Team
Gabriel
Kania
Achievements:
At the age of 23, he guided his first voyage on a 23-meter Kech sailing ship.
In 2017, he organized and led an expedition on the yacht Ocean – A to East Greenland to the largest fjord in the world Scoresby Sund while being probably the youngest captain to achieve this.
Multiple circumnavigations around Iceland and two summer seasons in Spitsbergen along with leading commercial cruises on the 20-meter expedition yacht Hi Ocean One.
Cruising all of Norway and Scandinavia including the Danish Straits in the winter season, which are considered the seasons with the greatest storms occurring in the region.
Cruising the Barents Sea including Bear Island three times (2 times the entire route under sail in the spring season sailing in ice packs).
Hundreds of charter cruises on yachts and catamarans from 9 to 25 meters in length within Europe and the Caribbean.
Two full winter seasons in the Caribbean on the famous Shanties catamaran, Leopard 46 with sailing from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago.
In high school, he sailed extensively on the world’s most famous scout sailing ship “Zawisza Czarny”
In addition:
A cruise from Poland to the ice boundary in the north to the 80.4 N parallel.
Years of work as a yacht caregavier and sailing instructor
Apprenticeship in professional yacht guiding
Experience in sailing in extreme conditions
Privileges:
PYA powerboat yacht master
Yacht master PZMiNW
Water sports instructor with specialization in sailing and powerboat sports.
STCW authorizations
Short and long range radio operator’s license
Yacht master’s certificate obtained at the age of 22 and powerboat master’s at the age of 23.
ISSA Yacht Master offshore patent
PZMiNW powerboat mechanic
Favorite places:
Martinique and Longyearbyen in Spitsbergen
Acquired waters:
Croatia, Greece including the Ionian and Aegean islands, Balearic Islands, Seychelles, Italian coast, Sardinia, Corsica, Spanish coast, Gibraltar, Caribbean, The entire Baltic coast, North Sea : Germany, Denmark, England, Scotland, Shetland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, The entire coast of Norway, Spitsbergen, The eastern coast of Greenland
Professionally:
Owner of a charter company in Spain
Owner and operator of three yachts
Yacht service technician, technical supervisor and head of sales strategy at Fancy Lobster S. L. and Fancy Lobster Sp. Z. O. O.
Andre
Janecki
I have been sailing since 1979.
The basins I have sailed in: the Baltic Sea, the North Sea (Norway, Scotland, Ireland, England), the
Mediterranean Sea (Croatia, Montenegro, Spain, France, Malta, Italy), the Ionian and Aegean Seas
(Greece, Turkey), the English Channel (England, France), the Indian Ocean (Seychelles, Malaysia,
Indonesia), the Caribbean Sea (Caribbean, BVI), the Canary Islands, Cabo Verde.
Atlantic (Canary Islands, Salvagena Archipelago, Barcelona, Lisbon, Porto Santo).
Arctic – Spitsbergen
Antarctic Ocean (Horn and Bigla Channel).
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean several times.
In my sailing life, I have participated several times in top-level international regattas such as the RORC
Caribbean 600, St. Marteen Heineken, Regatta, St Barths Regatta and Antigua Sailing Week. These
are events that draw thousands of sailors from dozens of countries around the world.
I have had the pleasure of sailing and racing with the world’s best sailors.
We usually finished the regatta in the lead or on the podium.
Such regattas are held in the Caribbean, in perfect conditions, lots of wind and beautiful weather.
The most interesting and difficult were:
– Expedition to the Horn and to the Land of Fire
– Expedition to Spitsbergen
– An expedition over difficult bodies of water from northern Scotland to southern Portugal.
I have organized and made many trips to interesting corners of Asia and around Latin America.
I have been organizing and leading sea cruises since 1998.
I spend about eight months a year at sea.