Polish sailing ships: Dar Młodzieży

The second sailing ship I want to describe is Dar Młodzieży. That ship is a succesor of Dar Pomorza - it took from Dar Pomorza a mission to teach young generations of sailors, it's nickname is Biała Fregata too (differently it is named Biała Dama - White Lady) and a glory of Polish the best known ship (on the whole world). In contrast to Dar Pomorza it was built on Polish shipyard and from the first it is for Polish Hight Sea School. Dar Młodzieży has been cruised 550 thousand miles since its first voyage in 1982. In that time on its deck 19 000 students has been taught. 
In The Tall Ships' Races '84 Polish ship beat the American Eagle and Bolivian Simon Boliwar. In Operation Sail '86 people chose Dar Młodzieży as the prettiest ship. In Columbus '95 regatta it won 3rd place in class A (big ships).

On 20th May (yesterday) Dar Młodzieży sailed out on "Independence Voyage" - young people from the whole Poland are going to sail around the world, visit 22 ports in 18 countries - the journey is going to have 380 days.

General characteristics:
type: frigate
tonnage: 2946 t
lenght: 108,815 m
masts height: 49,5 m, 
              49,5 m,  46,5 m
depth: 6,6 m 
sail area: 3015 square metre 
speed: 12 knots
crew: 136 trainees + 40 pernament staff

This photo was taken on regatta - very high wind blows unawares,
that is why all sails is on masts (crew don't have time to throw sails off).
Result is big lurch.

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