“We searched for places in New York or Berlin, but found nothing comparable to Entenwerder,” says our founder Thomas Friese, and “whoever has been there suddenly becomes a child again, is a river sailor in the middle of the Elbe, and cannot resist the magic of this place,” he likes to add.

The Entenwerder Elbpiraten e.V. is a non-profit association that primarily targets children and young people from Rothenburgsort and the surrounding area. Through creative projects, these children and young people are to participate in shaping the values of these neighborhoods and thus find solutions for their environment.

With pioneering spirit and the special ability to make the "impossible possible," Thomas Friese established I-Punkt Skateland in 1993. The inspiration was his then 13-year-old son, Thomas Junior. Since the year 2000, I-Punkt Skateland has been expanded with an outdoor area and grandstand, located on Spaldingstraße at the Berliner Tor.