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Gdańsk Bay
Szczecin Bay
Masuria
Dąbie Lake
Drawsko
Adventure in the wind
Lakeland Powidzkie Lake
Adventure in the wind
Under sails made of clouds
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Masuria, land of a thousand lakes [83]
Picturesque lakes surrounded by forest-covered shores
are connected by natural and artificial canals into one
of Europe’s longest inland sailing route – The Great
Masurian Lakes Trail. The route flows through the
largest lake in Poland – Śniardwy Lake (distance end to
end: 22 km, breadth: 13 km). Many yachtsmen set out
at dawn the wind filling their sails, as the first rays of
the sun reflect on the water. Besides these well known
and popular Masurian sailing routes there are mysterious
and rarely visited spots such as the Zamordejski headland
on Nidzkie Lake or Skanał Bay on Tałty Lake where the
best views are at dawn and dusk. There is much entertainment
waiting for sailors in the hostels after the cruise
has finished, entertainment in yachting style.
• http://zagle.mazury.info/portalik.php?lang=pl •
• www.mazury.com.pl •
• http://czartery.prv.pl •
Western Pomerania, from a lake to the sea [84]
Western Pomerania is very popular with sailing
enthusiasts for its many navigable reservoirs. Start on
a lake and finish at the sea, sailing from Dąbie Lake,
through Szczecin Bay into the Baltic Sea. In Trzebież
on Szczecin Bay in the Main Sailing Center there is a
famous sailing school.
• www.coz.com.pl •
• http://zalewszczecinski.net •
Dąbie Lake a boating labyrinth [85]
Only skilled sailors and helmsmen can cruise Dąbie
Lake. It is small, short, up to 4 m deep and has troublesome
waves reaching 1.5 meters. An added hindrance
are the fishing nets sometimes spread over large areas.
In this labyrinth of fishing nets, with a strong wind
and gentle waves, tacking can be a great pleasure, but
only for older sea dogs.
• www.dabie.pl •
• http://marinas.pl/akweny/jezioro-dabie •
• www.polskieszlaki.pl//jezioro-dabie-w-szczecinie.htm •
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Drawsko Lakeland sparkling ribbons of lakes [86]
(Middle Pomerania)
A land for devotees of nature and serenity. Here you
will find your silence, your niche among the post-glacial
ribbon lakes and 200 meter high moraines. The largest
lakes in the Drawsko region (surface 1871 ha, depth to
80 m) are Lubie, Pile, Siecino, Komorze, Wilczkowo
and Trzesiecko, all ideal for yachting. However, before
setting off, make sure you have a yacht with a hinged,
collapsible mast to get under the many low bridges over
the narrow channels joining some of the lakes.
• www.jeziorodrawsko.com/zeglarstwo.html •
• www.jarmak.pl •
Gdańsk Bay [87]
(Pomerania)
This Bay on the Baltic Sea is visited every summer
by thousands of yachtsmen and windsurfers. Sandy
coasts (no stones or rocks) along the entire shoreline of
the Bay present favourable conditions for yachting and
boating. There are ports located in a relatively small
area: Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot and many well known
health resorts as well as fishing docks: Hel, Jastarnia,
Puck and Rewa. In most of them it is possible to launch
boats from trailers on the quay.
• www.port21.pl/czartery/article_245.html •
• www.blekitnypiotrus.pl/?idk=21&ido=215 •
Greater Poland
Powidzkie Lake [88]
This crystal clear lake is a vast post-glacial ribbon (surface:
1175 ha) within the Powidzki Landscape Park. The bed of
the lake and the crayfish strolling there can be seen at a depth
of 5 m. There are boating enthusiasts who spend their every
spare moment here. They arrive from the furthest corners of
the country and sail at dawn along the shores covered with
forests, pick mushrooms, catch some fish and have a delicious
breakfast amidst the rushes and reeds in this nature’s
garden paradise.
• www.jezioropowidzkie.pl •
• www.yachtcharter.republika.pl •
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