Polish Sailing League sets 2027 calendar as Yacht Club Gdańsk chases third straight title

Title holders face strong challengers

Politechnika Gdańska, HRM Racing and Yacht Club Sopot are among the crews looking to stop Yacht Club Gdańsk. GQ Racing, which dominated 1 Liga in 2026, steps up to the Ekstraklasa under Łukasz Wosiński, who returns to the top flight.

The 1 Liga field will include several crews promoted from the regional leagues. PredictX Jeziorak Yacht Club and Dzik Racing Team from Iława, as well as Żegluj Lublin, have the potential to make an impact from the start.

Racing from April to the end of September

The Youth Sailing League opens the season, with rounds on 23-25 April, 16-18 July, 16-18 August and 27-29 September. Ekstraklasa rounds are scheduled for 21-23 May, 25-27 June, 20-22 August and 23-25 September, while 1 Liga will race on 28-30 May, 2-4 July, 27-29 August and 16-18 September.

The sixth Polish Women's Sailing Championship will take place in mid-June, with the exact date to be announced shortly. The full calendar, including regional league dates, is available at ligazeglarska.pl.

Youth league as a training ground

The Youth Sailing League, launched in 2025, is open to sailors up to the age of 25 and to the university community. As in the senior divisions, the organiser provides a fleet of RS21 keelboats, so clubs can focus entirely on racing. The league is designed as a bridge between junior sailing and 1 Liga, and as a training platform that helps sailors progress in other racing classes too.

Polish Sailing Association national team members Ewa Lewandowska, Agnieszka Pawłowska and Lilly May Niezabitowska race in the format. Short races demand instant decisions, while direct on-water umpiring lets crews spot and correct mistakes straight away.

Regional leagues with no boat required

The regional leagues are the entry point to the national system. All a team needs is a crew of four, with no boat to buy, transport or maintain, as the organiser provides identical, race-ready yachts: RS21s in the Tricity, Poznań and Płock, Delphia24s in Lublin and TOM28s in Warsaw. The best crews qualify for the Regional Leagues Final, where the top four earn a place in 1 Liga.

- The 2027 season is the best proof of how consistently the Polish Sailing League is developing. Today it is no longer just the Ekstraklasa and 1 Liga, but a complete and open sporting ladder. Thanks to the regional leagues in the Tricity, Poznań, Płock and Lublin, we have significantly lowered the entry threshold for new crews. Add the Youth Sailing League and the Polish Women's Sailing Championship, held for five years now, and we have created a system for everyone, with more than 100 teams and 500 sailors taking part, from beginner amateurs and young sailors to the best in the country - said Maciej Cylupa, director of the Polish Sailing League.

Entries open for 2027

Entries for the Youth Sailing League and all regional leagues are open, and crews can apply by email at info@ligazeglarska.pl. The 2027 season will be the league's 13th, and the ninth with top-level racing split between the Ekstraklasa and 1 Liga.