Cardboard Boat Building and Race

This really is the ultimate teambuilding activity and stimulates the students with its creativity; he students have to design and test their ideas and work cooperatively. Its a challenging task, memorable and above all fun! Students will take away memories of a really great activity and learn a lot about the power of cooperation and problem solving.

Your group will be split into teams of between 6 and 12 students and will either be given the instructions needed to build a cardboard boat or the project of designing and building their own boat with the common aim that it will float safely with two people inside. The boat must be capable of racing out about 50 metres and back to the beach. The teams are given about 2 to 2½ hours to complete our boats, or 4 to 5 hrs to build their own. Points are awarded for quality of build, creativity, efficient use of resources, teambuilding skills and, of course, for completing the boat in time (and it not sinking!!).

The race is a relay race around a mark anchored just off the shore. Its a delight to see the excitement and total enjoyment of this activity. Students love it! We suggest that videos and still photos be taken by students for a log or end of trip performance.