Team Building Opportunities
Team Building:
Sailing can offer companies the opportunity to build stronger teams, be they internal or customer teams.   Have you recently won a new deal and would like to take the relationship you have with your customer one step further, then why not treat them to a day out on the water cruising or racing.
Packages & Opportunities:
Team Building days can be as structured as you wish. 1st Charters can offer you a selection of packages:   Ø        Team Building Day: A day’s sailing with the skipper running a selection of exercises to get everyone involved; whilst still keeping the atmosphere relaxed. Ø        Match Racing: Take 2 yachts for some head on racing. Great excitement and gets the team work going. Morning spent training the crew and then a practice race before lunch. In the afternoon 2 further races giving everyone the chance to be at the helm. Finish the day with a ‘prize giving’ over a few drinks back in the marina. Ø        Structured Team Building Day: Have a purpose in mind that demands more in-depth training. We can organise for an invigilator to run team building exercises on the yacht. The training is bespoke to your needs.   There is also the option to make the atmosphere slightly different, by us organising for your team and customers to participate in a regatta, spectating or racing:   Ø        Industry & Charity Events – ideal for customer relationship & team building Ø        Rolex Fastnet – for the adventurers, ideal branding opportunity Ø        Round the Island – a must do, be one yacht of a total 2500 Ø        Scandia Life Cowes Week – the infamous international race week   Please see the links for further information.
Duration:
The duration of a team building event can vary; if we organise a tailored event for you, the choice is yours; or if you attend one of the events from the sailing calendar then they usually last from 1 – 7 days. See the Events Calendar for date details.
Location:
Predominantly the events are hosted in the Solent area which is an added bonus, as the Portsmouth & Southampton areas are easily accessible by road, car and train. We can start your event in the majority of the marinas in the Solent. Popular marinas include Hamble, Gosport, Cowes and Southampton.
Key Participants:
Companies that engage in team building events on the water are looking for some action, fun and an environment that enables the team to become more complete. Your team or guests do not have to be experienced sailors; our packages are on offer to everyone as the professional crew are there to help at all times and take over when need be.
Event Extras:
To add to the social aspect of the event 1st Charters can organise extras for you.   Some ideas are: Ø        Dinner the night before to get everyone in the mood and this also enables some business to be discussed in a more relaxed environment if need be. Ø        Charter a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) to let everyone have an exhilarating ride. Ø        Onshore Accommodation or even a meeting room if some business needs to be discussed more in-depth.   See the Event Extras page for further information or contact 1st Charters to discuss.
Benefits:
It was once said by a young Englishman, …   “It is without a question the very finest sport a man can possibly engage in; for to play this game at all it is necessary to possess in the very highest degree those hallmarks of a true sportsman – skill, courage & endurance”  Weston Martyr, 1924   How true is this in relation to today’s business? A team that has these attributes can strive forth with more drive.   So give your team the chance to achieve them.
Yachts & Power:
Depending on the number of people in your team 1st Charters can organise a selection of boats.   We work with a vast array of different owners and charter companies in order to give you the best choice. Whether you want a racing machine or a racer/cruiser it is no problem. In addition, we can get matched yachts so you can race against each other on an equal level.  Please click here for information on some boats on offer.   All the yachts we use are insured and if necessary, coded for racing. 1st Charters can assure that the skippers we use are all RYA Yachtmasters with commercial endorsement, and they will give priority to the safety of you and your guests and the yacht at all times.
How to Book:
Contact 1st Charters to discuss any of the events or complete our on-line Enquiry Form and we will deal with you request on receipt.   We look forward to hearing from you.
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