Water sports

Lake Bostalsee is an eldorado for water sports enthusiasts:
Cruising on a sailing boat, paddling on a stand up paddle board, gliding along on a windsurfing board or
exploring the bottom of the lake in your diving gear.

Favourable wind conditions and an optimal infrastructure make Lake Bostalsee the ideal location for sailors and surfers alike.
There are 210 water and 120 land moorings for sailing boats at the marina. In addition, the regional association of sailing (LVSS), also offers numerous water and land moorings. Boats are limited to a (total) length of 8 m. Regattas take place regularly on Lake Bostalsee throughout the season.

Surfers meet up at the surfer's point on the banks of the lake in Gonnesweiler. There are storage spaces for surfboards at the depot. Surfboards may also be stored at the marina and with the aforesaid regional association of sailing. A basic windsurfing licence is required to surf on the lake. Kite surfing is not allowed on Lake Bostalsee. Jet surfing and other electric surfing equipment and boards are also not allowed on Lake Bostalsee.

You can also glide across the lake on a stand up paddle board.

Experienced divers can explore a sunken ship at the bottom of the lake, gain new skills on the training platform and make the acquaintance of the lake's underwater cow "Betsy".

If you want to get to the other side of the lake fast, hop on the Lagoliner passenger ferry. It makes scheduled stops at the tourist information centre, the reservoir dam plateau and the Center Parcs jetty.

Ein gelbes Segelboot im Vordergrund mit einer Frau und zwei Männern als Insassen steuert schräg auf die Kamera zu. Die Frau, mit den Seilen des Segels in de Händen, und ein Mann sitzen am Heck des Bootes, während der andere Herr vorne im Boot Platz genommen hat. Hinter dem gelben Segelboot ist ein weiteres Segelboot in weißer Farbe auf dem Bostalsee zu erkennen.

Foto: Klaus-Peter Kappest

Sailing schools

The Saarland Yachting School in the "Eckelhauser Bucht" bay
Phone +49 6852 8969959
www.saarlaendische-yachtschule.de

and the S.A.L.T. Sailing School at the marina
Phone +49 800 9670796 or +49 6852 991400
www.salt-segelschule.de

offer sailing courses.

Foto: Klaus-Peter Kappest

Windsurfing school / stand up paddle boarding

S.A.L.T. Windsurfing School at www.salt-surfschule.de or at

Phone +49 6852 8090615 or call from any phone or mobile free in Germany on +49 800 9670796.

Rig hire from Gunsail and boards from BIC, F2 and Exocet. Paddles and boards for SUP can also be hired.

Ein Mensch in Taucheranzug und Taucherbrille und Sauerstoffmaske befindet sich unter Wasser.

Foto: yossarian6/AdobeStock

DIving

Contact:
Rescue station of Bostalsee Leisure Centre
Phone: +49 6851 801-8125

Foto: Josef Bonenberger

Lagoliner passenger ferry

S.A.L.T. Yacht GmbH
Phone +49 800 9670796
www.saltyacht.com/_web/lagoliner-de/de/

Foto: Anton Didas

Nature reserve

Roughly 12 ha of the southern part of the lake are a haven for rare flora and fauna that want to be left alone and undisturbed.

Prices 2024

Surfboards

1. Without storage space

Day ticket for 1 board

EUR 8

Monthly ticket for 1 board

EUR 30

Season ticket for 1 board (incl. season parking ticket for cars)

EUR 100

Season ticket for 1 board (incl. season parking ticket for motorhomes, valid only for motorhome sites at the surfer's point in Gonnesweiler)

EUR 170

2. With storage space in the depot building

Monthly ticket for 1 board

EUR 50

Season ticket for 1 board (incl. season parking ticket for cars)

EUR 200

Winter storage space (16 October-14 March)

EUR 45

Deposit for transponder for surfer depot building

EUR 35

Daily and monthly tickets are only available in the Cycle Centre at Center Parcs, season tickets only from the Lake Administration office.

Sailing boats

1. Without a mooring

Day ticket

EUR 9

Monthly ticket

EUR 25

Season ticket (incl. season parking ticket)

EUR 125

2. With a mooring

Day ticket for a water or land mooring

EUR 13

Monthly ticket for a land mooring

EUR 50

Season ticket for a land mooring (incl. season parking ticket)

EUR 250

Monthly ticket for a water mooring

Basic price up to 12.5 m²

EUR 100

for each additional 0.5 m²

EUR 5

Season ticket for a water mooring (incl. season parking ticket)

Basic price up to 12.5 m²

EUR 480

for each additional 0.5 m²

EUR 13

With a land mooring in the winter

Monthly ticket

EUR 35

Winter half-year (16 October-14 March)

EUR 150

Trailer parking space

Monthly ticket

EUR 35

Season ticket (15 March-15 October)

EUR 140

Other

Use of crane

EUR 75

Transponder chip for sailors

EUR 5

Paddle boats, rowing boats and inflatable dinghies

Lake utilisation fee

Day ticket

EUR 4

Monthly ticket

EUR 16

Season ticket (without season parking ticket)

EUR 40

Season ticket for fishing boats (only valid from 15 February-31 December in conjunction with a fishing permit)

EUR 45

Stand up paddle boards

Lake utilisation fee

Day ticket

EUR 4

Monthly ticket

EUR 16

Season ticket

EUR 40

Parking

Car parks P1-P5 of the Bostalsee Leisure Centre

The first 15 minutes are free all year round (short-term parking)

Please obtain a parking ticket from the ticket machine and clearly display the ticket in your vehicle (also applies to short-term parkers).

Parking fees can be paid by card at all the ticket machines and in cash at the three ticket machines in car park P1, in the direction of the logistics hall.
Mobile phone parking payments are also possible. Make sure to bring enough cash to cover the fee. The machines do not give change.

From 1 April to 15 October, subject to a fee: from 9 am-8 pm

Minimum fee

EUR 1

over 3 hours (day ticket = maximum fee)

EUR 5

On-demand parking spaces

EUR 5

From 16 October to 31 March, subject to a fee: from 10 am-5 pm

Minimum fee

EUR 1

over 3 hours (day ticket = maximum fee)

EUR 5

Annual parking ticket for cars (valid for 12 months)

EUR 45

Motorhomes all year round with one overnight stay (P1-P5)
EUR 9

Annual parking ticket for motorhomes
valid for 12 months in car parks P1-P5

EUR 110

Foto: Frank Rauber