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| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 24 June 1973 Gdansk |
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| Class | IMOCA 60 |
| Club | Gdansk Shipyard Yacht Club |
Zbigniew Gutkowski is a Polish professional offshore sailor born on 24 June 1973 in Gdansk. [1] [2]
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
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