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TEAM-BUILDING SEMINARS

Strengthen your team’s bonds through the power of crew sailing.

This isn’t just a boat ride, a sailing lesson, a team game, a competitive regatta, or an inspiring gathering… It’s all of that — and so much more!

Our team-building seminars offer unique experiences that deepen connections, forge new ones, and uplift team morale. They provide bursts of inspiration and mini getaways in a stunning setting — a rewarding experience that feels good and truly makes sense.

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Why Choose a Team-Building Seminar?

Sailing as a crew is the ultimate team-building experience.

Management, hierarchy, communication, strategy — the lessons learned on board are instantly applicable to the workplace. Through the immersive experience of nature and collective play, your teams connect, sometimes compete in healthy rivalry, and discover a unique environment and breathtaking landscapes.

How long?

From half a day to several days (with overnight stays in hotels onshore). The ideal duration for this activity is a full day to fully enjoy the experience, but it can also be condensed into a 3-hour half-day session.

For whom?

Any team, from 4 to 150 people at once! No need to be an athlete, have prior sailing experience, or bring special equipment — everyone can take part in our participative regattas! A professional and passionate skipper is on board each boat to ensure everyone participates safely and with guidance.

What’s the budget?

Starting from €150 (excl. tax) per person.

Your typical sailing team-building day

9:00 AM

Shuttle transfer to the Frioul Archipelago, coffee reception at our base with a welcome speech, or direct boarding from the Mucem at Marseille’s Old Port.

10:00 AM

Onboard briefing: meet the skippers, discuss expectations, crew introductions, and safety instructions.

10:30 AM

First sailing session: discover the art of sailing, with each crew member actively contributing to the team dynamic.

11:00 AM

First practice regatta, sailing on the Olympic nautical stadium.

12:00 PM

Return to port or anchorage: picnic in the Calanques National Park or enjoy local cuisine on the Frioul Islands.

1:30 PM

Resume sailing: explore the Marseille bay and Calanques with multiple races. Swimming breaks possible, depending on weather conditions.

4:30 PM

Arrival and disembarkation at the Mucem (or Frioul), followed by an onboard debrief with the skippers.

5:00 PM

Results announcement, awards ceremony, closing speech, and end-of-day cocktail.

For a half-day session: A more intense sailing phase with shortened briefings and handling time. Participants are slightly less involved but still fully immersed in the experience.

We place people at the heart of a learning experience through sailing, to discover, perform, and work differently

sailing coaching

Develop professional skills through crew sailing.

Stay the course, take the helm, demonstrate leadership, foster team cohesion, anticipate and plan, sense the wind shifting, react quickly, and strive for performance… These are all challenges shared by sailing and business, which can be worked on both at sea and on land.

With our team of sailing-coaching specialists, we design workshops that highlight the strong parallels between these two worlds, tailoring the experience to your organization. These sailing-based coaching sessions are designed to be integrated into team seminars or training programs for your teams.

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Why choose sailing-based coaching?

In tune with today’s corporate challenges, we bring our unique expertise as sailors and entrepreneurs to support managers and leadership teams seeking an experiential learning journey focused on leadership and collective work. Through these workshops, you’ll develop individual and collective professional skills by stepping outside the usual framework — with a fun, meaningful activity immersed in nature!

Our coaches guide you through each step: from clarifying your goals and expectations to creating a tailor-made coaching program, and finally, delivering the session in alignment with your seminar or training objectives.

How long?

The ideal duration for this activity is a full day, including both sea and land-based sessions, with time for custom workshop design beforehand.

For whom?

Leadership teams, managers, and any team facing transformation challenges or looking to go beyond traditional team building. Led by certified professional skippers and facilitated by coaches specializing in your business challenges, our sailing workshops reveal the deep connections between sailing and corporate dynamics. These sessions are ideal for teams of 4 to 50 people seeking to build skills in an unconventional environment.

What’s the budget?

Starting from €150 (excl. tax) per person.

