title: Zbigniew Gutkowski
text: # Zbigniew Gutkowski
  
  Zbigniew Gutkowski is a Polish professional offshore sailor born on 24 June 1973 in Gdansk.
  
  ## Biography
  
  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
  
  ## Sailing Career Highlights
  
  2013
  
  * 3rd Caribbean 600
  * 7th Transat Jacques-Vabre 2013 with Maciej Marczewski
  
  2012
  
  * RET in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe (Energa)
  
  2010
  
  * 2nd in the Velux 5 Oceans
  
  2005
  
  * 4th in the Nokia Oops Cup (ORMA 60 Bonduelle)
  
  2004
  
  * Attempted world record (Volvo Ocean 60 Bank BHP, ex-Assa Abloy), stop in Cape Town after hardware failure
  
  2001
  
  * 4th of The Race (watch leader on Warta-Polpharma)
  