"Scandinavia" for Baltic Sail

13.07.2011

The sailing event, "Baltic Sail - 2011" was perfectly supplemented by the offer of the Polish Baltic Shipping Co. "Polferries" in Gdansk. We have run out of places for tourists who wished to admire the sailing ships from the deck of "Scandinavia" ferry...

Many tourists who came to Gdansk in the first half of July chose this time of the year intentionally - the view of the sailing ships in the Gulf of Gdansk, and the atmosphere of noble adventure on the Motlawa River and in the port canals is undoubtedly the city's great attraction. "Baltic Sail" - an international agreement signed on the initiative of the port of Rostock in 1991 includes today the ports of Klajpeda, Karlskrona, Halmstad, Sassnitz, Swinoujscie and exactly Gdansk. The port of Gdansk hosted the sailors of "Baltic Sail" for the first time in 1997. Each subsequent event grew in popularity and the previous year was record-breaking in terms of both the weather and the number of participants.

The participation in this year's - 15th edition of "Baltic Sail" - was confirmed by several world-known sailing ships and dozens of smaller yachts. The weather was bad and mechanical failures reduced the number of guests coming to Gdansk. The tourists, however, were not disturbed, and strolled in large numbers along the marina and Long Embankment, or visited the Ziolkowskiego Quay at the entrance of Gdansk port. This year's offer of the Polish Baltic Shipping Co. "Polferries" to observe the sailing ships parade from the deck of "Scandinavia" ferry perfectly supplemented the event. The head of the Polish Baltic Shipping Co. in Gdansk, Witold Kozal, said "...the interest went beyond our expectations and we had to limit the sale of the tickets..." 1100 passengers who were offered all facilities and decks of the ferry certainly forgave even... the cancellation of the sailing ships parade in the Gulf of Gdansk due to bad weather. The view of only some yachts and beautiful panorama from the top deck of "Scandinavia" ferry yet satisfied the expectations.

PGA SA PR Officer