The Polish Yachting Association ( pl, Polski Związek Żeglarski) is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, recognised by the

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. In 1969 along with

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- France, Yacht Club de Morges - Switzerland, Casa di Vela Caprera - Italy, National Schools Sailing Association - UK, Centro Internacional de Navigacion de Arousa - Spain, Les Glénans co-founded the

International Sailing Schools Association The International Sailing Schools Association also known as ISSA is an international organization associating 3,500 sailing schools from all over the world. ISSA was founded in London and Paris in 1969 as a result of a joint initiative of the s ...

in London, sometimes stated as Paris.

Notable sailors

See :Polish sailors

Olympic sailing

See :Olympic sailors of Poland

Offshore sailing

See :Polish sailors (sport)

Yacht clubs

See :Yacht clubs in Poland

References

External links

Official website

Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...

1924 establishments in Poland {{Sailing-stub