New Team Experiences Hit the Geelong Waterfront

What if your next conference breakout involved racing along the Geelong Waterfront, taking to the bay in a kayak or working as a team aboard a yacht?

A new collaboration between Go Ride A Wave and Royal Geelong Yacht Club is creating even more ways for conference and incentive groups to experience Geelong beyond the meeting room.

Bringing together Go Ride A Wave’s team-building expertise with the waterfront setting and sailing experiences of Royal Geelong Yacht Club, the partnership gives event planners a flexible collection of activities that can be incorporated into conferences, corporate programs and incentive itineraries.

And one of the best parts? It can all happen right on Geelong’s waterfront.

Step out of the conference and into the experience

Located within Geelong's waterfront precinct and close to Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre, the experiences provide an easy way to build team activities into a conference program.

Groups could begin the day with an energising activity before their first conference session, use the waterfront for an afternoon breakout, or finish a day of meetings with an experience designed to get delegates talking, laughing and connecting in a completely different environment.

There’s no single formula either.

An interactive Amazing Race can send teams exploring the Geelong Waterfront, while a Bridge Build Challenge puts strategy and collaboration to the test. Beach Olympics and tailored Team Challenges can focus on communication, leadership and problem-solving while introducing a little friendly competition.

For groups ready to get onto the water, the possibilities expand even further.

Kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding and raft building can all form part of a program, while Royal Geelong Yacht Club's RS21 yachts provide the opportunity to introduce delegates to sailing on Corio Bay.

Custom programs can also combine several activities, allowing organisers to create an experience around the objectives, size and personality of their group.

Team building with a purpose

While plenty of fun is involved, these experiences can offer more than a break from the conference program.

Activities can be designed around communication, collaboration, trust, creativity and problem-solving, giving teams the chance to interact differently from the way they might around a boardroom table.

For conference organisers, that means a team-building activity can become a meaningful part of the program rather than simply filling a gap between sessions.

Programs can range from short one-hour energisers through to half-day and full-day experiences, with options available for intimate executive groups, larger conference groups and incentive programs.

Turn Geelong's waterfront into part of your program

For planners bringing an event to Geelong, the collaboration creates another reason to think beyond the four walls of the conference venue.

With conference facilities, accommodation, restaurants and waterfront experiences located within the central Geelong precinct, delegates can move from the formal business program into an entirely different experience without needing to travel far.

A morning conference session could be followed by an Amazing Race along the waterfront. An afternoon of meetings could finish with teams taking to Corio Bay. Or an incentive itinerary could combine sailing, paddling and team challenges before bringing everyone together for food and drinks overlooking the water.

It’s another example of how Geelong and The Bellarine can turn the destination itself into part of a business event.

Go Ride A Wave and Royal Geelong Yacht Club can tailor programs around different group sizes, objectives and event formats, while Meet Geelong and The Bellarine can work with planners to explore how these experiences could fit within a wider conference or incentive itinerary. Because sometimes the conversations delegates remember most are the ones that happen after they leave the meeting room.

Ready to take your next business event beyond the conference room? Discover how Go Ride A Wave and Royal Geelong Yacht Club can bring your delegates together with memorable team-building and waterfront experiences, all just moments from the heart of Geelong’s business events precinct.

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