after the race. She sails mostly on

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...

and

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...

. She won the "Cruise of the year" prize in 2006 (in Poland) for the round-the-

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cruise.

Technical specifications

*Reg. number: PZ 30 *Call Sign: SPG2191 * Shipyard: Gdansk Boatyard Stogi (later Conrad Yacht Shipyard) * Build of: oak framing with pine elements, mahogany planking, deck:

plywood Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that have been stacked and glued together. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured boards, which include plywood, medium-density fibreboa ...

with teak. * Class: Opal III * Sail area: 80m² * Length: 14.11 m * Breadth: 3.72 m * Draft: 2.16 m * Engine: Sole Diesel 45 (45 HP) * Crew: 9 person

External links

Yacht Club Stal Gdynia, Poland

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