Natasza is back!

Polish sailor, Natasza Caban, 32, completed her 26.000 mile single handled voyage around the world today in Honolulu. Arriving at the Hawaii Yacht Club on Tuesday afternoon she became one of the youngest women in history to have sailed solo around the world.
 
The two year four month voyage on her 34 foot sloop Tanasza Polska Ustka was divided into sixteen parts. From the start in Hawaii she went to Vanuatu, Port Moresby, Darwin, Cocos Keeling Islands, La Reunion, Durban, East London, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, St.Helena, Fernando de Noronha, Saint Lucia, Panama, Galapagos and Marquesas Islands.

Her cruise is more than a sports challenge, though. It is in a good cause, too. There is a social aspect to it, which makes Natasza and her endeavor different from what other sailors do.
In the addition to personal challenge of the long solo voyage, One of the main aims of the cruise was to carry out charity campaigns in cooperation with the Against the Odds Foundation from Poland, as a result of which Natasza made dreams of two disabled children come true – she invited them to her yacht during the break in the cruise, and they sailed in the area of the Cocos - Keeling Islands in The Indian Ocean and Saint Lucia in The Caribbean.

To avoid The Mexican hurricane season in the Pacific, the last leg of the cruise turned out to be a bit longer than expected - on her way from Panama to Honolulu Natasza had to stop at Galapagos and the Marquesas Islands. After a stormy last few nights, mother nature blessed her final day with beautiful sunshine and fair winds. She was greeted at the dock by many friends.

t was all possible thanks to Natasza’s sheer determination, 8-year long preparations, and the support of many great friends during the whole cruise. Welcome Natasza with us!