Set
sail to inspire your team!
To
complement a successful meeting, Offshore’s Corporate Sail-Race
Challenge® is the catalyst for team success in achieving shared
goals.
No sailing experience is necessary! Even
if your team has never set foot on a sailboat, in minutes they’ll
learn the thrill of harnessing the wind. Sailing presents no physical
or gender limitations; everyone participates equally, buoyed by
a sense of achievement.
Working with many companies each year,
the people skills of our instructors shine in molding crew members
into true teams and helping identify leadership qualities. You
just won’t find a more strategic yet FUN way to ignite the
spark in your crew.
Analogies between sailing and business
are many.
- Techniques for maximizing a sailboat's
performance are remarkably similar to maximizing a company's
performance
- Changes in the marketplace compare
to wind shifts on the water
- Successful completion of a job with
participants working closely together carries the same issues
onboard as in a work environment
- Sailing facilitates the strategic development
process and enhances problem solving skills
- Sailing performance depends on interaction
between skipper and crew who must react to rapidly changing
conditions as a team
… a few companies that took the
Challenge:
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Half-Day
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Full-Day
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Multi-Day
Program
Additional
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Half-Day Sail-Race Challenge
- Highlight of corporate meetings
or conferences
- Solidifies goals and issues
addressed during meeting or conference
- Excellent for promoting teamwork
and communication
- Enhances group spirit
- Allows for hands-on evaluation
of individual character and qualities
- Strong emphasis on teamwork
and communication
- Culminates in a series of races
and other challenges to stimulate team interaction and
achievement
- Tests new skills and ability
to maximize performance as team
- Can be augmented by corporate
group's in-house facilitator or a specialist suggested
by Offshore
- Minimum two boats - four to
five participants per boat
- Fleets of up to ten boats currently
available, depending on location
Typical Half-Day Schedule
(9:00-1:00 or 1:00-5:00)
- Starts ashore with welcome
orientation, program overview and team building concepts
highlighted by sailing
- Teams define goals with sailing
staff facilitating program
- Sailing coaches conduct classroom
session on sailing basics (20 minutes)
- Dockside session familiarizes
teams with their boats, basic sailing maneuvers and
sail handling (20 minutes)
- On-water hands-on instruction
(1-1/2 hours)
- Races and exercises to test
team interaction (1-1/2 hours)
- Return to dock for final debrief
(20 minutes)
- Awards can be pre-arranged
for a festive ending to a fine outing
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Full-Day Sail-Race Challenge
- Morning and afternoon sessions
covering all aspects of half-day program in depth
- Morning concentrates on sailing
maneuvers, boat handling, teamwork
- Afternoon racing involves efficient
team interaction and leadership dynamics
- Participants gain sailing-savvy,
apply drills to corporate problem solving
- Allows more time for leadership
improvement
- Builds strong team communication
and application of group dynamics
- Minimum two boats, four to
five participants per boat
Typical Full-Day Schedule
(9:00-5:00)
- Starts with welcome orientation,
program overview and team building concepts highlighted
by sailing
- Teams define goals with sailing
staff facilitating the program
- Sailing coaches conduct classroom
session on sailing basics (20 minutes)
- Dockside session familiarizes
teams with their boats, basic sailing maneuvers and
sail handling (20 minutes)
- On-water hands-on instruction
(2 hours)
- Lunch break ashore (1 hour)
- Races or other challenges test
team interaction (3 hours)
- Return to dock for final debrief
(20 to 50 minutes)
- Awards can be pre-arranged
for a festive ending to a fine outing
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Multi-Day Programs (2-5 Days)
- Customized to meet the needs
of each group
- Facilitators conduct on-shore
sessions relating sailing to corporate issues
- Lessons learned on the water
relate to issues in closed-door sessions
- Achievements heralded in regatta
or similar sailing challenge on final day
- Past participants include Dr.
Pepper/7-Up, Selective Insurance, Mannington Mills,
Boston Red Sox, Andersen Consulting, UBS Warburg
- Minimum two boats, maximum
four to five participants per boat
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Additional Services
- Business facilitator(s) specializing in team building,
leadership or experiential corporate group interaction
- Accommodations, meals, beverages and snacks
- Team shirts, hats or other apparel
- Corporate banners displayed on boats
- Photography and awards
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