Henryk Jaskuła
Henryk Jaskuła | |
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 Henryk Jaskuła in SY Dar Przemyśla. | |
| Born | 22 October 1923 |
| Died | 14 May 2020 (aged 96) Przemysl |
| 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.
Orders[]
Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross
References[]
- ^ "Zmarł Henryk Jaskuła". www.radio.rzeszow.pl (in Polish). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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