Team Building

Clearwater Community Sailing Center Team Challenge

If your group wants the ultimate team-building event, consider the Clearwater Community Sailing Center’s Sailing Team Challenge.

In order to race a sailboat in the most efficient, effective manner, the crew must integrate a number of different skills and tasks.  Like a corporation or government agency, the workgroup or team must bring together their different talents and skills to maximize the results of their efforts – to meet work group goals, to win the account, to meet customer expectations, to win customer satisfaction, to close the sale – to win the race. 

The CCSC’s Sailing Team Challenge is designed to foster the development of effective teams in a challenging environment that may be unfamiliar to many – on the water, racing sailboats.   

• All Participants are first given an overview of the basic principles of sailing – 
  • What makes a sailboat go forward?
  • How do you get from point A to Point B given different wind directions?  
• The group is then broken into sailing skill groups in which each member must learn a specific sailing skill –  
  • Helmsman 
  • Sail Trimmer 
  • Navigator/Tactician 
    This is done in on the water training sessions with experienced sailors on board our Hobie Wave and Hobie Getaway catamarans.
• Following specific skill training, participants are separated into racing teams, with each team made up of one member from each of the sailing skill groups.  After a briefing on racing procedures and team strategy meetings, teams will integrate and exercise their new skills in an actual Team Challenge Regatta complete with awards.

The CCSC Team Challenge is –  

• Safe:   Directed by US Sailing certified instructors. Life jackets worn at all times. Safety boats on the water.  
• Fun: On the water sailing instruction and team sailing races in beautiful Clearwater Bay.  
• Effective: The experience builds communication, cooperation, decision-making and Team Work in a fun, challenging and competitive environment. 

No Prior sailing experience needed!!!

For a team-building event customized for your group’s specific needs contact the Clearwater Community Sailing Center: