A Personal Guide to Polish Waters
Nicholas Hill
Dziwnow
Dziwnow is a small town with the remnants of a fishing industry, although this seems almost to have died out. The entrance is the usual river mouth with breakwaters around 200m long. The usual warning about onshore winds applies.
The Border Guards have a station and quay a little way down on the port side.
There is a bridge about a mile further down, which opens a few times a day, and leads into a large shallow lagoon. Port control will give you opening times if you radio them.
The town itself seems pleasant enough, although very quiet.
The harbour is obvious by its radio mast and watch tower.and the entry is very straightforward except in strong onshore winds.
There are no hazards of consequence.
berthing and facilities
There is a small marina to starboard, although it might be affected by swell. (see below)
A little further down is what was once the fishing basin, but now there is a section of quayside (the usual concrete quay and rubber tyres) which you can tie up to (see below). It is about a kilometre walk into town from either, although the fishing basin is on the town side, so you don't have to walk across the bridge.
Electricity is available on the quay.
The new ablution block in the basin is extremely good - one of the best I have met - and it doesn't cost extra!
Google Earth
Unfortunately the resolution here is poor.
Harbour entrance
Marine to port: a wooden quay is just discernible on the left, and there is a clubhouse(out of shot)
Entrance to fishing basin. Quayside to the right of the yellow fishing boat
View from quay (Prospero is at the far right)
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