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One of the most interesting small towns of the central seaboard. It stands on both banks of Wiepsza River, about 1.5 miles upstream of drawbridge. It has a fishing and commercial harbour and is an important seaside resort. Population is about 15,700.
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A fishing port at the mouth of Strużyna River, the S arm of Bauda River, about 4.5 miles SW of Nowa Pasłęka. 
The part of the quay which creates the entry to the harbour has mooring posts for passenger vessels and yachts (presently not in use, because of their bad condition).
Mooring posts for fishing boats and yachts are situated on Western Quay. Harbour of Frombork is the only one sea border crossing on Vistula Lagoon. Yachts and passenger traffic are going to Russian harbours through Piława's strait right to Gulf of Gdańsk.

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Marina Gdansk 

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At the western shore of Bay of Gdansk is the sea town Gdansk. The history of the port is connected with the creation of the "Polish corridor" after WW I. Poland got a narrow strip of land connecting it with the Baltic, but no port.

Marina Gdansk is located on the Szafarnia Waterfront on the New Motlawa River.

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The city is a modern port town today with a huge commercial port.
You can approach Gdynia and the yachtclub in any weather, day or night. The yachtclub is located in the southern part of the port. In harsh weather a visit to Gdynia could be a very good alternative. Here you also find one the the biggest yachtclubs in Poland.
Gdynia is a young city. Nearby you find the old resort Sopot. The whole area down to Gdansk have develloped into a single urban area. You can reach Gdansk with a local train. Near the yacht club you find a Maritime museum with an aquarium. 

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The beach at Hel

The dunes at Hel

The Polish navy have some proud traditions here. Hel was Polish even between the wars. As a part of "the Polish corridor" it was one of Poland's few contacts with the sea. From Hel embarked what Poland had of Navy, when the war broke out. They fought a proud, but hopeless fight against more modern vessels and enemy air dominance. Hel has now a small navy museum.

Outside the point in W and S, the water is shallow. On the point stands a lighthouse. From the S side you se a light buoy (a south buoy) marking the edge of the shallow banks. From SW you have no problem approaching the harbour.
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Hel peninsula 

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At Jastarnia, the Hel peninsula is not wide. Here you see the yacht club, the narrow strip of land, and further away, the Baltic

Some distance W in Zatoka Pucka, the Hel peninsula becomes only a narrow strip of land. Approaching from S, is the little fishing village Jastarnia. Here you also have a yachtclub.
Like in other places at Hel peninsula you find a lot of wonderful beaches, both on the Baltic side and on the south side. Coming from W you follow the Hel peninsula, but on some distance from land. A light house marks the beginning of the leading line. Follow it into the harbour.  

Hel peninsula

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The harbour can be hard to approach at harsh weather with W, N or E winds. In such weather ugly waves build up at the river inlet. Otherwise, the approach offers few problems. Two piers guard each side of the inlet.

After clearance at the customs and border guard at the eastern side of the inlet, you find the yacht harbour some distance southwards on an island, just after a river bend to the east.

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The access to Krynica Morska is from both side, from Gulf of Gdańsk and from Vistula Lagoon. Krynica Morska Light-house (54°23.3'N, 19°27.0'E) a red round tower with a white lantern, 27 m in height. It stands on a sand dune near the coast. From the side of Vistula Lagoon. The SE approach, leads NNE from TOL Light buoy (red and white stripes with cross topmark), then the channel marked by buoys (red spar). The S approach, leads NNE from Elbląg Light, marked by buoys and leading lights. From the side of Gulf of Gdańsk, a dolphin stands close offshore about 1 mile W of Krynica Morska Light-house and is used in connection with beaching fishing boats. From the side of Vistula Lagoon there are two harbour basins 1.5 cables apart, the E basin, approached from the SE, is used by ferries, general traffic and yachts and the W basin, approached from the S, is used by fishing boats.

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Approaches to the harbour require local knowledge. The entrance to the harbour is declared unsafe due to shoaling.

