Meet the Crew
Andrezej Straburzynski
CaptainPoland
Yacht Master, Ocean-going
Polish Yachting Association
Grzegorz Bartoszuk
First OfficerSzczecin, Poland.
Having begun sailing at the age of 7, Grzegorz has sailed professionally for 10 years on sail boats, sailing and motor yachts, tall ships, and diving boats. He was most recently chief mate on PEACE, a 260 foot sailing yacht in the North Sea, and will return there after this semester on Concordia. He has crossed the Atlantic several times and the only continents he has not visited are Australia and Antarctica. This is his first trip on Concordia and with Class Afloat.
Wojciech Wacowski
Second OfficerGdansk, Poland
Wojciech began sailing at the age of 12 and has been sailing professionally on square rigged ships for 10 years, pimarily on Pogoria where he taught both Polish and Portuguese students. This is his 1st time working with Class Afloat. He graduated from medical school in 1986 and has had 6 years of experience as a practicing physician while also doing research and teaching anatomy to University students. He has been traveling a great deal for 20 years and began in 1976 by visiting Canada. Since then he has also traveled around Europe, Turkey, the former USSR, and the Caribbean. He has a video camera that he uses a lot to record the voyage and is also one of the computer experts onboard.
Bill Turek
BosunBrookline, Massachusetts, United States
Russell MacDonald
Ship's Doctor / TeacherMontreal, Quebec, Canada
I have two things that I enjoy a great deal: travel and the 'art' of medicine. I think there is no better way of combining the two than being a part of Class Afloat. I have traveled extensively across Canada and the US by bicycle. The travel bug has also taken me backpacking across Europe, Africa, and Canada. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from Bishop’s University in 1987, and graduated from Queen’s University Medical School in 1991. Along with my responsibilities as the ship’s doctor and as a teacher, I will also be the contact for Ocean Challenge onboard Concordia. I will provide regular reports about life onboard the ship, photograph the voyage, and work with the staff on a film documentary about Class Afloat.
Liza Oktay
Teacher, Bosun's MateColumbia, Maryland, USA
I grew up in Columbia, Maryland where I spent most summers sailing in the Chesapeake Bay. I studied sociology at Oberlin College and worked at the Getaway Sailing School as a sailing instructor during the summer months. After graduation in 1992, I spent one year sailing as a crew member on the tall ship, Pride of Baltimore II. Ports of call on that voyage included Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Panama, Hawaii, and Alaska. Since the summer of 1994, I have been running sailing courses for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School. I look forward to working for Class Afloat because it will allow me to combine my three passions: sailing, teaching, and traveling.
Jan Jablonski
1st EngineerPoland
Krzysztof Grzybowski
2nd EngineerPoland
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