
The 36-year-old sailed his 60ft yacht Operon Racing into La Rochelle, France, and across the ocean sprint five finish line at 1507 local time (1307UTC) having overcome a catalogue of disasters throughout the race including two serious injuries and major boat damage.
Born in Gdansk, Poland, father of one Gutek comes from a national dingy-racing background and has also completed one circumnavigation of the world in a crewed boat in ‘The Race’ in 2000. The VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010-11 was Gutek’s first attempt to sail solo round the planet.
Gutek completed the 3,600-mile final sprint from Charleston in South Carolina to La Rochelle in 13 days, 18 hours and 07 minutes.