March 8 was International Women’s Day, so I would like to recognize the women who shine in the firmament of the maritime world.

In April 1978, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz of Poland became the first female sailor of the world to have single-handedly circumnavigated the earth, after completing her voyage in 401 days without interruption.

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