Everyone has dreams. Also, there are a lot of obstacles to make your dream come true. Only a few people decide to follow their way, beat their weaknesses and fulfill their dreams.
One of those people was Leonid Teliga, the polish sailor.
https://zagle.se.pl/zeglarstwo/jako-pierwszy-polak-oplynal-swiat-walczac-z-morzem-i-choroba-stulecie-urodzin-leonida-teligi-aa-owYT-EV4n-thKs.html
Leonid Teliga
He lived during the Second World War and like every man during those times, served in the army. From his youth, his biggest dream was to become a sailor and travel around the world. In the army, he learned everything about sailing and passed an exam to become a skipper, which allowed him sail alone. When the war ended, he decided to build his own yacht. It is said that he sold his house to have funds to create his ship. At the end of his work, a lot of sailing institutions helped him finish the "Opty", that was the name of Leonid's yacht. However, mostly he built and funded his yacht by himself. Opty was a small, 10 meter long wooden ship, but well-equipped especially for those times.
http://www.kormoran.aplus.pl/rejs/ROK_1/kwiecien/Leonid/historii.htm
A few words about the journey
From the beginning, he wanted to do that trip alone, only him and the yacht. When he got an opportunity to go, nothing could stop him. Before the cruise, he said that what he was afraid of the most were loneliness and lack of discipline. He had to be the captain, who gives orders and a deckhand who performs all the orders. Before his 50th birthday, he started his journey.
That amazing journey lasted for 2 years and 2 months! He had to face a lot of problems, not only fierce weather, but also issues with his health. He struggled with growing cancer, tough lumbago and many other sicknesses. His dream was to do this alone, not only because he wanted to go around the world but also overcome his weaknesses and become stronger than before.
That amazing journey lasted for 2 years and 2 months! He had to face a lot of problems, not only fierce weather, but also issues with his health. He struggled with growing cancer, tough lumbago and many other sicknesses. His dream was to do this alone, not only because he wanted to go around the world but also overcome his weaknesses and become stronger than before.
Around the globe
After making a full circle he became the first Pole that went around the world on one yacht and also beat the record of non-breakable shipping alone. He made 13 260 miles in 165 days.
He finished his journey in April 1969.
After all, he said that this trip was the most amazing thing he did in his whole life. He became stronger, wiser and happier than he had ever wished, but unfortunately, the cancer did not give up.
http://www.kormoran.aplus.pl/rejs/ROK_1/kwiecien/Leonid/historii.htm
At the end
After his return to Poland, he went through an operation and his condition has improved for a while. Unfortunately, in the end cancer was too strong, and Teliga finally died a year after his incredible journey. What he has done, had a huge impact on every polish sailor. His strength, persistence and fortitude became main values to follow for all polish sailors. After all, he became an icon of sailing and the most important sailing reward in Poland was named in his honor.
https://zagle.se.pl/zagle/galeria/100-rocznica-urodzin-leonida-teligi/gg-hkDz-Liza-aVwz/gp-DyRN-W9o3-eRb3
Source:
https://zagle.se.pl/zeglarstwo/jako-pierwszy-polak-oplynal-swiat-walczac-z-morzem-i-choroba-stulecie-urodzin-leonida-teligi-aa-owYT-EV4n-thKs.html
https://www.polskieradio.pl/39/156/Artykul/816387,Leonid-Teliga-czasem-gonily-mnie-strachy-i-duchy
http://www.kormoran.aplus.pl/rejs/ROK_1/kwiecien/Leonid/historii.htm
https://www.polskieradio.pl/39/156/Artykul/816387,Leonid-Teliga-czasem-gonily-mnie-strachy-i-duchy
http://www.kormoran.aplus.pl/rejs/ROK_1/kwiecien/Leonid/historii.htm
Questions:
- Have you heard about him before? What do you think about him and what he has done?
- Have you ever tried sailing? Did you enjoy it? Or would you like to try it?
- Do you have a dream like his? What stops you from making your dreams come true?
Comments
Are you going to follow your dream just after school end?
I’ve never heard about him before.I have never been interested in sailing, because I think it is a male occupation.
2.Have you ever tried sailing? Did you enjoy it? Or would you like to try it?
I haven't tried. I loved to swim, until the incident that happened to me last year at sea. When there were very big waves and they began to cover me, knock me down and tighten.
3.Do you have a dream like his? What stops you from making your dreams come true?
I want to go scuba diving on coral reefs. But I need to overcome the panic attack that starts when I don't touch the bottom with my feet.
I have tried sailing once and I loved it. The silence and atmosphere on a boat were so awesome that I didn't want it to end. I don't think I'd go for a sailing trip around the globe, but I will definitely sail again.
I don't have this kind of dreams. My dream is to travel around the world and see awesome places with awesome views, and I do my best to make it happen.
No, I never tried to sailing. Maybe in future but I’m not sure. I prefer paddle than sailing(for example on short canoe).
In my thought sailing is more complicated than paddle, on short boat it’s not a big deal to handle it , but handle the wind when sailing this is a real challenge.
No, I haven’t so big dreams. Now I have smaller dreams than Leonid had, but I making everything that I can to make it come true.
