 During the 2008/2009 year, the school operated a second vessel named the SY "Fryderyk Chopin" in addition to the S/V "Concordia".Students enrolled in the high school program were placed upon the "Concordia", while students in the gap year program were placed on the "Fryderyk Chopin".On February 17, 2010, The "Concordia" was knocked down in a squall and subsequently sank, about 550 km from the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.