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The inner channel approach is from the Great Lagoon (NE port of Szczecin Lagoon) to Lubin. About 2 miles further N at the head of Lickle Wicko Lake, is marked. In addition to the turning buoys, consecutively numbered channel buoys moored on each side of main Szczecin-Świnoujście fairway. There is a minimum depth of 3 m in the fairway.

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S of Dziwnow you enter Zalew Kamienski with the town Kamien Pomorski. If you can pass under a 12.5 m high bridge, you can sail all the way down to Wolin and Stettiner Haff .

The harbour comprises of 2 small basins and a 60 m long pier with a minimum depth of 2.3 m alongside. It is used as a passenger terminal. The port is unsheltered and loading is done in calm weather. There is yacht harbour and recreation passenger ferry during summer time. Some grain reloading take place there. The harbour mainly serves local fishing boats operating in the Lagoon.

One of the most beautiful spots in Western Pomerania is Kamien Pomorski, situated on the eastern side of Zalev Kamienski. 

Full service to sailors:
showers, phone, toilets, hotel room's, 220V electric plus water, small sailors tavern with food and drinks, gas station serving any amount of diesel oil and benzine to all types of yachts.

To sail in the sheltered waters behind the Baltic coastline, you need good charts. German "sportschiffahrtskarten" are aviable for the area.

Zalev Kamienski is bouyed and approaching should be no problem.

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Leba Marina

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Village with fishing harbour at the Leba river estuary. Leba is situated near Slowinski national park, an area with mighty sand dunes, Poland's answer to Sahara!

Steer 164° from Leba buoy (54°47,2'N 17° ;32,8'E, 1 M outside the inlet) until you see the leading lines. The syncchronised lights show orange blinking light every 10 sec, range 6 nm. The inlet grove have a depth of 12 m, but it shrinks to just 2 m ouside the inlet. The current is often i NE direction, can can reach a speed of 2-3 lnots. Pass 2-3 metres outside the eastern pier, until you come to the harbour office (Kapitanat) for clearance.

The space in the the harbour is very limited, and it is recommended to call the harbour office at VHF ch 16 or 12 to ask about outgoing traffic. In summer many tourist crafts with passengers goes to and from the harbour.

The Marina is located 500 meters off the breakwaters and consists of the yacht basin, which has concrete wharves. Depths from 2.5 to 3.5 meters.
The basin is separated from the entrance of the main port by a dike 160 meters in length. This guarantees good shelter for the visiting yachts. The Marina has capacity for 120 sailing and motor boats.
Existing facilities include showers, laundry, a cafe/restaurant, a 24 bed hostel and parking for cars and boat tracks. Modern hotel is planned for the future.

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Between Świnoujście and the mouth of the Dziwna River, about 17 nm ENE, the coast is on the N side of the island of Wolin, mostly wooded and hilly. Międzyzdroje Church, bearing 140°, distant 1 nm is conspicuous with its tall red octagonal tower rising above the surrounding trees. There is a 360 m long pier with a depth of about 2.5 m at its head. Vessels with a draught of 2 m may moor alongside.

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The mouth of Rega River is protected by two breakwaters leaving an entrance 30 m wide. The eastern breakwater, which is the longer, extends 300 m from the shore. Difficult conditions for navigation on the entry from NE make the harbour useless for barge service and as a shield for other vessels. The fairway (2.5 m deep) is often silted up.

The river is suitable for coastal fishing vessels and there are landing places on each breakwater. Depths in the harbour entrance and near the langing places are variable and the harbour is not fully used because of the moving sediments and sand dumps which gather at the beds of the breakwaters. There is unloading wharf of 154 meters long and together with the fishing quays total length of quays is 520 meters.

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A small village to the east of Trbiez in Southern Stettiner Haff. From an outer bouy "ST", a fairway leads into the harbour.

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Swarzewo Church, situated 2.25 miles S of Władysławowo Church (54°48'N, 18°24'E), each with prominent spire, are easily identified. The steep shore is wooded.

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Marina Porta Mare 

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Marina Porta Mare on the south shore of Dabie Lake, a few miles east of the city, has repair facilities at the yacht clubs nearby. This is where yachts lower their masts before continuing south on the Odra River to the German inland waterways. Interster Marina at Goclaw is located north of the city.

