Mastermind Team



“We are the captains of our ships, we are the masters
of our minds ”

Tomasz (Tomek) M. Glowacki

"Coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose"

- Napolean Hill   


Tomasz (Tomek) Glowacki

Born and brought up in Poland, educated at the Technical University of Poznan – moved to New Zealand in 1985.

Titles: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BSc. of Mech. Eng.).
Project Manager Professional (PMP)
Ocean Going Yacht Master
Member of various professional institutions

Experience: Approximately 15000 nautical miles to his credit cruising and in ocean racing. Ship building of cargo vessels and project management of mega yachts and civil construction. General management, naval architecture, yacht design, sailing, public speaking. Organization of events such as orienteering championships and boat show. Start ups and reengineering of companies. Project management courses.


Henryk Wolski

Born and brought up in Poland, educated at the Technical University of Poznan – Lives in Germany since 1980.

Titles: Master degree in mechanical engineering. (MSc. Of Mech. Eng.)
Ocean Going Yacht Master
Sailing Instructor
Member of Berlin’s sailing examination committee

Experience: Member of Arved Fuchs’s ICESAIL expedition team lasted 4 years and completed  in 2002. Member of Arved Fuchs’s expedition following Shackleton’s historic voyage of Shackleton’s lifeboat “James Caird”. 120.000 nautical miles to his credit. Expedition leader on Hapag Lloyd cruise ships in the Antarctic and the Arctic.


Krzysztof (Chris) Baranowski

Born and educated in Poland.

Titles: Master degree in electronics.
Ocean Going Yacht Master
Member of numerous Sailing & Training societies

Experience: Circumnavigated the globe solo twice. 250000 nautical miles to his credit. In 1972 represented Poland in OSTAR.  His role was instrumental in building several training vessels in Poland (Pogoria and Chopin). Master of s/v “Pogoria” in scientific/research voyage to Antarctica in 1980/81 and in 1983/84 with group of  high school students. Author of  15 books, and 50 films. Presently he is  the Editor in Chief of Polish monthly yachting magazine “Jachting”.


Maciej Krzeptowski

Maciej Krzeptowski

Born and educated in Poland .

Titles: He holds Phd degree in ihtiology research.
Ocean Going Yacht Master
A member of the Brotherhood of the Coast (Hermandad de la Costa)
Honorary ambassador of Szczecin in 2004 year.

Experience: In 1975/6 he was a member of the First Polish Antarctic Expedition. A curator of a few significant exhibitions: Flora and Fauna of Seas. In 2000 – 2003 circumnavigated globe on yacht MARIA. Author of two books devotes marine subjects. Photographer, an enthusiast of the mountains.


Ed Ewbank

Born and educated in United Kingdom

Titles: Master Mariner (UK 1st Class)
Diploma in Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture at British Institute of Engineering Technology
Graduate of Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology

Experience: Seagoing career which included command of break-bulk/container vessels, ocean-going tugs with barge and ship tows, and of fishing and private vessels. Co-design (Ewbank Brooke & Associates) of the replica of HMAT “Bounty”, the Sail Training Ship “Spirit of New Zealand”, and the Health Services Sailing School Vessel “Tole Mour”.

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