A picture of the polish flag.
Martas yacht Ania alongside the Dix designed Dix 43 Flying Cloud, on the HBYC marina in Hout Bay,South Africa.
Around the World. By herself
Marta Sziłajtis-Obiegło is setting off for the voyage of her dreams. After her voyage around the world she stands a chance of becoming the youngest Polish sailor to sail around the world.
A few days of intensiva preparations and equipment tests in the Captain’s Andrzej Armiński Szczecin Shipyard in Poland and then she fly to Venezuela where yacht Mantra ANIA is waiting in the Puerto la Cruz marina for the voyage. Following a required yacht test, necessary formalities and the provision of food supplies she set off to struggle against the wind, waves and her weaknesses.
Her voyage follows the Passat Route via Panama, the Galapagos Islands, the Island of Polynesia, Australia, Indian Ocean, South Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean to Brazil to attend the carnival and back to Venezuela. She will call at 14 harbors on her way but none of the stopovers will take longer than a couple of days. Those calls will focus on indispensable repairs, new supplies of fuel, water and food and some sightseeing.
The voyage is meant to take 12 months and given favorable winds and luck this period of time should be sufficient to sail around the world.
A 8.5 m long vessel designed and built by the Captain Andrzej Armiński Szczecin Shipyard will be Marta's home for the upcoming months. Mantra ANIA is ocean going yachts with reinforced hulls, large navigation table with stowage compartments and large fuel and drinking water tanks. Such yachts offer sailors a large degree of autonomy during voyage and allow for long voyages without making ports.
http://mantra28.pl/marta/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=48
The intended route.
Marta and her yacht Ania,a Mantra 28 has spent some time on the Hout Bay Marina while on her circumnavigation in the attempt to be the youngest Polish girl to ever do so.
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