Yachting and Watersports on the Baltic

A paradise for recreational sailors

As an inland sea, the Baltic is exceptionally well suited to every kind of watersports holiday. Its deeply indented coastline, with its many bays, predominates over the long stretches without them. Numerous large and even more small harbours are home to yachts, smaller sailing boats and recreational craft, which are an increasingly popular way to spend a holiday on the Baltic. Many of the larger marinas are located in sheltered Baltic bays or, along the outer coastline, protected from wind and waves by stone breakwaters. The short distances between harbours from Denmark to Poland allow skippers to plan manageable day trips while taking in the main sights along the way. Particularly since the beginning of this century, large marinas have been established on the Baltic, some with several hundred berths and the services to match, presenting themselves as holiday destinations in their own right. Most of them also offer charter facilities.