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In the off-season from Berlin towards the south-east, into Brandenburg. The destination is the Scharmützelsee.
Arrival Citymarina Berlin. Sunday afternoon. A familiar face is casting off: Uli Wickert, former "Tagesthemen" presenter, is treating himself to an hour on the Spree. A short coffee cruise on licence-free sloops from Holland - called sloops, I learn.
We are planning a major excursion. The boat for our week-long Brandenburg trip is moored at the jetty opposite, a Schulz 40 Max. The three-cabin version. Our crew is spontaneously very impressed. Even me, who grew up as a sailor, as I should perhaps mention.
Among water sports enthusiasts, it's often a question of faith whether you belong to one group or the other.
In this respect, this journey can also be seen as a kind of "conversion". How quickly can you convert? Very quickly, to put it bluntly.
