Polboat, or the Polish Chamber of Marine Industry and Water Sports, announced that the seventh Polboat Yachting Festival in Gdynia reached record levels, with all marina berths and exhibition areas fully booked months before the opening.

The four-day show in late July featured 103 exhibitors and nearly 120 boats and yachts including 29 world and local premieres, while more than 25,000 visitors attended the free-entry event at Marina Yacht Park.

Sunreef Yachts and Galeon – who both have shipyards in Gdansk, part of the Tricity area with Gdynia and Sopot – were again among leading exhibitors. Sunreef displayed a Sunreef 80 sailing catamaran, while Galeon displayed six motoryachts comprising the 800 Fly flagship, 620 Fly, 560 Fly, 430 Explorer, 375 GTO and 335 GTO.

Among Polish brands, Parker Poland showcased six boats including the debut of the Parker 850 Voyager, Balt-Yacht displayed two models, and Northman’s two-boat display included the premiere of the Maxus 31 sailboat.

Wiszniewski Yachts unveiled the W29, Massiv Boats showed three boats, Green Dream Boats presented five including the premieres of the Solliner E21 Open and Meva Cabin, Canna Boats introduced the new Canna C-One, while other returning shipyards included Golden Slide, Sportis, Cobrey, N’Fun Yachting and Pegazus Boats.

The 2026 festival also welcomed several exciting newcomers. VTS Yachts made its debut alongside innovative electric boat manufacturers Prime Power and Lamdo Yachts, presenting the all-new eLY30. World premieres also included discovered the Demex electric catamaran and the Bez-2 sailing yacht, which will be present at Boot Dusseldorf 2027.

Alongside Polish manufacturers, international brands included Aquila, Bali, Bayliner, Beneteau, De Antonio, Frauscher, Jeanneau, Hanse, Iron, Lagoon, Marex, Moss, Nimbus, Princess, Regal, Saxdor, Wellcraft, Windy and Yamarin, as well as personal watercraft from Sea-Doo and Taiga.

The shoreside exhibition featured companies supplying equipment, technology and services for the marine industry.

Returning exhibitors included Airmech, Eljacht, Globtechnic, Marineworks, Mazuria, OEL Composites, Pantaenius, Ponsil, Prime Marine, Sealogy, and many others. New exhibitors included Long Life, Aquamed Spa, Amar and Next Group.

Event partners with dedicated exhibition stands included the Embassy of Spain together with the regions of Valencia, Andalusia and Gran Canaria, UNUM, automotive dealer BMG Goworowski, Mercedes-Benz, Mazda, BAIC and MG, as well as Lexus Trojmiasto. Fashion was represented by LCM Fashion Agency.

Visitors to the event enjoyed spectacular flyboard performances by Fly-board.eu, Sea-Doo personal watercraft demonstrations organised by Taurus Sea Poland, presentations by exhibitors, meetings with well-known sailors and numerous competitions.

Tomasz Augustyniak, Deputy Mayor of Gdynia, and Philip Easthill, Secretary General of European Boating Industry, were among VIPs at the opening ceremony, which also welcomed Presidents of the Polish Yachting Association and Polish National Real Estate Holding (PHN), and representatives of the Polish Motorboat and Water Ski Association, and Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH).

On the Saturday, Ismena Warszawska Studio presented a special fashion show. Throughout the weekend, Sztorm Grupa sailing school and Pantaenius organised another edition of the Become a Water Enthusiast programme, offering free sailing and motorboat trips for first-time visitors wishing to discover boating. Safety throughout the event was provided by the Gdynia Branch of the Polish Water Rescue Service (WOPR).

Additional Activities

The Courtyard by Marriott Gdynia Waterfront hotel, overlooking the marina, hosted the popular Polboat Night Gala on the opening evening of the show, celebrating two decades of Polboat.

Founders of the Chamber, former Board Members and representatives of the Polish marine industry gathered for an evening featuring artistic performances, a concert by the Zawisza Czarny men’s choir, live music and theatrical performances.

Special anniversary medals were presented to individuals and institutions whose contribution has played a key role in developing the Polish yachting industry.

The evening included the second edition of the Gdynia Polboat Awards, with trophies designed by renowned sculptor Adam Stachowicz. A new judging format included all entries evaluated by a 10-member jury comprising internationally recognised marine journalists, yacht designers and naval engineers.

Galeon’s 430 Explorer won the Motorboats over 12m category, while other winners included Wiszniewski’s W29 (Motorboats 8-12m) and Canna’s C-One (Motorboats up to 8m), Bez-2 (Sailing Yacht) and Lamdo’s eLY30 (Special Purpose Craft).

In other complementary activities, the festival’s conference programme featured the EcoPolboat Forum, bringing together international experts discussing innovation, sustainability and future trends in boating.

Speakers included representatives from the European Boating Industry, Volvo Penta, Marineworks, Prime Marine, Gdańsk University of Technology and Poznań University of Technology. The Forum also hosted a dedicated conference of the Sector Skills Council for the Shipbuilding and Yachting Industry.

The Polboat Yachting Festival again formed part of the LOTTO Gdynia Sailing Days, organised by the Polish Yachting Association with the Pomorskie Regional Government, LOTTO, the City of Gdynia, Gdynia Sports Centre, and PGE Polish Energy Group. During the event, the Golden Bell Award of the Polish Yachting Association was presented to  yacht designer Jacek Centkowski for his lifetime achievements.

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