Richard Konkolski - Být první – Chroust Adam (2023)

The story of the most famous Czech sailor. The book is published to celebrate Richard Konkolski's 80th birthday. ***** The most famous Czech sailor Richard Konkolski (* July 6, 1943, Bohumín) began building his first sailboat, Niké, in the basement of a panel building in Bohumín. He found, felled, and cut the larch wood himself to make the planks. A winner of numerous sailing competitions, he achieved 12 world records and circumnavigated the globe solo three times. The first time on the second smallest boat in history and as the first landlubber in history. He sacrificed everything for his dream. He explored the world, represented his homeland, built a house for a native chief, dined with Prince Philip, battled fierce storms, survived heavy gales, and was thrown from his boat into the ocean, where he fought for his life. He pushed the boundaries of what was possible. Many times he was exhausted to the point of death on his overloaded boat, frozen, soaked, injured, and on the brink of collapse. A deserving master of sports and a four-time sailor of the year in three different countries, he spent more than five years at sea and on oceans. ***** Captain Richard Konkolski became one of the most renowned sailors in the world. However, for the reluctant officials of the Czechoslovak Sailing Association, he was an undesirable person during socialism. He was banned from competing in international races. In June 1982, during...