South of Zalew Szczecinski, the fairway becomes narrow as you approach river Odra (Germ. Oder). Here you will find the city of Szczecin, one of the most important ports of Poland. Not worth visiting, unless you want to se the delta of Oder

But Szczecin is not a river town. Close by, you find the delta of river Oder, with lot's of river arms and islands. You also find the big lake Dabie. With all that water, and the low land, Szczecin is more like a sea town.

The fairway down to Szczecin has a heavy traffic with cargo ships, and the buoyage is of good quality. If you look up for the big ships, navigation is no problem.

You follow the fairway into Odra proper, and onwards to the south. In the area, you find a lot of yacht harbours to choose from. If you want to stay in the vicinity of the town you can dock at Goclaw Marina, north of the town. From the harbour you can go to centre with a tram.

In the river arms SE of the city and in the southern part of lake Dabie, you find a lot of yacht clubs. Some of them have quite good service. These harbours are also connected with the city by public transport.

Szczecin is an important culture and trade city, but much of the old city centre was destroyed during world war II.

It's history dates back to early medieval times. Later on, Szczecin became an important Hansa town. During most of it's history Szczecins has been German, ut during the period 1648-1720 it was the capital of Swedish Pomerania. After world war II, Szczecin is Polish.

(Sztutowo was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Stutthof during the Second World War with gas chambers and a crematorium. Approximately 85,000 people from 13 different countries perished here, mostly Poles and Russians.)

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Komary Beacon stands at an elevation of 33m, on a sand dune near the coast, 2 miles WSW of the mouth of Vistula Adit (54°21'N, 18°57'E) the E entrance to the principal branch of Vistula River. Vistula Adit is a cutting through the dunes, about 3 miles in length and 450 m wide near its seaward end. Due to its outflow, there is considerable silting in the mouth of the river. Świbno lies on the W bank about 1 mile S of the mouth of Vistula Adit.

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Germ. Swinemünde

Swinoujscie is one of the few Polish ports you can approach in any weather. The inlet is protected by two piers. The eastern one is significant longer compared with the western. The western pier is equiped with a lighthouse shaped like a wind mill.
You will find border guard and customs at the base of the eastern pier. Yachts are expected to dock here for clearance. Two yacht harbours are available at the western side. The southern of them (Marina Orion) is situated in town centre.
Sailing on Zalew Szczecinski you can reach river Oder and Szczecin in the south. From Oder you can sail on, to the German canal system. In the west Zalew Szczecinski leads through protected waters to Germany. It is possible to follow these waterways all the way to island Rügen and to Stralsund. It is also possible to sail eastwards on Zalew Szczecinski back to tha Baltic sea via Wolin and Dziwnow.

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In the harbour basin Eastern Quay serves fishing boats and is equipped with a boat slipway. There is Coastal Rescue Station with a life-saving vessel which may also be used as a tug. She is kept in readiness close NE of the harbour entrance, where there is also a metal observation tower. W Quay is used by passenger vessels. It was the only one quay on Vistula Lagoon, equipped with a railway siding. Cargo barges could moor at it.

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Sheltered harbour, easy to approach, at the south side of Zalew Szczecinski. This is the normal port to call for clearance with Polish authorities, then arriving to or departure from Poland to/from Germany. It is not possible to do clearance at the smaller port of Nowo Warpno in W, at the border.
You can approach both day and night. Customs and border guard are found in the SW part of the harbour, the yachtclub in NW.

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The coast in the neighbourhood of Unieście consists mostly low sand dunes. Behind the sand dunes there is the lake. The fishing harbour is located between wooden breakwaters, directly on the beach.

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The port can be difficult to approach in harsh weather with W, N or E winds. In such weater, overfalls are formed. Approaching in winds up to 11 m/s is secure, and in stronger winds you have to use both sail and engine to pass the inlet. In strong winds approaching can be dangerous!

As in most Polish harbours, there are sometimes currents parallel to the shore with a speed up to 3 knots.

The yacht harbour

The yacht harbour is run by Scouts. Basic facilities (WC and shower) exist, but the harbour is situated on the "wrong" side of the river. This makes the distance to Ustka long.

