📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Since many years now, the City Hall of Prenzlau is hosting successful workcamps. Prenzlau is the capital of one of the biggest counties in Germany. The historical name of this landscape is Uckermark. The town is located approximately 100km north of the national capital Berlin, 50 km from Stettin in Poland and 80 km from the Baltic Sea. The area is surrounded by natural parks (for example Biosphere Reserve Schorfheide-Chorin) and large lakes.At the promenade of the Lake Unteruckersee you can find the boathouse (Bootshaus) of the local rowing and canoeing club.Volunteers are invited to support this rowing and canoeing club, which owns a wooden boat called Ukrasvan . This boat was built in the years 2003/ 04, but in the stile and the craftsmanship of the middle age, when the region was populated from the slaves (an ethnic group which settled mainly in Eastern Europe). This boat is 13 meters long and 3 meters broad. It can used as sailing boat and at the same time rowed by ten people. It s pylon counts about ten meters and it even offer a fireplace.
💼 What the programme involves
International volunteers of the workcamp will be trained to row and sail this boat and to make trips on the lake together with tourists. You will also help to maintain this vehicle and if needed, you will also repair parts of the boat, which means manual work like painting and wood work. Study part: Learn how to maintain a wooden boat. We will make excursions to interesting places in the region.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be offered in the compound of the Bootshaus. There you will find 4 wooden huts for 3 persons each. Kitchen, toilets and showers can be used in the Bootshaus and after a long day you can enjoy evening mood at the shore of the lake. From the Bootshaus, it is only some minutes to walk to the city of Prenzlau.
📍 About the location
In your free time, you can use the offers of the Bootshaus, you can go swimming and excursions to local destinations will be offered. In the weekend, the group can decide to make a trip to Berlin, to Stettin in Poland or to the Baltic See.
⚠️ Requirements
Please only apply for this workcamp, when you are a good swimmer. Some basic knowledge of German language would be fine. Sleeping bags are needed.
🤝 Meeting point
Terminal: Prenzlau. Airport: Berlin.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please only apply for this workcamp, when you are a good swimmer. Some basic knowledge of German language would be fine. Sleeping bags are needed.