Dolnośląskie Stowarzyszenie Rozwoju Żeglarstwa
Dolnośląskie Stowarzyszenie Rozwoju Żeglarstwa is a non-profit sailing association and training provider in Wrocław on the Oder. The organisation runs a modern marina in Osobowice with a large floating pontoon, hangar, barbecue area, signal mast and sailing waymarks, and keeps several yachts ready for courses. Licensed PZŻ instructors teach adults for the yacht sailor and motorboat helmsman patents, examine on site and also offer instructor courses as well as inland and sea trips. Formally active since 1999 and rooted for decades in the Lower Silesian sailing scene, the offer targets beginners and advanced sailors who want to learn to sail safely and with passion in Wrocław.
History
The association grew from the circle of friends around Janusz Pełka and his family, who organised sailing camps and training for decades. Formally it has existed since 1999 as a non-profit of sailors aiming to popularise sailing in Lower Silesia and Wrocław. Membership fees funded purchase and refit of yachts for weekend courses; later a sea-going six-person yacht named Idalgo enabled first offshore experience, including voyages to Estonia. Weekend courses for yacht sailor and motorboat licences, campfire traditions with students, VHF courses and trips to Croatia and the Baltic followed. Janusz Pełka (2000) and Tomasz Klimas and Krystyna Pełka (2005) received the WrOZŻ honour Zasłużony dla Żeglarstwa Dolnośląskiego; Janusz also received the Polish Yachting Association award Zasłużony dla Żeglarstwa Polskiego. From 2008 to 2012 Janusz sat on the PZŻ inland commission, served long as vice-president and from 2019 to 2024 as president of the Wrocław regional sailing association. Since 2015 Janusz Pełka and Agnieszka Pełka-Szajowska hold the highest PZŻ instructor rights (Instruktor Wykładowca). Today the association runs its own marina in Osobowice with a professional pontoon, hangar and historic signal mast and remains a PZŻ member.
Information
Facilities
Floating pontoon in Osobowice, hangar, barbecue area, signal mast, sailing waymarks, several yachts for courses
Activities
Weekend yacht sailor and motorboat licence courses, PZŻ instructor courses, examinations, inland and sea trips, sailing camps and colonies for children
Youth section
Sailing colonies and camps for children and youth offers within the training programme
Boating license training
Available: 1
Janusz Pełka
Agnieszka Pełka-Szajowska
Weekend courses; theory on weekdays, practice on weekends