POL SSL GOLD CUP – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

QUALIFYING SERIES | MAY-JULY 2022 | Switzerland

FINAL SERIES | 10 NOVEMBER-3 DECEMBER 2023 | Spain

Events (Provisional dates)

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

Group 2 - RACE 1

12:00

22 November 2023

Spain

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Points

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

Group 2 - RACE 2

13:00

23 November 2023

Spain

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Points

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

Group 2 - RACE 3

14:00

24 November 2023

Spain

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Points

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

Group 2 - RACE 4

11:00

25 November 2023

Spain

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Points

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

Group 2 - RACE 5

12:00

26 November 2023

Spain

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Points

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SEA WOLVES

Inspire young generation

Aspiring to victory

Poland has a long sailing tradition. Access to the sea and many lakes including Masurian Lakeland makes watersports accessible for almost half a million Polish sailors. A sport learned in their childhood, Poles love sailing. Polish fortitude and skills make us want to win at sea and conquer the oceans. Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz was the first woman to circumnavigate the Earth. Polish sailors are experienced Olympians, Match Racers, America’s Cup and offshore sailors. The young generation is coming through strong and they are aspiring for International victories. Teamwork and mutual help is a strength of this team. The SSL Team Poland wants to improve, keep learning and be better every day to leave their mark on the world of international fleet sailing for future generations.

STATISTICS

The Country

735 sailing clubs
500 000 sailors
440 km of sea coast

Achievements

1 Olympic Gold Medal
3 Olympic Bronze Medal
1 Bronze Medal in Louis Vuitton Cup
1 Gold Medal in Volvo Ocean Race

SSL RANKING

SSL best ranked woman: 70 (09/2020)
SSL best ranked man: 4 (09/2020)
SSL nations ranking: 15 (10/2020)

Main Events

Nord Cup (2019) > 931 participants
Volvo Sailing Days (2018) > 2000 participants

1999

The Captain of SSL Team Poland - Mateusz Kusznierewicz is the ISAF Sailor of the Year.

The Captain

Mateusz Kusznierewicz

Mateusz won the first ever Olympic medal in the history of Polish sailing and together he has two Olympic medals: Gold from Atlanta and Bronze from Athens. He is a four-time World Champion, European Champion in OK-Dinghy, Finn, Star and 5.5 class, as well as a podium winner in the most prestigious regattas in the world: Star Sailors League, Princess Sophia Trophy, Kieler Woche, Bacardi Cup, Palma Vela and many more.

THE LEADERS

Michał Korneszczuk

Born in Gdansk, where there are perfect conditions for sailing. Michal is a multiple Polish Champion and he organizes famous sailing events in Poland, including the Nord Cup. He won the Polish Championship 15 times! He is an experienced sailor in offshore classes, 505, Nautica 450, Delphia 24 OD, J70, A-Cat and Moth class.

Piotr Harasimowicz

This experienced businessman and talented sailor has been sailing since the age of 9. He promotes the sailing culture in Poland. Piotr is a highly ranked skipper in World Match Racing and the owner and founder of the Foundation HRM Racing, which supports young talents in their sports career.

Patryk Zbroja

Experienced yacht-racer and Polish National Champion, he used to run some multiplayer sailing projects either in fleet racing or – still involved – in match-racing. Current No 9 in Match Racing Open Ranking (by World Sailing,) with the highest 6th place in 2019. A lawyer by profession, Zbroja remains the highest ranked Polish skipper since 2017.

THE YOUTH FACTOR

The young generation of Polish sailors are talented and extraordinary people with great passion. They have passion and are motivated to improve everyday and learn from the best. Most of them sail olympic boats and compete in match racing and offshore regattas.

Confirmed Athletes

Mateusz Kusznierewicz

CAPTAIN | 10

HELM | 8

TACTICIAN | 9

PIT | 2

MAIN TRIMMER | 7

FLOATER | 3

TRIMMER | 6

Krzysztof Zeludziewicz

GRINDER | 4

Mateusz Blazejczak

GRINDER | 11

Szymon Wierzbicki

TRIMMER | 16

Jacek Nowak

BOW | 1

Potential Team Position

1 BOW Jacek Nowak	2 MID-BOW
3 PIT Grzegorz Goździk	4 GRINDER Krzysztof Zeludziewicz
5 TRIMMER Szymon Wierzbicki	6 TRIMMER Jolanta Ogar
7 MAIN TRIMMER Jakub Marciniak	8 HELM Łukasz Przybytek
9 TACTICIAN Agnieszka Skrzypulec	10 CAPTAIN Mateusz Kusznierewicz
11 FLOATER Magdalena Kwaśna

BOW

Jacek Nowak

MID-BOW

PIT

Grzegorz Goździk

GRINDER

Krzysztof Zeludziewicz

TRIMMER

Szymon Wierzbicki

TRIMMER

Jolanta Ogar

MAIN TRIMMER

Jakub Marciniak

HELM

Łukasz Przybytek

TACTICIAN

Agnieszka Skrzypulec

CAPTAIN

Mateusz Kusznierewicz

FLOATER

Magdalena Kwaśna

SQUAD

Mateusz Kusznierewicz	Łukasz Przybytek
Jacek Nowak	Agnieszka Skrzypulec
Grzegorz Goździk	Jakub Marciniak
Magdalena Kwaśna	Jolanta Ogar
Agata Barwińska	Krzysztof Zeludziewicz
Alex Michalski	Dominik Buksak
Mateusz Blazejczak	Szymon Wierzbicki
Kacper Olszewski	Przemysław Filipowicz
Tymoteusz Bendyk