fot. Hubert Bierndgarski 19 January 2010 On 19 January 2010, UKS OPTY (Pupils’ Sports Club OPTY) and Leszek Kasperowicz invited Natasza to a meeting at the Scouts’ Sea Centre. This place was not just random – when Natasza was the same age as the young ‘sea dogs’, she used to attend sailors’ meetings there, and do her boatswain training tasks by preparing equipment before the season. Captain Zenon Jasik – the first Natasza’s sailing instructor was also present at the meeting. Young sailors told Natasza about their club, shared their dreams with her, listened to her sea...

Saturday, 16 January 2010. Natasza at the Sportspeople’s Ball – the final of the contest by Głos Pomorza. The final of the 50th Contest of Głos Pomorza for the Best Sportspeople and Coaches of the Słupsk Region in 2009. http://www.gp24.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=GP&Date=20100117&Category=SLUPSK&Artno=896521831&Ref=PH

 Jachtsmen Roku 2009 - Award Ceremony What a great event! The ‘Jachtsmen Roku’ award ceremony is organised every year in Warsaw by the Jachting magazine and Krzysztof Baranowski. It was really fantastic: great atmosphere - almost like at home, good music (for dancing, too!), delicious food and, above all, wonderful comapny. As usual, you could meet the cream of Polish sailing community, including those friends who are normally somewhere at sea... I am really happy that Jan Olech, the Mayor of Ustka, Leszek Kasperowicz (‘Opty’ Sailing Club), and a great sailor and editor of Ziemia Ustecka (our local newspaper), Edward Zając, as well as Marysia from the Against the Odds foundation were there with me . Natasza and Krzysztof Baranowski (fot. E....

Since the very beginning of the year 2010, Natasza has focused her efforts and devoted her time to support other projects. Together with the Government of the City of Ustka, the sailor is attempting to bring the Tanasza Polska Ustka yacht back to Poland, where she could be of use not only to children-sailors. On 11 January, several meetings concerning this subject took place. Natasza also joined The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity and she signed t-shirts. Money collected by selling these t-shirts will be devoted to the aim of this year’s 18th campaign – children’s oncology. The sailor supported one more charity event - an auction for the benefit of the nursing home in Machowinek. She signed the Ustka’s jack, which will be auctioned at the charity ball on the 5 February in Machowinek. Before that, Natasza would like to invite you to take part in a meeting for children and teenagers which will be held on 5 February in the Secondary School in Ustka.

You often ask me: „what are the Hawaiian Islands like?” I'm sure they are beautiful even though I didn't really have the chance to get to know them well! Every time I am there, I spend most of the time in the marina tinkering with the yacht... Tanasza Polska Ustka has been auctioned. I feel as if I had to part with a best friend. It's really important for me that she will still be cruising under the Polish flag...   I'm in Ustka, where my home is - literally and metaphorically. Only here do I feel I have reached the finishing line because everything started here - I fell in love with the sea and the harbour in Ustka is my favourite one. The incredibly warm welcome I received from the local government and the inhabitants of Ustka went beyond all my expectations. It was so amazing to see all of them again and break Christmas wafer with them.