Fazisi was built in Poti, Georgia and finished at the last minute, in Hamble, England,to become the firstSoviet entry in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. She’s an 82 foot aluminum-hull maxi yacht, named after the river where the Argonatust found the Golden Fleece.Afterwards, Fazisi wound up in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. She was purchased in 1999 by members of the Joseph Conrad Yacht Club, Chicago, IL, and sailed from Fairhaven to Chicago where she participated in the Mackinac Races on Lake Michigan in 2000 and 2001.Fazisi sailed back to Fairhaven and onward to the Caribbean and participated in races there. She ended up in Jolly Harbor, Antigua. In December 2005, Fazisi was donated to the Polish Yachting Association of North America. In Spring 2006, she was completely refurbished for her journey to Poland to participate in the Tall Ships Baltic Sea Races in 2007. The Polish Yachting Association awarded Captain Kedzierski and the crew with the 3rd place for the “Race of the Year 2007“.


Flag: USA
Rig: Bm Sloop
Class: D
Homeport: Chicago, Illinois
Sparred Length: 83'
Draft: 12'
Hull: Aluminum