Apply Now

✨ Restore Wooden Boats on a Magical Danish Island! ✨🛶

5.0
(3 reviews)3

The experience

Hi, I’m Toby! Along with my wonderful girlfriend, Nelly, we returned to the picturesque Danish island of Bornholm in 2021. We now live on our farm, Lykkely, where we embrace a lifestyle filled with nature, surfing, mountain biking, yoga, and quality time with loved ones.
Our mission? Preserving Bornholm’s maritime heritage. We’re dedicated to restoring beautiful old wooden boats that add charm to the harbors and embody the island’s rich cultural

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

What you get

1 day off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner German

Under 65 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

They main project we will be working on is restorative work on our wooden boats.
The wooden boats are disappearing from the harbours as there is almost no more fishing. By being creative and crafty we try to keep the cultural heritage alive, while creating a fantastic environment in the harbours.
With boats like this there is a lot of maintenance and we could really use an extra hand making this idealistic project come true. The work could imply multiple tasks from building, sandpapering, painting or other more or less ship relevant tasks.

Activities & Shift

We will take it very much case by case, day by day depending on your skills and the weather.
⚒️ Volunteer Tasks:
Join us in breathing life back into these historic vessels:
Sanding and varnishing wood
Repairing boat structures
Cleaning and maintaining tools and workspace
Learning and preserving traditional boat-building techniques
No prior experience is required—just a love for working with your hands and a willingness to learn!

Rules

No smoking on the boats.
If you destroy anything during the stay you will of course cover for what is broken.
The boats have a lovely spot in Nexø Habour, where we rent a spot. Most of them are covered by acting decent, not being to noisy and all the standard elements :)