Henryk Jaskuła
Polish sailor (1923–2020)
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Born | (1923-10-22)22 October 1923 |
Died | 14 May 2020(2020-05-14) (aged 96) Przemysl |
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Occupation | Yachtsman - Sea Captain |
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.
Jaskuła became the third man to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed on 20 May 1980, the day he returned to Gdynia.
Personal life
He has two daughters: physicist Lidia Morawska and Aleksandra.[2]
Orders
Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross
References
Bibliography
- Henryk Jaskuła - Polish Sailing Encyclopedia (pl.)
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