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Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz | |
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 Chojnowska-Liskiewicz on the yacht Mazurek circa 1979 | |
| Born | 15 July 1936 |
| Died | 13 June 2021 (aged 84) Gdansk, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | first woman sailing around the globe single handed |
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (15 July 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Polish naval engineer and sailor as well as the first woman to have sailed single-handed (i.e. solo) around the world, repeating the accomplishment of Joshua Slocum.[1][2][3] She sailed from the Canary Islands on 28 March 1976, and returned there on 21 April 1978, completing a circumnavigation of 31,166 nautical miles (57,719 km) in 401 days.
- ^ List Of Solo Circumnavigators, from the Joshua Slocum Society International Archived 16 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Solo Oceans Sailing & Racing, accessed 16 April 2023 Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine from solocircumnavigation.com
- ^ Joyon's strength and skill shatters two solo records Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine, from Telegraph Sport
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