Raft Building – Build, Paddle and Strengthen Team Spirit Together
Raft Building – Build, Paddle and Strengthen Team Spirit Together
Added value for you
- Strengthen trust and collaboration
- Clarify roles and responsibilities
- Effective communication
- Increase motivation and team spirit
Event details
excl. 19% VAT.
In the Raft Building Team Event, your employees experience what real collaboration means – far away from everyday office life, surrounded by nature and with full commitment. Together, the teams build a floating raft – as a symbol of communication, trust and shared success. What makes this event so special: team spirit becomes visible, tangible and truly hands-on. When the teams launch their self-built raft into the water, it becomes clear how important clear agreements and joint action are – qualities that are essential in every company.
Raft Building with teamgeist – where collaboration leads to success and a world record
As a leading provider of raft building events in Europe, we have brought countless teams onto the water over the past decades – from project teams to large groups. In 2018, with 1,000 participants, we achieved the official Guinness World Record in the category “Most people on a raft” – an unforgettable experience and proof that together, almost anything is possible.
With experience, perfect organisation and passion for genuine team experiences, we turn your raft building event into a highlight that connects people – and creates a lasting impact.
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Felix Arendt
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Our services for a raft building event at a glance
- Complete organisation and implementation of the event on site
- Challenge on the water: building a floating team raft or racing against other teams
- Provision of all materials & equipment: life jackets, paddles, buoyancy aids, ropes, boards and much more
- Supervision and safety provided by experienced guides – with regular first aid training
- Safety organisation by DLRG or the German Red Cross if required and for larger groups
- Test ride with raft christening including flag design, team song and creative christening slogan
- Weather-independent thanks to an optional rain poncho service for all participants
- Special permits from authorities depending on the event location
- Agency flat fee depending on the organisational effort involved
- Awards for the teams including moderation and awards ceremony
- Technical extras: timekeeping, mobile sound system, microphone
- Special individual customer requests
This is what your Raft Building Team Event could look like:
14:00|Teamwork and Team Spirit
Without teamwork, this challenging task can hardly be mastered. It brings your team closer together and strengthens team spirit. Everyone contributes their individual strengths: analysing and planning, getting hands-on and building, or using creativity to design a team flag.
14:15|Strategy and Planning
As there are no building instructions, the team has to develop its own strategy. This promotes planning skills, which are also essential in everyday working life.
15:30|The Big Moment
When all the beams are tied together, the sail is raised and the paddles are ready, it is time to cast off! The exciting moment when the raft actually floats and the team can paddle it across the water creates real suspense and an emotional release.
16:00|Competition and Fun
Of course, a competition is a must: Which team paddles to the finish line the fastest? Which team has built the most creative sail? This provides extra motivation and fun.
16:30|Optional: Relaxed Get-Together
Many of our partner locations offer catering options. Whether self-catering barbecue areas or exclusive catering with a delicious buffet and fruity drinks – we help make sure your team is well looked after.
Your added value with the Raft Building Team Event
- Strengthen trust and collaboration – Only together can the raft stay afloat: mutual support and clear communication become tangible.
- Clarify roles and responsibilities – Everyone takes on a task – whether planning, building or steering. This creates new insights into team dynamics.
- Promote problem-solving – Limited materials and open-ended tasks encourage innovative solutions.
- Increase motivation and team spirit – The moment when the raft floats brings people together and creates a real sense of team pride.
- Train agile thinking – Flexible action and quick adaptation to new situations promote agile ways of working.
- Sustainable transfer to everyday working life – Insights from the building process can be transferred directly to communication, leadership and project work.
- Scalable & flexible – Ideal for large groups and individually adaptable.
Original Brief: “Combining teamwork with the joy of shared success!”
This was the objective given to teamgeist in 2007 by one of Germany’s largest companies. The task was to develop a project for 200 top managers on and by the water, making the success of working together directly tangible. A creative team led by teamgeist founder Michael Haufe developed a completely new team raft project. It was designed to actively promote interaction and communication between participants while also being suitable for large groups. This led to the creation of a patented modular system that focuses not on building with axes, barrels or other conventional methods, but rather on skilfully bringing individual parts together to build a load-bearing and floating raft within each group. The great success became clear in the excitement when all the rafts were connected to form one large 250 m² whole. Since then, we have continuously developed this modular system and use it throughout Germany and across Europe at hundreds of raft building events every year.
World Champion in the category “Most people on a raft”
On 15 June 2018, 1,000 participants built 110 teamgeist rafts and connected them to create a huge 70 x 20 metre mega raft for the fourth Guinness World Record. Pure teamwork! For a stronger sense of togetherness!
Read the report on the mega raft building Guinness World Record >>
Video impressions of the Raft Building Team Event
FAQs about the Raft Building Team Event – Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
The raft building event is ideal for companies, teams, clubs and groups that want to strengthen teamwork, communication and creativity through an exciting outdoor experience. It is suitable for both small and large groups.
No, no special prior experience is required. Our experienced teamgeist guides will provide an introduction and accompany you throughout the entire event.
Our guides will be on hand with advice and practical support to make sure your raft is seaworthy. If there are still any issues, we will help you optimise it accordingly, so that only floating rafts are launched onto the water.
The event lasts from 2.5 hours, depending on the number of participants and the desired schedule.
Participation in building the raft is also possible without contact with the water. We can adapt the event individually so that everyone can contribute in their own way.
Light rain will not stop us! However, if the weather is too bad, such as storms or thunderstorms, we offer alternatives or the option to postpone the event.
We recommend comfortable, weatherproof clothing and shoes that may get wet. A towel and a change of clothes are also advisable.
Yes, safety is our top priority. Our trained guides ensure that all participants wear life jackets and receive a safety briefing.
Our team can host the event in German and/or English to optimally include international teams.
We offer the event at various lakes and rivers. We will be happy to advise you on suitable locations in your region.
Yes, raft building is an excellent addition to events such as summer parties, teambuilding events or company celebrations. It offers an entertaining and interactive way to strengthen communication and team spirit.
Simply contact us via our website or by phone: 0800 3303 320. We will be happy to advise you and prepare an individual offer.
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Thank you for your request!
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