On this day in 1969, Leonid Teliga completed his remarkable feat of sailing around the world
Fifty-five years ago, on April 29, 1969, Leonid Teliga became the first Pole in history to complete a solitary voyage around the globe aboard his yacht, “Opty.” His journey was not just a battle against the elements of the sea, but also against cancer, a fight he valiantly waged until his death, just 11 months after closing the loop around the world.
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