Henryk Jaskuła

Henryk Jaskuła
Henryk Jaskuła
	Henryk Jaskuła in SY Dar Przemyśla.
Born	22 October 1923; Radziszów
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

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References

"Zmarł Henryk Jaskuła". www.radio.rzeszow.pl (in Polish). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

Bibliography

Henryk Jaskuła - Polish Sailing Encyclopedia (pl.)

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[1] "Zmarł Henryk Jaskuła". www.radio.rzeszow.pl (in Polish). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.