Sailing

It was 40 years ago today! Anniversary marks sailor’s historic solo circumnavigation of the globe

Returning as a hero, Henryk Jaskuła arrives in Gdynia after becoming first Pole in history - and third in the world - to circumnavigate globe single-handedly without entering a port. Janusz Uklejewski/PAP

Setting off on June 12th 1979, Henryk Jaskuła spent 344 days alone at sea before arriving in Gdynia on May 20th 1980, becoming the first Pole in history to make the voyage.

Incredible ‘white-knuckle’ memoir of first Pole to sail cross Atlantic is translated into English after being found by stepson

Written over 80 years ago, the book by cavalryman and sailor Andrzej Bohomolec and entitled The Voyage of the Yacht Dal, was found hidden among family documents. Intrigued to know more about the contents, stepson Anthony Keith had them translated. He was stunned by what he discovered.

Little Chef – Big Deal

From legal texts to muffins: the story behind one of Warsaw leading cooking schools for kids.

Youth sailing festival unfurls its sails off Gdynia’s shores

The port will play host to the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships between July 13-19.

Sea you later: 60-year-old sailor becomes first Polish woman to sail around the globe three times

Pajkowska had to battle the pain of broken ribs, high seas and soul-destroying fatigue during her record-breaking voyage.

And the ‘Indiana Jones’ award goes to… Poland sweeps up at international adventurers’ event

The most prestigious travel event in Poland, Kolosy awards real life action men and women from around the world for their incredible achievements.

One woman and her boat to single-handedly circle the globe without stopping despite a BROKEN rib and high winds

With 200,000 nautical miles under her belt, plucky 60-year-old Joanna Pajkowska is one of the most experienced female ocean sailors in the world. Now, she has broken a rib after being hurled across her boat’s deck by high winds. But the feisty sailor says she’ll carry on.

Miami nice! Not all plain sailing at the Sailing World Cup in Miami, but we’re doing ok

Despite a series of false starts denying Team Poland higher finishing places, our guys and gals are looking good.

Battling storms, loneliness and CANCER, 52 years ago this week Leonid Teliga became first Pole to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe in boat

Setting sail from Casablanca on 25 January 1967, when he arrived in Dakar 165 days later, he had broken the world record for an uninterrupted solo ocean-going journey.

“I Love Poland” programme launched

The “I Love Poland” programme, designed to promote Poland worldwide, was launched in Szczecin (north-west Poland) on Saturday. As part of the program, a yacht, “I Love Poland”, was bought by the Polish National Foundation to take part in prestigious regattas.

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