In 2003, Captain Tomasz Cichocki came up with an ambitious plan to sail alone around the world without calling at ports. After eight years of intensive preparations, the first and easier part of this project has been behind him.

Captain Cichocki is an experienced sailor. Up to now, he has crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice in one season, and several times the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. He wants to sail eastwards around the world without stopping. He will start from Brest (France), then across the Atlantic Ocean to the Southern Hemisphere, and at the Cape of Good Hope he will sail into the Indian Ocean. Another important point on the Captain’s route will be the Cape Leeuwin. The south-westernmost part of the Australian continent. There will open before him the greatest and one of the most dangerous waters known to mankind - the Pacific Ocean. The Cape Horn will be reached by Captain Cichocki probably after a few months, but passing it will mean that the worst has been left behind. There, after many months, he will return to the Atlantic Ocean heading for the port where the cruise started – Brest.

Had it been for the active support of our sponsors and partners, the project couldn't have been carried out to this stage. KGHM Polska Miedź - the title sponsor of the yacht, PGNiG and DIALOG, Delphia Jachts - the second bravest (after the Captain) participant of the project – delivered a well-prepared and original vessel Delphia 40.3 which over the next 300 days will be the Captain's home and shelter. Of course, we don’t forget the active support of our partners - Harken, Eljacht, Ocean Sails, Bakista, Musto, Nautica and UM Olsztyn. Thanks to the TV program Teleexpress, viewers across Poland will be able to follow the struggles of the Captain. Every few/several days, through TVP1, the Captain will have an opportunity to tell about the progress of the cruise, his observations, or just to greet his family.

There have been fewer people to sail alone around the world without calling at ports than to fly into space. We are inclined to believe this because water is still the most dangerous of the elements.