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33: 283: 241:, who completed her own single-handed circumnavigation on 8 June 1978. James' voyage is itself notable, however; she completed a fast (although not non-stop) circumnavigation in just 272 days, thus improving on Sir 228:
on 21 April 1978, having sailed 31,166 nautical miles (57,719 km) in 401 days. On 18 June 1978, she returned to Poland, where, after a period of relative obscurity, she is again seen as a national hero.
353: 332: 348: 428: 468: 311: 221:, she sailed north, and crossed her outbound track on 20 March 1978 at latitude 16° 08.5' north and longitude 35° 50' west. 326: 463: 443: 390: 478: 375: 245:'s solo round-the-world sailing record by two days. She also became the first woman to single-handedly sail the 483: 395:, worldathletics.org (formerly International Association of Athletics Associations), accessed 16 April 2023 225: 32: 119: 305: 473: 458: 8: 407: 282: 242: 286: 218: 131: 405:
Walker, Shaun (28 April 2023). "The shunned communist who sailed the world solo".
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Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz carried out her westabout (east to west) voyage on
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Chojnowska-Liskiewicz completed her voyage when she entered the port of
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on 28 March 1976, and returned there on 21 April 1978, completing a
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In completing her voyage, Chojnowska-Liskiewicz only narrowly beat
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Information on the yacht Mazurek - Polish Sailing Encyclopedia
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After crossing the Pacific, Chojnowska-Liskiewicz sailed via
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Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz - Polish Sailing Encyclopedia
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of 31,166 nautical miles (57,719 km) in 401 days.
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Joyon's strength and skill shatters two solo records
264:of Australia became the first woman to complete a 98:first woman sailing around the globe single handed 232: 162:area of 35 square metres (376.7 ft²). 154:was 9.51 metres (31.2 ft) long, with a 450: 310:, from the Joshua Slocum Society International 392:Rogowska: the latest Pole to vault to the top 107:(15 July 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Polish 31: 158:of 2.70 metres (8.86 ft) and a 209:to Australia, and then west across the 469:Single-handed circumnavigating sailors 451: 404: 287:Polonia Restituta Commander's Cross 268:single-handed circumnavigation, on 257:(a requirement for speed records). 249:, eastabout and south of the three 37:Chojnowska-Liskiewicz on the yacht 13: 178:on 28 February 1976, crossing the 14: 495: 434: 328:Solo Oceans Sailing & Racing 281: 253:, starting and finishing in the 419: 398: 384: 363: 342: 320: 299: 233:Other contenders for the title 186:. She then sailed through the 115:as well as the first woman to 105:Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz 25:Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz 16:Polish yacht racer (1936–2021) 1: 464:Polish female sailors (sport) 339:from solocircumnavigation.com 307:List Of Solo Circumnavigators 292: 169: 371:The First Lady of the oceans 7: 137: 10: 500: 226:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 331:, accessed 16 April 2023 275: 94: 86: 67: 46: 30: 23: 479:Sportspeople from Warsaw 356:22 February 2006 at the 378:8 December 2010 at the 360:, from Telegraph Sport 270:Blackmore's First Lady 174:She set sail from the 126:. She sailed from the 335:10 April 2008 at the 217:. After passing the 484:People from Ostróda 408:The Guardian Weekly 314:16 May 2018 at the 194:, and hence to the 243:Francis Chichester 150:built in Poland. 219:Cape of Good Hope 102: 101: 491: 442: 427: 413: 412: 402: 396: 388: 382: 367: 361: 346: 340: 324: 318: 303: 285: 132:circumnavigation 74: 56: 54: 35: 21: 20: 499: 498: 494: 493: 492: 490: 489: 488: 449: 448: 440: 437: 425: 422: 417: 416: 403: 399: 389: 385: 380:Wayback Machine 368: 364: 358:Wayback Machine 347: 343: 337:Wayback Machine 325: 321: 316:Wayback Machine 304: 300: 295: 278: 255:English Channel 235: 172: 140: 82: 76: 72: 63: 58: 52: 50: 42: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 497: 487: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 447: 446: 436: 435:External links 433: 432: 431: 421: 418: 415: 414: 397: 383: 362: 341: 319: 297: 296: 294: 291: 290: 289: 277: 274: 234: 231: 180:Atlantic Ocean 176:Canary Islands 171: 168: 146:, a Conrad 32 139: 136: 128:Canary Islands 109:naval engineer 100: 99: 96: 95:Known for 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 77: 75:(aged 84) 69: 65: 64: 59: 48: 44: 43: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 496: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 456: 454: 445: 439: 438: 430: 424: 423: 411:. p. 26. 410: 409: 401: 394: 393: 387: 381: 377: 373: 372: 366: 359: 355: 352: 351: 345: 338: 334: 330: 329: 323: 317: 313: 309: 308: 302: 298: 288: 284: 280: 279: 273: 271: 267: 263: 258: 256: 252: 248: 247:clipper route 244: 240: 230: 227: 222: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 199: 197: 196:Pacific Ocean 193: 189: 188:Caribbean Sea 185: 181: 177: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 135: 133: 129: 125: 124:Joshua Slocum 121: 120:single-handed 118: 114: 110: 106: 97: 93: 89: 85: 80: 70: 66: 62: 49: 45: 40: 34: 29: 22: 19: 420:Bibliography 406: 400: 391: 386: 370: 365: 349: 344: 327: 322: 306: 301: 269: 265: 259: 236: 223: 211:Indian Ocean 200: 192:Panama Canal 173: 163: 151: 143: 141: 104: 103: 73:(2021-06-13) 71:13 June 2021 57:15 July 1936 38: 18: 474:2021 deaths 459:1936 births 441:(in Polish) 426:(in Polish) 251:great capes 239:Naomi James 117:have sailed 87:Nationality 453:Categories 293:References 262:Kay Cottee 170:The voyage 53:1936-07-15 41:circa 1979 260:In 1988, 215:Mauritius 376:Archived 354:Archived 333:Archived 312:Archived 266:non-stop 184:Barbados 138:The boat 81:, Poland 190:to the 164:Mazurek 152:Mazurek 144:Mazurek 39:Mazurek 276:Orders 203:Tahiti 113:sailor 90:Polish 79:Gdansk 61:Warsaw 148:sloop 213:via 207:Fiji 205:and 160:sail 156:beam 111:and 68:Died 47:Born 182:to 455:: 272:. 198:. 55:) 51:(

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Warsaw
Gdansk
naval engineer
sailor
have sailed
single-handed
Joshua Slocum
Canary Islands
circumnavigation
sloop
beam
sail
Canary Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Barbados
Caribbean Sea
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Tahiti
Fiji
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Cape of Good Hope
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Naomi James
Francis Chichester
clipper route
great capes
English Channel

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