Beyond the Bounds of the Boardroom

Take your team to the ocean. Take our team along and improve corporate efficiency and productivity.

Working as a team by learning to sail is more than an exercise dreamed up in a boardroom to pay lip service to teamwork and collaboration. For thousands of years sailors have embodied teamwork in choreographed maneuvers required to move a sailboat across the water and safely to the next harbour. Your group will learn how to work together better. The skills developed not only help groups do more; they are very enjoyable for the individual and can help them with a new activity in their time away from the office. Sailing will pay dividends both at the office and away.

Sailing, by its very nature creates the ideal environment to develop skills in management. It is the ultimate in team activities, demanding leadership, determination, commitment and a spirit of co-operation not available in other forms of adventure based training. Sailing can be used not just as an activity to get your team working together but as an effective assessment for staff recruitment and promotion.

We can arrange TeamSail activities for groups of any size from a ½ day to 3 full days and nights. Our team can arrange everything from catering to hotel rooms and flights and the costs involved are much less than you might think!

Sailing requires effective communication, teamwork, proper planning and attention to detail - the same ingredients needed to be successful in business.

From leaving the dock to hoisting sails to navigating unfamiliar waters, learning skills required to operate a sailboat is both challenging and rewarding. Learning these new skills together will help your team develop a true sense of what working together can bring.

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Professional Sailing Instruction

Instruction to Canadian Yachting Association standards with Cooper Boating instructors ensures the framework for an appropriate on the water element.

Cooper Boating is Canada's largest recreational boating school. Cooper's instructors are trained to the highest standards and are very capable of delivering various levels of training, from the basic Pleasure Craft Operator Card now required by Coast Guard to offshore cruising passages aimed at taking sailors to skill levels required to circumnavigate the globe. Groups will work towards nationally or internationally recognized certification for operating pleasure craft.

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Terry Colton: Skipper

Terry Colton and his team at Lifestyle Planners are the logical choice for Corporate TeamSail Training. Terry is both an avid sailor and one of the most qualified corporate trainers in British Columbia. He and his group are passionate about bringing you results in this truly unique classroom.

Each TeamSail course is uniquely designed to suit each group and we address the specific issues requiring attention within your organization. We work with you in designing the course with very specific aims and objectives to be achieved. Absolutely no previous sailing experience is required as each group is led by our highly experienced, professional instructors who become an integral part of the team.

Successful teams utilize the skills of all members and sailing brings all participants on to a level playing field. This allows positive interaction and ensures team learning opportunities for every member of the group.

The training aboard the yachts can be complemented with shore based activities leading up to the event, and debriefing after. These programs are an ideal addition to sales conferences and seminars and can set the theme for major sales promotions or product launches.