Fragment bezanmasztu jachtu „Otago”

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The fragment of a mast from the yacht "Otago" is on display at the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. The number of inventory: CMM/WM/137. Dimensions: 27 cm tall, 22 cm wide. Material: duraluminum. Origin: gift. Date of creation: 1958. Description: The yacht "Otago" was built in 1959 as one of six J-140 type yachts. The owner of the vessel was the Sailing Club of Gdańsk Shipyard. Along with another Polish yacht, "Copernicus," it participated in the first crewed around-the-world regatta, the Whitbread Round The World Race, in 1973-74. The crew led by Captain Zdzisław Pieńkaw took 13th place. The mast broke during the regatta in a strong storm on the Indian Ocean on December 4, 1973. During a stopover in Sydney, the yacht was equipped with a new mast. A fragment of the old one was kept as a souvenir. The yacht sank on August 29, 1976, off the coast of South Shetland Island. The cause of sinking was throwing the yacht onto rocks.