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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.

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.

He’s Popeye the Polish man: the roots of the famous cartoon character may lie deep in central Poland

Few know that the inspiration behind the famous spinach muncher and pipe-tooting  sailor was actually a man born to Polish parents.

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