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Polish sailor (1923–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henryk Jaskuła (22 October 1923 – 14 May 2020)[1] was a yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrical engineer. He was the first Pole to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. He achieved it on the yacht Dar Przemyśla.
Henryk Jaskuła | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 May 2020 96) | (aged
Nationality | Poland |
Occupation | Yachtsman - Sea Captain |
Jaskuła became the third man to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed on 20 May 1980, the day he returned to Gdynia.
He has two daughters: physicist Lidia Morawska and Aleksandra.[2]
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