Every dream is important and it should be our duty to make it come true, I believe you can too.
I have tried sailing while I was young, but I was incredibly terrified because I was not sure about my swimming skills and afraid of drowning. I don't think I have such dream which is comparable to the one described in the article, but I do have smaller ones like climbing Mont Blanc.
I sailed a bit, but on a really small boat and I haven't really enjoyed it. All those things with changing sides or ropes didn't seem to be too exciting for me. And the wind was so strong that it wasn't a pleasure for me. But that was just one time so I guess that I didn't get a full picture of sailing.
I don't have a dream like this, I think I couldn't stand solitude and all those obstacles. It would be just too stressful for me.
Personally I've never tried sailing, and I don't particularly want to try it. I don't particularly enjoy traveling, and with my luck, I'd only get seasick if I tried sailing.
I don't really have any specific dream like his - all I really want is to live a relatively satisfied life, and I don't really care how I achieve this as long as I am happy. There's nothing really stopping me from achieving this - it's more of a long-term process that I constantly work on than a goal.
Unfortunately, I never sailed and I'm not in a hurry, I have many other hobbies and it does not belong to but I admire people who do it in the open seas and oceans!
Currently, I have a few other dreams and unfortunately as with dreams to meet them, I need money, although it is not impossible because money can always be somehow earned.
I've never tried sailing, but I would love to try. I know many people who are sailing. They spend every holiday on their boats. It must be great.
Since I finished my first marathon, I would love to finish all major marathons in the world (Tokyo, Boston, New York, London, Berlin, Chicago). What stops me? In order to take part in most of them, I need to qualify and it requires running marathons below 3 hours. Many years of training in front of me, before I will be able to realize my dream.
I haven't heard of him - amazing.
2. Have you ever tried sailing? Did you enjoy it? Or would you like to try it?
No, but I would like to try - I like to have holiday by the sea or by the lake, and I always liked to watch people sailing. I think it must be nice, because if You want to have control over the ship, You must do a lot of things manually, and it's the opposite of driving a modern car.
3. Do you have a dream like his? What stops you from making your dreams come true?
I don't have such a challenging dreams - and for now nothing is stopping me :)
I don't have dreams that are so specific but once I have the only thing it's stopping me is myself if.
Are you currently collection money to make your dreams come true?
I know what you are talking about. Thoughts like “I can do it, but I don’t think it’s a good time now” or other similar options. You have to overcome them and don’t look back.
No, I never tried to sail. Maybe I will try in the future.
No, I have completely different dreams. I would like to create a cryptocurrency exchange and many other related projects. Mostly, I'm being stopped by money.
You have an exciting dream! Running a marathon isn’t easy and you need to be pretty strong, both physically and mentally.
Do you think you could collect money for you first dream soon or it’s still a long way?
I steered a motorboat this holidays. It was cool! I enjoyed the fact that I was the captain and could choose whatever path I wanted. It's something different than when we are on the road and have only one option to drive. Whe you are sailing, you can swim whenever you desire. You can taste real freedom, which is incredible and now I encourage all my friends to try it.
I have other dreams than this guy had. I think I can say that I'm not like my friends, I follow my own hobbies, passions, desires and there is nothing that can stop me from archiving my goals. This year I wanted to travel to 12 different countries, it was my dream for a long time. I'm writing this comment from Budapest, my 11th country this year. I just around the corner of booking my last trip this year, so it's just a matter of time and I have plenty of time to travel to this one last country. That's one of the examples, I have many more, but this comment is not about barging, so I'll leave it for me ;)
I tried sailing once and I really enjoyed it. Hopefuly I will have opportunities to sail again in the future :) I think it's a great way of spending your free time. It demands a bit of physical activity but also makes you feel relaxed and lets you enjoy fresh air.
I have my own goals and every day I am slowly getting closer to achieving them. My dreams are different than Leonid's but I think that his determination might inspire me to work harder towards them.
- Yes, I've n tried it before but just something like diving, In general, I love Sitting in front of the Nile "pure water" rather than sea "Salt water".
- l have dreams, not like his, what stops me from making my dreams come true, I didn't think in this question before.
Thank you for this great story.
No, I didn't heard about him, but I'm quite impressed about his achievements. It's hard to be that determined, and he did it. Wow
Have you ever tried sailing? Did you enjoy it? Or would you like to try it?
No, I didn't because I think that it is not my kind of thing to do. Of course it may be interesting for someone, but I feel like I wouldn't enjoy it.
Do you have a dream like his? What stops you from making your dreams come true?
I have a lot of dreams, and I think that nothing can stop me. It's my life and I have to live it in 100%. That's the way to live for me, wish me luck.
No I haven't but I should! In my opinion his achievement should be more popular.
Have you ever tried sailing? Did you enjoy it? Or would you like to try it?
Yes I have tried and I really enjoyed it. I'm not a huge fan of sailing and I'm not keen on taking an exam to became a skipper but from time to time I like to sail with my friends.
Do you have a dream like his? What stops you from making your dreams come true?
My dream is also to travel the world but not by sailing. I would like to see the world and connect it with filming. I think the biggest obstacle is to leave my family for long and other ordinary things.