Sailing is a participant day out where teamwork of the crew is the key of success corporate days out on the water can give some of the best bonding experiences for the staff and clients of a firm.
Perhaps the best place to conduct such corporate days is in the centre of UK sailing, the Solent. The is a highly refined trade sailing craft and a day spent experiencing the power and complexity of the rig of these sailing barges involves significant amount of communication and participation by all those involved. Thames sailing barges vary in size being between 70 an 120 ft long and they have very large deck areas and a large internal cabin space with 7ft 6 ins headroom, this makes them also ideal for static corporate events. They have significant accommodation often with many berths, ideal should it be expedient to stay overnight. A , the power of the Sailing Barge coupled with the speed of the RIB makes the day one neither the staff or the clients will forget. The resulting corporate benefit though not precisely measurable can be best judged by the enthusiasm that will exude from the participants after the day out.
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