Dar Mlodziezy

'Gift of youth'

One of the most popular ships for SAIL visitors is this large Polish Tall Ship. As a sister ship of the MIR and a number of other Russian three-masters, she receives thousands of visitors per event.

The Dar Młodzieży (Polish for Gift of Youth) is a Polish sailing ship. The ship, designed by Zygmunt Choreń, was built at the shipyard of Gdansk, where it was launched in 1981.

The Dar Młodzieży is owned by the Maritime University in Gdynia, which uses the ship as a training ship. On board is room for 120 + 30 cadets and a permanent crew of 44 people. The “Dar” is fully equipped for the training of students in the maritime world. For example, under the main navigation bridge an extra bridge is equipped with the same instruments and different chart tables. The ship also has a separate classroom. With her length of 110.6 meters she belongs to the sailing giants of this world!