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»Kaj boš, ko odrasteš« še vprašam Dana, ko se
moj obisk družine Poljšak približa koncu, saj se z
očetom odpravljata na kondicijski tek. Na verjetno
že neštetokrat slišano vprašanje odgovori kratko in
prepričano: »Kapitan.« »Ali pa konstruktor,« razmišlja
mama Judita. »Kdo ve, kam ga bodo vodila njegova
zanimanja. To bo pokazal čas …«
“What are you going to be when you grow up” I ask
Dan as he and his dad are about to go out for a fitness
run and my visit at the Poljšaks is drawing to a close.
The answer to the question that he must have heard
countless of times, is short and decisive: “A captain.”
“Or perhaps a designer,” muses mother Judita.
“Who knows where his passions will lead him.
Time will tell…”
zato se je Dan odločil, da sam izdela barko, ki bo ustrezala njegovi
mladostni fantaziji. Saj se vendar vedno kje najde kakšen trup
odslužene jadrnice, za katero se nihče več ne zmeni in bo kot nalašč
za uresničitev drzne ideje. Našel jo je pri družinskih prijateljih, staro
Elanko 430, in projekt se je lahko začel uresničevati. Sam je izrisal
načrt, kako jadrnico spremeniti v gusarsko dvojambornico, kakšna
bodo jadra, barve, kako se bo imenovala. Ko so nastajali načrti, jo je
želel poimenovati po Sandokanu, romantičnemu junaku južnih morij,
a ker je stara Elanova jadrnica že imela svoje ime in ker vsak izkušen
mornar dobro ve, da spreminjanje imen ladjam prinaša nesrečo, je
jadrnica ostala Škrga.
Prenova je potekala ob pomoči družine in prijateljev. Stric je podaril
les za jambore – smrekova debla, ki sta jih Dan in oče David sama
olupila, zbrusila, pobarvala in polakirala, izdelala in montirala pa sta
tudi druge nujno potrebne dele: poševnik, krmilo, letvice, obrobe ...
Krojenje in rezanje jader v jadrarni je Dan budno spremljal in tudi sam
poprijel za delo.
Spomladi 2009 je svoj projekt izjemno uspešno predstavil tudi na
Konferenci o inovacijskem komuniciranju v Ljubljani, vsakoletnem
dogodku, namenjenem spodbujanju inovativnosti na vseh področjih
našega življenja, tudi med mladimi.
Mama Judita se je potrudila, da je sinov trud za ne prav poceni
projekt dobil tudi finančno podporo pri sponzorjih. Na pomoč je
priskočilo nekaj podjetij, ki verjamejo v Danov ustvarjalni potencial
ter številni prijatelji.
Škrga je tako poleti 2009 v Portorožu doživela krst in zaplula prav
posebnemu poslanstvu naproti. Dan je svojo gusarsko ladjo namenil
spodbujanju zanimanja otrok za jadranje in še več. Jadranje na
Škrgi je namreč nekaj povsem drugega kot tekmovalno jadranje na
optimistu. Pri slednjem se mora tekmovalec osredotočiti na rezultat,
taktiko, nasprotnika, pri jadranju na Škrgi pa se otroci družijo, učijo
sodelovanja v skupini, organizacije timskega dela, osnov opazovanja
okolja, narave, vsega kar pride prav na jadranju pa tudi v ne vedno
prijetni rutini našega vsakdanjika. Ideja, kako približati otrokom
morje, naravo in mornarske veščine na atraktivni gusarski jadrnici
pod vodstvom izkušene jadralske družine Poljšak (Danov oče David je
namreč tudi priznan trener jadranja), pa bi bila lahko zanimiva tudi za
osnovnošolske izobraževalne programe.
Surely there must be a hull of a discarded sailboat lying around
somewhere, which is of no use to anybody and will be just right
for his bold purpose! He found one at some family friends, an old
Elan 430, and the project could finally get underway. Dan made
a proper design of how to turn a sailboat into a pirate schooner
complete with sails, colours and name. With the project still
in the design stage, Dan wanted to name the schooner after
Sandokan, a romantic hero of the South Seas, but since the old
Elan boat already had a name and every experienced sailor
knows that changing a boat’s name brings bad luck,
it remained the Schkrgha.
The restoration unfolded with the help of family and friends. An
uncle donated the wood for the masts – pine trunks, which Dan
and father David shaved, sanded, painted and varnished; however,
they also made and installed all other vital parts: bowsprit, rudder,
battens, trimmings… The tailoring and cutting of sails in the sails
factory was carefully supervised and assisted by Dan himself.
Mother Judita, on the other hand, had to work really hard to find
financial backers for the realisation of her son’s ambitious and
not exactly inexpensive dream. A few companies, firm believers in
Dan’s creative potential, pitched in, along with numerous friends.
In the spring of 2009 Dan unveiled his project to great applause
at the InCo conference in Ljubljana, an annual event designed to
promote innovation in all walks of life, including among the young.
The Schkrgha was launched in Portorož in summer 2009, setting
sail for a very special mission. Indeed, Dan has dedicated his
pirate schooner to promoting children’s interest in sailing, and
more. The point is, sailing the Schkrgha is as different from racing
an Optimist dinghy as it can possibly get. While the latter is all
about focusing on the end result, tactics, the opponent, in contrast
sailing on the Schkrgha is about togetherness, learning to be part
of a team, assigning roles and getting the team to work as one,
learning to observe the environment, nature – all of which comes
in handy on the sailboat as well as in everyday life. Moreover, the
idea of how to spark children’s interest in the sea, nature and
sailing on a really cool pirate schooner under the leadership and
guidance of the experienced Poljšak family (Dan’s father David
being a distinguished sailing coach), might well be worthy of
inclusion in the primary school curriculum.
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Dan jadra na optimistu. | Dan sailing an Optimist dinghy.