The route, with a suggested division into days:

1: Elbląg – Suchacz;
2: Suchacz – Tolkmicko – Krynica Morska;
3: Krynica Morska – Piaski;
4: Piaski – Nowa Pasłęka (Braniewo);
5: (Braniewo) Nowa Pasłęka – Frombork;
6: Frombork – Kąty Rybackie;
7. Kąty Rybackie – Elbląg.

A weekend trip:
1. Elbląg- Kąty Rybackie (Friday);
2. Kąty Rybackie – Krynica Morska (Saturday);
3. Krynica Morska – Elbląg (Sunday).

Rivers and water bodies: the Vistula Lagoon, the Pasłęka and the Elbląg Rivers.

Ports and harbours:
Kąty Rybackie, an old fishing harbour, a sailing harbour;
Krynica Morska – a fishing and yacht port;
Piaski – a port (very shallow, the depths given on maps may be out of date);
Nowa Pasłęka – Ujście (the port of Maritime Office), Stara Pasłęka – Dom Rybaka;
Stara Pasłęka – a sailing harbour;
Braniewo – a sailing harbour; sail along the Pasłęka with mast down;
Frombork – a port;
Tolkmicko – a port and a sailing harbour;
Kadyny – a harbour (very shallow; only in the daytime with calm sea);
Suchacz – a harbour of the Vistula Lagoon Sailing Enthusiasts’ Club;
Nadbrzeże – a summer harbour, Kamienica Elbląska – a port, Jagodna – a harbour (very shallow);
Elbląg – Scout Water Centre (HOW) “Bryza” and Yacht Club Elbląg (from the Lagoon you can get there without putting down the mast), after putting down the mast: “Fala” harbour; Sigismund Augustus Boulevard Quay sailing harbour.

Difficulty level:
Medium, depending on weather conditions and especially on wave height. With fog or limited visibility, navigation using GPS may be necessary. Most shoals are sandy; the only dangerous place is the stones near the village of Różaniec – between Frombork and Nowa Pasłęka. Large clusters of nets occur on the Lagoon, often inadequately marked or completely unmarked There are fewer and fewer nets year by year. Duration: 7 days of leisurely sailing.

Major attractions:
Frombork – a complex of historic buildings on Cathedral Hill (the cathedral, the episcopal palace, a belfry, the Copernicus’ Tower); the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum with an astronomical observatory, a planetarium, and the little-known History of Medicine Museum; Kąty Rybackie – the Museum of the Vistula Lagoon; Krynica Morska – the lighthouse (beautiful views of the Vistula Spit, the sea, and the Lagoon); Tolkmicko – the station building and the Holy Stone – an erratic boulder (a natural monument); Kadyny – a palace and park complex, the oak alley with a 700-year old oak bearing Jan Bażyński’s name; Suchacz – castle ruins; Elbląg – the renovated Old Town, footbridges converted into drawbridges (since 2012); Kadyny, Pęklewo, Nadbrzeże: old waterside brickyards.

Vessels fit for the route:
Yachts with a draught up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) – still, they will not enter every port and have to keep to the marked fairways. The best are centreboard/ballast keel yachts with a draught up to 1 m (3.3. ft).

Possible starting points: Recommended starting / ending points: Elbląg, Krynica Morska, Nowa Pasłęka.