Zbigniew Gutkowski
# Zbigniew Gutkowski

Zbigniew Gutkowski is a Polish professional offshore sailor born on 24 June 1973 in Gdansk.

## Biography

From 2012,he is the skipper of the IMOCA Energa. On 21 November 2012, he announced that he was abandoning the Vendée Globe 2012-2013 due to electronic problems in his sailboat, preventing him from having an autopilot

## Sailing Career Highlights

2013

* 3rd Caribbean 600
* 7th Transat Jacques-Vabre 2013 with Maciej Marczewski

2012

* RET in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe (Energa)

2010

* 2nd in the Velux 5 Oceans

2005

* 4th in the Nokia Oops Cup (ORMA 60 Bonduelle)

2004

* Attempted world record (Volvo Ocean 60 Bank BHP, ex-Assa Abloy), stop in Cape Town after hardware failure

2001

* 4th of The Race (watch leader on Warta-Polpharma)
