Henryk Jaskuła

Henryk Jaskuła (22 October 1923 – 14 May 2020) was a Polish yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrical engineer. He was the first Pole to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. Jaskuła became the third man to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed on 20 May 1980. He was born in Radziszów, Poland.[1]

Jaskuła died on 14 May 2020 in Przemyśl, Poland at the age of 96.[2]

References
  1. "Henryk Jaskuła odszedł na wieczną wachtę". Portal Informacyjny » Żeglarski.info (in Polish). 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. "Zmarł Henryk Jaskuła". www.radio.rzeszow.pl (in Polish). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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