Pacific Yachting and Sailing

"Team Challenge" is a 3-hour team-building sailing regatta which creates a unique opportunity for a company to enhance the team spirit of a select group of participants.

We split up a large group into smaller teams of six sailors per yacht. Our US Coast Guard Licensed Skipper/ Team Building leader guides and instructs all participants in the rudiments of sailing and they practice in a fun, teambuilding sailing race. The participants can use their new skills in the challenge of competition and working together as a cooperating team. All yachts involved use the team work needed to sail and win the race.

The results of Team Challenge can build confidence, leadership, trust, and teamwork. (Team Challenge can accommodate 108 people: 18 yachts take 6 each) For detailed information, please read below.

Cost for 3 hr. Team Building Sail: Out of Santa Cruz $425 per yacht / Out of Monterey $675 per yacht

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or call us at 1-800-374-2626 or 831-423-7245

PACIFIC YACHTING AND SAILING's TEAM CHALLENGE SAILING REGATTA

About 17 years ago we developed with the "Team Challenge" sailing program which parallels concepts in similar corporate development programs such as the "Ropes Course." We take large groups of people that work for the same company and bring them together in a different environment- a sailboat. We proceed to have them participate in a group sailing race that is fun but can get competitive and challenging, similar to their outside work environment. One of the goals we are trying to accomplish is to sail the yacht as a team, working with your colleagues on building a network together.

Thank you for your assistance, professionalism and flexibility in setting up and executing our Team Challenge Regatta on July 24th 2001. The regatta was a huge success with our group and I am sure you will be seeing us again. I also intend to involve some of our key customers in a similar event in the fall. My best to Rick and Jeff and thank everyone who helped out. Thanks again and I will definitely be in touch regarding other events and a weekend charter for my wife and myself once we return from sailingthe Canadian Gulf Islands in mid August.

Best Regards,
Erik Overby District Sales Manager Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals

DIVERSITY AND INDEPENDENCE

In most companies today there are many diverse, ethnic individuals or different levels of management. Our "Team Challenge" brings everyone together on our sailboats as an equal in their team.

The United States is beginning to follow other countries success by following their group problem solving and teamwork skills. For a long time in the U.S. everyone seemed to be striving for their own personal success, working independent. However, when you combine that group strategy, the success results can be unsurmountable. This is another point we hope our Team Challenge companies walk away with in our program.

I just wanted to write and thank you for your help and assistance in setting up the third quarter event for our marketing group here at Intel. All of the Pacific Yachting Skippers were top noche and the boats were all beautiful. Most of the comments I got back were "great", "fantastic",and "the best time I ever had at an Intel event." I still can't believe all of the compliments I'm getting on your "Team Challenge" sailing regatta.

Sincerely,

Donna Warner
Intel Corp.

TEAMWORK EQUALS SUCCESS AND BETTER RESULTS

Sailing requires a cooperative team, like a successful business, with crew members working together to develop a productive, efficient, and an interactive result. Whether offered as a reward to successful veterans or an incentive for increased productivity among aspiring staff, or as a catalyst for "breaking the ice" for newly formed teams, our "Team Challenge" offers an enjoyable, effective, and safe means towards your goals.

On behalf of "Phoenix Technologies, as well as myself, I would like to thank you and each of your skipper's for a wonderful afternoon Team Challenge Sailing in Santa Cruz last week. All of our staff, both marketing and sales, thoroughly enjoyed the event and felt that it was a wonderful way to build relationships with each other, as well as enjoy the afternoon.The professional courtesy of each of your skipper's was very much appreciated and we hope that we can enjoy this event with you in the future.
Thank you again for all of your hospitality, support, and cooperation in pulling this event together.
Sincerely,

Wayne Cantwell
Director of Sales,
Asia-Pacific

THE EVENT

We proceed to split a large group up into small groups of six. Conceivably we can accommodate 108 people with 18 yachts and skippers. Our Skippers are USCG Licensed and have qualities of unsurpassed communication skills, patience, and the ability to diplomatically instruct the sailing group to sail the yacht as a true working team.

Each skipper will take their group onboard the sailing yacht and cover safety gear and basic boat parts and simple functions before departure to the bay. Once out sailing he will rotate each person in a sailing role and let the crew actually sail the boat on their own .

At a designated time, one of the boats will blow a horn to signal a 5 minute warning before the start of the Team building race. All 18 boats cross the starting line with enthusiasm and vigor. We understand that with some of the people have never been on a boat in their lives, and that's fine. What's great about this program is that it's a natural that six people have to work together to make the boat move. Each person is a contributing factor to the equation of doing their best to make the boat win. Participants can learn more about their other working mates. Who takes over in a stressful situation? Are those that have the sailing knowledge willing to teach the others so that the entire boat can sail more effectively, or do they need to show off their skills and try to singlehand the entire boat themselves?

As a Meeting Planner, I travel extensively and have experienced working with many sailing vessels ascross the country. Our recent "Team Challenge" sailing program for the Sun Microsystems was quite successful, due in part to the outstanding performance of Pacific Yachting.
I would like to thank Pacific Yachting for providing efficient service and a quality product for our client's last minute requirements. I have worked with many outstanding vessels; however, Pacific Yachtings' quality performance clearly stood out, and I wanted to acknowledge the Sun Microsystems' and my deepest appreciation.

Sincerely,

Mary White-Malone
Calif. Host -Meeting Planner
San Francisco, Calif.

EVERYONE WINS WITH TEAMWORK

Team Challenge is a unique, adventurous, sailing program for groups of people that work together. It is an excellent verification of the power that lies in cooperation, communication, confidence, and leadership for the effective and efficient execution of a sailing challenge.

With the Pacific Yachting Team Challenge training program, small teams of six sailors per boat can experience aspects of self-confidence, leadership, trust, and teamwork. Sailors will expose the potential to excel in a truly cooperative effort and share in a unique comradery that they may not normally undergo in their usual work environment.

Please don't hesitate to call the Pacific Yachting staff to discuss more of the details to arrange the "Team Challenge" sailing activity for your company. 831-423-sail (7245) or e-mail - sail@cruzio.com

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