In this activity, we provide a framework that allows your group to build teamwork, improve communication, and practice cooperation while using supplies to build a boat that floats! Each member of the group will fall into a different role that supports the team’s overall goal. From designing blueprints, completing the physical construction, creating a team flag, and volunteering to ride in the boat, every team member finds the opportunity to utilize his or her strengths. “Design and Build a Boat” is an effective teambuilding activity that gets your group working together with an entertainment factor that ensures a memorable experience.”

Key Ingredients

• Teams embrace the design time and planning process
• Meeting goals is integrated into decorating and team chant
• Through success or failure, teams share laughter and make memories

Schedule of Events:

• Welcome and team assignment and rules.
• Warm up team testers.
• Teams create a team flag, name their boat & create an identity.
• Teams design a blueprint and have approved by our head Captain.
• Construction begins on the boat.
• Race by heats.
• Final races.
• Awards.

Boat Building Values:

Problem solving, Planning, Creativity, Teamwork, Cooperation, and Celebration.

Tips for Success:

Boat building can be used at the beginning of a meeting, company weekend, or retreat as an icebreaker with your employees to ensure better communication as you continue your day/weekend.

What is provided?:

Sound, music, team packets with building guidelines, staff/judges, and 1st place awards.

Additional Venue Needs:

One table per team for building, power for sound, pool or bay area for racing, trash cans for clean up.