
MEET THE FS TEAM

PAWEL BARWICZ
Founder & CEO
The Chief. Pav is pure passion for yachts and sailing. Professional racer and one of the most experienced riggers and industry experts worldwide. Pawel spent years sailing world regattas, working on ships in the USA, South Africa, Australia, and Europe. Coming from a family of yacht designers, he brings years of experience into his fight to revolutionise the rigging industry.

ARTUR SKRZYSZOWSKI
Professional Sailor & Skipper
In the past, co-skipper on sailing expeditions to Antarctica (2011-2015) and skipper and co-owner of the racing yacht Reichel Pugh 48 (2016-2019). We participated in such regattas as Sydney Hobart, Fastnet, Middle Sea Race, and Doublehanded World Championship. We are dedicated to the rigging and sailmaking industry, representative of OneSails in Poland and First Spars in Central Europe.

AGNES SCHRAMM-NEWTH
Proffesional Mariner
A professional mariner with 150K+ Miles of offshore and ocean sailing and racing, RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor, a graduate of a Full Professional Yachting programme at Sailing Academy (UKSA) RYA instructor and assessor in various RYA schools Worldwide, an owner of SAIL PRO School of Yachting, RYA TC. A leader and leading Instructor in various sail training projects, including IMOCA 60 teams. A professional delivery skipper for different yacht owners over a decades.

MICHAEL DRAIN
FS Team
Mike began dinghy sailing when he was 12 and quickly became hooked on racing, moving on to faster asymmetric twin trapeze dinghies. Eventually, moving to the South coast, he enjoys racing in the Solent on all sizes and types of boats and shares his expertise as a member of the FS Team.