🇵🇱 Poland

Poland’s Baltic shore runs along the southern coast from the German border to the Hel Peninsula. A close-knit chain of marinas enables short day hops from Świnoujście and Szczecin toward the Gulf of Gdańsk. In the west you’ll find sheltered waters—lagoons, river mouths and canals—handy when the weather turns. Farther east the coast opens up, while Puck Bay offers a calmer training ground with numerous moorings.

Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia act as infrastructure hubs with repair, provisioning, charter options and easy transport links. The seabed is mostly sandy and even, yet depths vary in bays and lagoons, so it pays to follow buoyed channels. The Baltic here is effectively non-tidal; water levels swing with wind setup, especially during prolonged westerlies. Westerlies prevail, and summer often brings gentle sea breezes with plenty of quiet windows.

The core cruising season runs May to September, with long daylight, warmer air and full marina services. Inland, the Great Masurian Lakes form a canal-linked network suited to unhurried passages and training.