Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
Sailor, Person
1936 –
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Who is Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz?
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz was the first woman to sail single-handed around the world, repeating the accomplishment of Joshua Slocum. She sailed from the Canary Islands on 28 February 1976, and returned there on 21 April 1978, completing a circumnavigation of 31,166 nautical miles in 401 days.
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⁕ Polonia Restituta Commander's Cross
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