Henryk Jaskuła
| Henryk Jaskuła | |
|---|---|
 Henryk Jaskuła in SY Dar Przemyśla. | |
| Born |
October 22, 1923 Radziszów |
| Nationality |
 Poland |
| Occupation | Yachtsman - Sea Captain |
Henryk Jaskuła (born 22 October 1923 in Radziszów) is a yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrician. 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.
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