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SY Dar Szczecinais a Polish single-masted Antares sailing yacht. She is one of three yachts owned by the City of Szczecin, the other two being Magnolia and Zryw; she is also the city's flagship. The yacht was built between 1968 and 1969 at the Leonid Teliga Yacht Yard to the design of Ryszard Langer and Kazimierz Michalski. The yacht was launched and commissioned on 14 June 1969, and its first owner was the MKS Pogoń Sailing Section (1969 to 1996). In 1996 she was transferred to the City of Szczecin.Dar Szczecinarepresented the City of Szczecin in the 1976 Operation Sail, a ship parade celebrating the United States Bicentennial. She also participated in the Tall Ships' Races in 1976, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2013. She was the overall winner of the Tall Ships' Race in 2013, and a Class C winner in 2007, 2012 and 2013. Since 1996, she has been used for the Maritime Education Programme (Szczecin's Class Afloat). The yacht has been officially recognised as the Ambassador of Szczecin.