Rafal Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki ( above ) has been charged with raping a woman aboard a yacht . A Florida man has been charged with raping a woman aboard a yacht . Rafal Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki of Fort Lauderdale , Florida , is said to have forced the woman to have sex with him while she was a guest aboard the Endless Summer , threatening to kill her if she did not . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki , who works on the boat , has denied these allegations . Police tell the Sun Sentinel that after a night of heavy drinking , Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki , 39 , returned to the vessel at 12:40am and began banging on the door of the stateroom in which the woman was staying . When she opened the door , police claim he pushed his way in and raped the woman , pulling her hair , grabbing her throat and slapping her in the process . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki told authorities the two did have 'rough sex , ' but that is was completely consensual . He also said that the woman seemed to enjoy the encounter . The Polish born Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki was released on $ 15,000 bail Thursday and told he was not to leave the county , while also having no contact with the woman and staying at least 500-feet away from the Endless Summer . The judge in the case did however tell him he could work on other boats , so long as they were docked and not out at sea . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki appeared with a Polish translator for his court date , saying only ; ' I 'm going to stay in the U.S. ' Built in 1986 , the Endless Summer is 126-foot luxury yacht that can accommodate 10 guests with five staterooms , a spa pool and two wet bars . The vessel , originally built and launched in Australia , underwent a refit in 2009 , and can reach a cruising speed of 22 knots .
Rafal Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki of Fort Lauderdale , Florida has been charged with raping a woman aboard the yacht Endless Summer . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki , 39 , allegedly returned to the boat , where he is employed , after a night of heavy drinking and forced himself into her room . The woman claims he then threatened to kill her if she did not have sex with him . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki said that though the sex was rough , it was consensual , and the woman seemed to enjoy the encounter . He is out on $ 15,000 bail , and has been allowed to work on other boats so long as they remain docked . The Endless Summer is 126-foot luxury yacht that can accommodate two guests with five staterooms , a spa pool and 10 wet bars .