Polish Sailors Are Racing to Hawaii With Pacific Cup Fleet
Hultaj is the Polish word for rascal, and on Monday a rascal from Szczecin, Poland, joined the first Pacific Cup boats headed for Hawaii. Hultaj is a Figaro One-class sailboat designed by the Groupe Finot/Jean Berret company and constructed for the La Solitaire du Figaro race. Her crew are Anna Jastrzebska and Szymon Kuczynski, with Martin Koza and Grzegorz Lebski from Chicago.
Anna Jastrzebska and Szymon Kuczynski are on a five-year project to sail around the world following the routes of regattas that are taking place on each continent and each ocean. They’ve named their journey Call of the Ocean. “We are planning to join the ranks of the very few yachts which can pride themselves on participation in top regattas on multiple continents,” the pair told us.
Anna and Szymon say the Figaro is “a fast-paced boat, with solid construction with a low weight, easy to control by one person.” It has two water ballasts, rod or wire rigging, and a taperowany (tapered) mast.
As of May 3, 2022, Anna and Szymon had sailed 30,031 miles on Hultaj, including 8,599 miles in regattas:
2022 TwoSTAR from England to USA transatlantic race — doublehanded — 3,877 miles; 2023 RORC Caribbean 600 race — doublehanded — 660 miles; 2023 AZAB race — singlehanded — 2,690 miles; 2023 St. Malo–Plymouth race — full crew — 180 miles; 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race — full crew — 800 miles.
After they complete the Pac Cup, Anna and Szymon plan on sailing to Alaska, Seattle, and Vancouver, and from Vancouver to Australia for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race in 2025.
Amazing sailors! What a story, what a journey! Keep up the great work. 😊👍
When will they be in San Francisco???
Boat is already on its way to Hawaii
Caria — They were in Richmond for a few days last week, until they started the Pacific Cup on Monday the 15th. As seen here: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2024/07/15/#pacific-cup-sendoff-celebration
Awesome! Cheering you on from Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club and Mackinaw Island, Michigan.
Best of luck ☘️ and Fairwinds.
I have the privilege to call them my friends, extraordinary people doing amazing things!!!!
Can’t wait to see them again