Adult Voyages
Team building
“Much of the last 15 years of my professional career over 4 different business has been dedicated to developing Leadership and Communication skills to enable high performance, tight knit teams to deliver better performance and productivity. In all that time of the numerous training activities, coaching, mentoring programmes and team building activities I have never experienced an activity like OYT sail training that can deliver such high standards of team work and communication to so many staff in such a short time frame, If you want a step change in your team performance or indeed that of an individual, I would not hesitate to recommend a few days on board with OYT South.” Shaun Ormrod, Chief Executive, Farnborough International Limited
Many organisations take part in corporate sailing; and on the south coast of England there is a bewildering choice of suppliers who will take your staff and clients to sea. Prolific may not be the right boat for every sort of corporate sailing, but she will be ideal for some people.
Reasons to choose corporate sailing in Prolific
- Your voyage fee helps us provide sailing for deserving young people who would not otherwise be able to afford an experience like this. We do not seek to make a profit: all proceeds go to the charity, and most of the watchleaders on your voyage will be skilled but unpaid volunteers.
- Prolific is run in a relaxed and informal way. No-one will shout if you don’t know what to do. The aim is for people to have fun.
- You can choose whether you want to join in as a crew member and help to sail the boat, or whether you prefer to sit back and enjoy the experience.
- There will be opportunities for everyone to ask questions, and have a go at anything you find interesting.
- There are opportunities for individuals and companies to develop a longer-term relationship with OYT South: your involvement doesn’t have to end when the trip is over – unless you want it to.
- If you have never sailed before, Prolific is immensely safe and strong. Because we normally sail with children as young as 12, everything is arranged to be safe for novice sailors, and the sea staff are thoroughly familiar with sailing with people who may not be confident.
- If you have sailed before, Prolific, at 30 metres long and 110 tonnes, is an opportunity to try something bigger than many people have experienced.
- Finally, Prolific is an absolutely beautiful boat, on deck and in her accommodation - do come and try her!
Reasons why corporate sailing in Prolific might not be the right choice for you.
- Prolific is not a competitive racing yacht – though she is fast in the right conditions. If your idea of a corporate sail is a hard day’s racing in a fleet, then Prolific is probably not right for you.
Team building
If team building is what you want out of a corporate sail in Prolific, then we can set the trip up to push everyone as hard as you like, getting people to learn new skills, work together, overcome challenges, face fears, tackle problems and come home exhausted. As a sail training vessel, the boat is set up so that crew members can join in everything, whether or not they have sailed before. And all our sea staff are experienced at teaching people and getting them to join in, because that is the normal routine of our voyages with young people.
Corporate entertainment
OYT South supplies five or six staff for every voyage, and this is plenty of people to sail the boat, especially on shorter trips. If you and your guests prefer to spend part or all of the voyage sitting back rather than joining in, then we will aim to give you a relaxing and entertaining day with time to enjoy the experience.
To discuss your company's requirements, email Caroline White.
Possible dates in 2016 include:
Sat 7 May - Southampton
Sun 8 May - Southampton
10-12 June - Southampton - the boat is available from Friday to Sunday and this could be separate day sails or a residential weekend - please email webmaster1@oytsouth.org to discuss.
Sat 18 June - Southampton
Sat 30 July - Plymouth
Sun 31 July - Plymouth
Sat 10 Sept - Southampton
Sun 11 Sept - Southampton
