ABOUT US

History.
No other shipyard from Augustow region can’t boast itself with such a rich and distant history… But let’s start from master Bielawski, father and father in law of Krystyna and Benedykt- present Balt-Yacht owners. In 1930’s master Bielawski, as a teenager, had started in kayaking competitions which end up in fiasco, because his kayak needed construction changes. Since then, nautical upgrades of vessels had become a real passion of Mr. Bronislaw Bielawski. Though he had had no theoretical training, thanks to his hard work, carpenter skills and experience (he was a bosun in Augustów Yachtclub) he explored professional knowledge. Years of war and post-war had suspended his work.

Wooden sailing boats “MAK” on Netta River (Augustów, 1974)

Since the year 1948
Master could again come back to professional boatbuilding in PTTK workshops by the Necko lake. He enriched old constructions with his own ideas to get them in to the planning. He designed new boats to tow a water skiers, on which was a trend in the 70’s. That was a time when his children shared his passion for water sports, successfully competing in water skiing. Heniek, Janek and Halina took the highest prizes in jumping, slalom and figure skiing.

Benedykt Kozłowski on the drafting table (1976)

Brochure of rawing boat “UKLEJA”

Year 1973
It was Mr. Bronislaw Bielawski big success. He spread his wings being employed in a first Augustow shipyard “Foto-Pam”. Sailing yacht of his design with family-sounding name “Necko” and an impressive size of 8 meters as for that time was launched and successfully tested on Augustow-Gdansk waterway. It was the bigger vessel than popular “Omega” or “Cadet” with cabin for 5 people!

With time
boat designing passion spilled over on his daughter Krystyna an her husband Benedykt Kozlowski. Young and full of enthusiasm they were working in famous “Foto-Pam” shipyard, on the increasingly responsible positions. Benedykt was a Technical Director and a constructor of popular rowing, sailing and motor boats. Krystyna was supervising production and was taking care of proper workmanship being vice head of production.

Bronisław Bielawski and Benedykt Kozłowski on cruise

Naval Shipyard them. Leonid Teliga

The second half of the 70’s
began the era of glass-polyester laminate boats. Benedykt Kozlowski with his employees were learning a new technology in famous name of Teliga shipyard in Szczecin. He successfully implemented it to “Foto-Pam” and wooden boats era became the past.

In 1990
Krystyna and Benedykt Kozlowscy launched BALT-YACHT , the first private shipyard in the region. Years of experience in boatbuilding brought over well-known foreign partners like Jeanneau, Intercontact, X-Yachts, Marine Power currently Brunswick Marine in EMEA Inc., Cormate AS and Goldfishboat AS.

Balt 660 – the first boat model

Balt 818 Titanium on Majorca

Boat production takes place in few modern halls, on the area of around 1 ha. BALT-YACHT under his brand offers award winning boats:

– houseboats:

Balt 37 Grand – the winner of Gdynia Polboat Award 2022

SunCamper 35 – the winner of the prestigious Jerzy Fijka Award ‘Highlight of WIND and WATER’ (‘Gwóźdź Targów’) in the Large Motor Yacht category and Boat of the Year 2019 in Poland.

– semi-planing houseboats, in cooperation with Yacht Export Poland:

Balt 1018 Titanium

Balt 918 Titanium

Balt 818 Titanium -the award winner of Polish Yacht Of The Year 2015.