Town centre is located at the Eastern side of the inlet. Fine sand beaches, a nice beach walk with restaurants and cafe, and in evening music and dance, makes Ustka a nice stop. The number of visiting yachts are still limited, but in summer a lot of domestic tourists visit the resort. 

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Between Kołobrzeg and Gąski Lighthouse (54°14.7'N, 15°52.4'E) the coast is wooded and consists of sand dunes, which are steep to on the seaward side. About 6 miles ENE from Kołobrzeg, on the coast  is Ustronie Morskie, known seaside resort

A mole extends 80 m seaward. A light is exhibited at the mole-head. On the east side of the mole, between wooden breakwaters, there is beach harbour for local fishing boats.

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In the E part of Stettiner Haff. Via Wolin (Wollin) you can, if you are able to pass under a 12.5 m high bridge, sail N to Dziwnow and the Baltic.

The fairway is buoyed. The approach from south and west are marked with leading lines. The yacht club is located to the south of the town bridges.

At present Wolin stands on the west bank of the Dziwna River and has a fishing harbour and docks for passenger traffic and yachts.
The road lift bridge, which opens, and the railway swing bridge north of it, connects the town with the east bank. Between the bridges is a grain elevator and in the town is a sawmill. In 1975, another railway bridge was constructed north of the existing bridge.
The railway swing bridge, which has an opening 12.5 m in width, is closed before the departure of a train, and opened after it has passed. Vessels passing the bridge must use the opening on the right of the direction of travel.
The fishing harbour after reconstruction extends to the west bank of the Dziwna River, south of the bridge. The harbour has good fishing infrastructure, facilities and 133 m of dock space is available for fishing boats and barges. The dock 58 in lenght offer space for yachts visiting the port.

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Marina Dziwnow (in Polish)

The marina is located on the western side of the Dziwnow river opposite the Harbour master & passport control office. Services include showers, water, electricity. There is a fuel station nearby.

Small village with yacht club, situated at the inlet to Zalew Kamienski. The harbour has good reputation and service. The harbour can be difficult to approach in harsh weather with winds from N. Large waves can be formed at the inlet

Otherwise approach is without problems, Two piers mark guard the sides of the inlet. From the pictures you can figure out the location of the yachtclub and border post. THe port authorities has painted the inlet piers in white to make them more visible. If you are unsure of your position, the large letters Dziwnow at the piers will help you!

Dziwnow is an idyllic place you should visit! Here you find everything you need, even a petrol station accessible from your boat!

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Germ. Neuwarp

No navigational problems. The border itself is buoyaged.

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Beach fishing harbour has length of 150 m.

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At Orłowo there is a pier built in 1934 that extends about 180 m from the shore, which is used by visitors to go out for a walk.

A fishing harbour is on open beach 140 m long, from which boats are launched and retrieved with an electrical winch.

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The harbour, a small rectangular shaped basin, has three docks. The E dock is 67 m, the W dock 74 m and the S dock 40 m in length. The basin with a depth of 2.5 to 3.5 m, is approached by a short boyed channel marked by leading lights

Rzucewski Light (54°41.8'N, 18°28.5'E) (red framework tower, white band, 8 m in height) is exhibited at an elevation of 9 m, on a wooded point. Puck Church with its Prominent tower standing about 2.5 miles NW of Cypel Rzucewski, is visible from some distance. The approach to the harbour of Puck leads from the inner end of Cypel Głębinka. The minimum depth in the fairway is about 4 m however local knowledge is essential.

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There are two beach fishing harbours. The first one from N side, 200 m long and second one from E side, 50 m long.

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The port

W allowed visiting yachts first in -91. Till now it is mainly an active fishing port. But the people at rule there are conscious that yachting, tourists, rather than fishing is the future. Although in autumn -97, the quays were e

The Village

The town lives in summer, and is abandoned in winter. The Dom Rybaka (Fishers Home) in an awful "early communism monumental style'" is visible far from sea, has a nice restaurant, cafeteria, a museum and administration.

The beach is wide and sandy, clean, pretty crowded in summer.  

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