Beautiful Setting, Adventure and Thrills Create Team Building Success

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By Land or by Sea, Team-Building on Florida’s Historic Coast is a Beautiful Thing.

When planning your corporate meetings and team-building events, Florida’s Historic Coast offers some of the most breath-taking opportunities to engage and excite your team. From golfing to sailing, pottery making and pickle-ball, the emphasis is on fun, relaxing and bonding together in a beautiful location. Your biggest challenge will be choosing which location will work best for your team.

Here are some ideas:

PicturedConduct your team-building activity on a sailboat!
Physically and psychologically, the moment your team casts off from the dock or treks into the jungle, there is a sense that we are together now and adventure awaits!

Your Sea Adventure Awaits

There’s nothing like facing a challenge on the open waters to bring the team together. St. Augustine Sailing provides team-building activities aboard a luxury sailing yacht. Participants have the opportunity to improve communication skills, enhance problem-solving abilities and experience “in-command” decision-making as the helmsperson. Your team members will cycle through various crew positions where they work together to perform impressive sailing maneuvers. Even they will be stoked by their accomplishments!

The Schooner Freedom, the only charter schooner operating between Charleston and the Florida Keys, is an authentic tribute to naval history and the blockade runners of the 19th century. It is seventy-six feet in length and the perfect setting for team-building activities. The Freedom is available for daytime sailing and sunset and moonlight cruises that offer memorable backdrops for team building.

The award-winning Red Boat Tours is more than accommodating for team-building activities. Its Pellicano is a 50-foot Trident Pontoon built in 2023 with accessibility in mind. The Pellicano features a thoughtfully designed wheelchair-accessible ramp and a spacious restroom that allows for easy access and assistance. A wheelchair is also available on board for team members who may need help from the parking lot.

For larger team-building activities for up to 110 participants, Sabrage, a 63-foot power catamaran offers the perfect platform. With 1,500 square feet of floor space, a high-end bar, comfortable seating that can be arranged in any layout, Sabrage provides an upscale setting for day or night team-building activities in the waters surrounding the nation’s oldest city.

Of course, since pirates were the ultimate seagoing team builders and strategists, what better venue than The Black Raven Pirate Ship. The crew onboard shares their unique team-building expertise in a three-hour cruise that addresses the specific needs of their guests. Designed for groups of 35 to 75 participants, the experience features exercises addressing collaboration, problem-solving, strategic thinking, leadership development, communication and more. Led by an experienced corporate management professional, this is a unique team-building experience presented abroad an unforgettable pirate ship.

PicturedImprovise & Collaborate at Third Space Improv

For something completely different, how about alligators and crocodiles? The multi-award-winning St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park offers a unique day-long team building retreat filled with invigorating, confidence-building activities. Conducted by zoo staff, the jungle expedition challenges participants with a rock-climbing wall, a zip line passing over hundreds of alligators, a python free fall challenge, lake crossings and more—all designed to create bonds and build trust among team members.

For a deep team boding experience, you might consider Third Space Improv. Known as “recess for any age”, Third Space combines improvisational theatre, laughter yoga, mindfulness exercises and camp games to create immersive and memorable team-building experiences. Your team will connect, collaborate and create through cooperative play that will seamlessly translate to life in the office. Not to mention, they will have lots of fun playing well with others!

Of course, you can’t spend time in St. Augustine without spending time exploring the culinary riches of the city. The Tasting Tours specializes in crafting unforgettable team-building experiences through interactive food and drink adventures perfect for groups of up to 85 guests. Your group will enjoy immediate VIP seating, a specially curated tasting menu highlighting a signature dish at each stop paired with an exquisite wine or craft cocktail, and either a strolling or rolling tour throughout the city. With each tasting and toast, your team will build stronger connections while enjoying the vibrant culinary scene of the city.

Located in Ponte Vedra Beach, just 5 minutes from The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass where THE PLAYERS® Championship takes place, The Yards is a one-of-a-kind sports and entertainment venue. The Party Pavilion is the perfect location for your team-building activities with access to a variety of golf challenges and games, pickleball tournaments, tennis and favorite lawn games. Lots to do and a beautiful place to do it!

For a real hands-on team-building experience that’s creative as well as fun, The Art House offers studios that bring out the creativity in problem solving. For smaller groups there are activities ranging from painting in a variety of media, sculpting, pottery wheel-throwing, with lessons or without, either way, your team will get to express themselves and bond with each other.

Need a place to stay during your team-building trip in St. Augustine? From charming historic hotels to vacation properties and luxury resorts, we've got you covered. Check out our lodging page.

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