The "Próchno i Rdza" Rally
In October, on the waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk, a rally of yachts with soul was held — Próchno i Rdza ("Rot and Rust"). In one place you can come across many yachts important to the history of Polish sailing. You'll meet both steel and wooden vessels that are true oldtimers.
The "Próchno i Rdza" rally is divided into two sections. The steel yachts are Rdza (Rust), and the wooden builds are Próchno (Rot). The main representatives of the classic steel yachts are the so-called "Jotki", that is, the J-80. At the rally you can come across yachts such as "Mestwin", on which Dariusz Bogucki set off on his polar cruises. You'll also meet s/y Freya, on which a voyage was made all the way to Greenland.
The king of Próchno is the Opal type. Yachts of this type rounded Cape Horn and Iceland. They are two-masted wooden yachts with a yawl rig. They were built between 1965 and 1984. At the rally itself you could see 25 yachts with around 250 sailors.
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