Report on the 3rd Edition of the Polboat Yachting Festival in Gdynia.

Last week, from the 21st?and 24th?of July, in one of the most modern Polish yacht marinas in Poland - Marina Yacht Park in Gdynia owned by the PHN Group - the third edition of the largest floating exhibition of vessels, POLBOAT YACHTING FESTIVAL, took place.

It was a record edition, with the largest number of exhibitors (including several foreign companies) and visitors so far, as well as in terms of attractions prepared by the organizers.

POLBOAT YACHTING FESTIVAL is a unique opportunity to get familiar with the current offer of Polish producers and distributors of vessels and to present sailing yachts, motor boats and sports equipment on the water. At this year's Festival, the visitors could see nearly 100 vessels from leading Polish shipyards and foreign ones available on the Polish market. There were over a dozen premieres, including several world premieres.

The ceremonial opening was traditionally held on the?Sunreef Yachts?catamaran (this time it was?60 Sunreef Power), and was attended by important personalities from the industry and state and local administration - President of POLBOAT Sebastian Nietupski, President of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency - Krzysztof Drynda, President of the Management Board of the Polish Holding Real Estate Marcin Mazurek, Vice-President of PHN Piotr Przednowek, President of the Polish Sailing Association - Tomasz Chamera, Vice-President of the Polish Motorboat and Water Skiing Association - Tomasz Wencel, President of the Pomeranian District Sailing Association - Bogus?aw Witkowski, Director of the Tourism Department of the Marshal's Office of the Pomorskie District - Marta Che?kowska, President of Dalmor SA - Katarzyna Stanulewicz and Managing Director of DALMOR Management - Wioletta Magin.

Galeon Yachts, a world leader in innovative design solutions, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary, presented seven different models of luxury motor yachts,?Cobrey?showed three models, including its largest 50-foot motor yacht, and the debut at the Gdynia Floating Show, the Vulcan Yachts shipyard presented a slightly smaller vessel -?JP 47. Regarding motor units over 10 m, you could see in Gdynia, among others?Northman 1200?and two vessels from the?Balt Yacht?shipyard.

In turn, among motorboats less than 10 m long, apart from prestigious foreign brands such as?Windy, Flipper, Nimbus, Malibu, Alfastreet, Bayliner, Rand or Saxdor?(most of their vessels or parts are produced in Polish shipyards), there were also Polish brands, many of them young but with great potential -?Futuro Boats, Nautic Yachts, Lamdo Yachts and VTS Boats. It is worth noting here that one of the most famous Polish producers in this category,?Parker Poland, showed as many as four different models.

Houseboats were very popular, among which this year the?Nomadream 1200 Double Decker?stood out, with a modern and very interesting unit, but of course there was also the biggest Polish producer -?La Mare?from Bydgoszcz.

Sailing yacht enthusiasts had a dozen or so units to see, including 2?Bavaria Yachts?models,?4 Viko Yachts?and?Hanse?models each,?Maxus 35, Dehler 42?and?Jacht2020?from the?PRO AIR shipyard. This year's exhibition also offered visitors a variety of vessels. In addition to sailing and motor yachts, you could see?SeaDoo?and?Kawasakiwater scooters, Rigid Inflatable Boats from?Sportis, Airslide?hovercraft, as well as?Awake?jetboards and?Hobie?kayaks presented by?PASSIONAUTICA.

On the first day of the Exhibition, the awards of the President of the City of Gdynia -?GDYNIA POLBOAT AWARDSwere presented. The jury consisted of:?Stanis?aw Iwiński?- editor-in-chief of Yachtsmen.eu,?Robert Blazejak?- designer and owner of?Blazejak Yacht Design, Jacek Centkowski?- world-famous yacht designer and constructor, awarded the following units:

In the sailing yachts category -?Bavaria C42

In the category of motor boats up to 11 m -?Alfastreet 23

In the category of motor boats, the area of 11 m -?Balt 37 Grand

In addition, a special award was granted - for the?Galeon shipyard?for 40 years of great development of the company and promotion of the Polish yachting industry in the world.

The statuette was prepared by a famous sculptor from Tricity,?Adam Stachowicz. The awards ceremony was held at the hospitable Courtyard by Marriott Gdynia Waterfront hotel, and after the official part, Inter Cars - Exide Cocktail Party?began.

POLBOAT YACHTING FESTIVAL, organized by the?Polish Chamber of Yachting Industry and Water Sports - Polish Yachts?is a non-ticketed event. This year, for four days, the event was visited by over?20,000 people.

Companies offering sailing and motorboat accessories, navigation equipment, designer clothing as well as financing and insurance offers for boats exhibited in the tent halls set up on the waterfront. At the event, you could also see the latest models of motorhomes from?Elcamp,?Mercedes-Benz cars?from?BMG Goworowski, exclusive clothes from?Tailors Club, sunglasses from?Optyk Kochański?or rest in a special relaxation zone of the?Pomeranian Voivodeship.

In addition, visitors had the opportunity to meet many interesting characters, incl. the famous captain?Roman Paszke, sailor?Jurand Goszczyński, who won the last regatta with the Hundred through the Atlantic,?or Ania and Bartek Dawidowski?(Sail Oceans).

During this year's event, other important issues were also discussed, such as the development of vocational education for the yachting industry on the example of?Saxdor Academy,?investing in yachts, communication systems, ESG in business or the problem of ocean pollution.

Over the weekend, the POLBOAT organized a special edition of the Grow Boating project?#ZostanWodniakiem, i.e. free cruises on sailing and motor yachts for those who would just like to discover a new passion and join thousands of people spending their time on the water.

The POLBOAT YACHTNG FESTIVAL?event was extremely successful, and this year, the arrival of foreign journalists from such media as:?IBI Magazine, The Yacht Style, Barche, Afloat Magazine, The World Of Yachts and Boats, Nauticki Magazin, Asia Pacyfic Boating and Force One Monaco,?was also organized.

Finally, it is worth adding that at the same time the?Gdynia Sailing Days?regatta was held in the marina nearby.

The organizer of?POLBOAT YACHTING FESTIVAL?is?POLBOAT?- The Polish Chamber of Marine Industry and Water Sports.

The Strategic Partner is?Marina Yacht Park owned by the PHN GroupThe partners of the event were:?the City of Gdynia, the Polish Yachting Association, the Polish Motorboat and Water Skiing Association, Maritime Economy Forum, Polish Investment and Trade Agency, Mercedes-Benz BMG Goworowski, Tailors Club, Courtyard by Marriott, InterCars,Exide, Banglob, Taurus Sea Power, Sztorm Grupa, PRO AIR-Jacht2020 and! Pomorskie and Pomorska Regional Tourist Organization.

The media patronage is held by: Forbes, Presti? Magazyn Trójmiejski, Trojmasto.pl, Dziennik Ba?tycki, Nasze Miasto, Magazyn Pomorski, Radio Gdańsk, Magazyn Wiatr, NoweZagle.pl, Yachtsmen.eu, Jachting, Jachting Motorowy and GospodarkaMorska.pl

More information: https://yachtingfestival.pl/