Infrastruktura żeglarska na europejskich wodach morskich: geneza, funkcje, struktura, topografia

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to characterize tourist infrastructure located in European maritime areas. The study was conducted using a typological method allowing to distinguish the major types of sailing infrastructure with respect to its origins, generic structure (and the resulting scope of services), functions served (in respect of sailing tourism services), and conditions connected with the localization. The material for analysis has been collected by the author for over twenty years of sailing trips on numerous European marine waters. It was then supplemented with pieces of information from the literature, including nautical publications for sailors (primarily charts, pilot books, sailing directions and specialist cruising guides). The systematic description of sailing infrastructure elaborated in this way constitutes an ordered almanac of knowledge about the ways of adaptation of coastal areas for sailing tourism in Europe. Furthermore, it may serve as a vantage point for more detailed analyses.

Keywords

• European maritime areas
• structure
• functions
• origins
• tourist sailing infrastructure