Henryk Jaskuła | |
|---|---|
 Henryk Jaskuła in SY Dar Przemyśla. | |
| Born | 22 October 1923 |
| Died | 14 May 2020 (aged 96) |
| Nationality |  Poland |
| 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
References
- ↑ "Zmarł Henryk Jaskuła". www.radio.rzeszow.pl (in Polish). 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Kim jest Lidia Morawska? Polka została wyróżniona przez magazyn Time" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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