--- title: "Flat Out: Afloat" url: "https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/flat-out-a-float/" description: "From blueprint to boat, teams must construct a cardboard vessel (that floats) and race against others in our team regatta." updated: 2026-10-27 section: "Experiences" --- # Flat Out: Afloat > From blueprint to boat, teams must construct a cardboard vessel (that floats) and race against others in our team regatta. - **Experience Format:** In Person - **Group Size:** 20 - Unlimited Guests - **Duration:** 2 - 3 Hours - **Key Benefits:** Collaboration, Fun & social, Leadership ## How it works In this innovative and exciting 'build your own boat' experience, teams select a design and gather together some unlikely building materials before combining their talents to construct a seaworthy vessel. The proof of a job well done takes place on a lake, pool, or the open sea. This experience, depending on your audience, can take the form of a race, regatta, sea battle, or full-blown adventure to recover sunken treasure. Your teams will discover that 'the impossible' becomes achievable when individuals collaborate and coordinate their efforts. Project planning and strategic communication are imperative as everyone works to a limited timeframe. Participants may discover that leadership and great ideas come from those they least expect. ## Learning Outcomes ### Collaboration Improving collaboration across a team is probably the number one way we can help to improve a team’s performance. If you don’t communicate, you can’t collaborate. We start with communication and get it flowing, then get everyone working together. We have found that creating long-term change in the way teams collaborate can be as simple as getting them into a creative frame of mind. Whether the team task is to work together or compete is up to you. ### Fun & social Choosing from our range of fun and social experiences is sometimes all it takes to get teams working together in new and more effective ways. These light and engaging experiences are great for energising a team or warming up conference delegates. They can help familiarise new team members or get well-acquainted ones working in innovative ways. ### Leadership Our experiences to identify and bring out leadership qualities revolve around either creative and collaborative practices or competitive challenges. These tried and tested techniques delve deep into team dynamics and how individuals respond to them. We have also developed a core set of highly effective interactive business games. Our interactive games mimic real-world scenarios but with a bit of fun thrown in for good measure. **Call us on** [03300 040903](tel:03300040903) **Send us an email** [info@teamchallenge-company.co.uk](mailto:info@teamchallenge-company.co.uk) **Follow us on social** ## Related Experiences Take a scroll through our latest and most popular experiences to inspire your next team building session. - [Flat Out: Chariot](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/flat-out-chariot.md): In this project management task, teams receive blueprints for their very own Roman chariot and the (cardboard) materials needed to create and race them. - [Flat Out: Formula 1](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/flat-out-formula-1.md): In this project management task, teams are given an F1 car blueprint and must skillfully manage time and resources to construct and race their creation. ## Next steps - [Contact us](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/contact-us/) - Phone: [03300 040903](tel:03300040903) - Email: [info@teamchallenge-company.co.uk](mailto:info@teamchallenge-company.co.uk) ## Related - [Santa's Toy Factory](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/santas-toy-factory.md): Teams are challenged to combine a selection of wooden parts and components to produce a range of high-quality children’s toys to help Santa get ready for Christmas. - [City Build](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/city-build.md): Teams must collaborate to design and build a (strategically planned) giant city with interconnecting zones from the provided materials. - [Race Around the World - Festive Edition](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/race-around-the-world-festive-edition.md): Enjoy a globe-trotting experience with a festive twist to engage and motivate remote-working teams. Guide your ‘Santa’ around our themed digital map. - [Beat the Box](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/beat-the-box.md): This challenge is about utilising every team member. Teams must combine their skills to unlock the puzzles and crack the codes required to beat the box. - [The Big Christmas Quiz](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/the-big-christmas-quiz-live.md): Enjoy a professionally-hosted festive quiz. Pit your knowledge against colleagues in both traditional and Christmas rounds. Fully compered and live instant leaderboards all Ipads provided This is the Markdown version of https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/flat-out-a-float/. Site index: https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/llms.txt