Your typical sailing coaching day

9:00 AM

Coffee reception and introductory speech, followed by direct boarding from Marseille’s Old Port or shuttle transfer to our base in the Frioul Archipelago.

10:00 AM

Inclusion and onboard briefing: meet the skipper-coaches, discuss expectations, introduce the crew, and review safety procedures.

10:30 AM

First sailing session: discover sailing basics, with each crew member actively participating and contributing to the team dynamic.

11:00 AM

At-sea exercises tailored to the team’s challenges, sailing in the Olympic nautical stadium

12:00 PM

Return to land on the Frioul Islands, share initial impressions, and enjoy a picnic at our base or lunch at a local restaurant.

1:30 PM

Resume the workshop at sea: cooperative games or themed regattas, depending on the session’s objectives.

4:30 PM

Arrival and disembarkation at Frioul (or Mucem), onboard debrief with skipper-coaches, followed by a final group reflection.

5:00 PM

Closing speech, end-of-day cocktail (and shuttle transfer if finishing on Frioul).

Before the event: Expectation-setting meetings, workshop design, and presentation to decision-makers.

After the event: Post-event review meeting and qualitative feedback from teams. The sea and land phases can also be spread over several days — for example, as part of a two-day seminar or a longer-term development program.

Leave your sailing experience with a fresh perspective on your skills and teammates

CORPORATE REGATTAS

Strengthen relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and clients through a sailing sports event.

Team Winds supports its clients in the end-to-end organization of sailing challenges to foster connections among colleagues, suppliers, and clients. These events provide a unique opportunity for stakeholders in the same industry or organization to meet and exchange ideas through an engaging, participatory sports challenge in an extraordinary setting.

This has been our core expertise for over 15 years!

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Why organize a regatta?

Whether you’re a professional association, works council, or organization looking to unite your ecosystem through a unifying sports event, we’re here to help you create an event tailored to your needs. Our fleet of 18 identical sailboats can accommodate nearly 150 people, and we can expand the fleet with additional boats for larger groups.

Our support

We can guide you through the complete event organization process, or step in where our expertise is most valuable to you.

For whom?

Whether for one, two, or three days — with annual or biennial recurrence — your corporate regatta can bring people together, even those who aren’t sports enthusiasts. We can incorporate conferences, onshore workshops, spectator boats with live commentary, gala dinners, or networking sessions.

For sailing enthusiasts, we organize training sessions with specialized skipper-coaches, and we also offer our monohull sailboats for charter, with or without a skipper.

A REGATTA FOR EVERY OCCASION

Quel que soit le niveau ou la connaissance de la voile des collaborateurs. Accompagnés de nos skippers professionnels, c’est une expérience apprenante que vont les entreprises.

A regatta for teams within the same group

Inter Thales Regatta

Annual sailing challenge for the Thales Group.

30 editions, 36 boats, 300 participants in 2024.

A student regatta

The Inter-Centrale Regatta

Annual regatta bringing together engineering students from France’s 8 Centrale schools aboard 15 Grand Surprise Team Winds sailboats.

EDHEC Cruise Race

The ultimate student regatta, organized by the renowned EDHEC business school. 150 boats, 56 editions, with the final raced on Grand Surprise boats.

A regatta for industry professionals

Juris Cup

The must-attend annual event for law and yachting.

33 editions, 1,000 participants in 2024, 150 boats, including the entire Grand Surprise Team Winds fleet.

Renewable Energy Regatta

24 boats and 80 key companies in the renewable energy sector meet annually in Marseille for an exciting friendly regatta, conferences, and a grand evening event. 25 boats, including the entire Team Winds fleet.

A regatta for recruitment

The Regatta of Opportunities

An innovative format for out-of-the-box recruiting, organized by Marseille Capitale de la Mer and the FACE Sud Provence Foundation for inclusion. On each boat, skippered by a professional, employers meet job seekers. After the regatta, 60% of participants found a job.