Team-Building Water Activities: 5 Ideas Your Team Will Enjoy

5 Team-Building Water Activities

There are several team-building water activities you can plan for your corporate cruise. We’ve put together our top 5 favourites, which include beach games, water toy races, human bingo, Pictionary, and the castaways. From beach games to onboard challenges, there are plenty of ways to encourage collaboration, communication and friendly competition while enjoying a Perth corporate boat cruise. These team-building water activities help colleagues connect outside the workplace while creating memorable experiences on the water.

Taking the team out on a Perth corporate boat cruise? What a great leader you are! Clearly, you understand the importance of whisking the team away from the daily pressures and allowing them to get to know each other outside the workplace and have fun on the water.

Beach Team-Building Games for Corporate Teams

If you’ve chosen a stunning Rottnest Island cruise, you can head ashore and enjoy the stunning shoreline. Imagine your team playing and running around the white sand and taking a dip in the crystal-blue waters of the island, all while winning the team-building game!

What beach team-building games can you play?

1. Beach Cricket

During your corporate cruise, beach cricket is a classic Aussie favourite and one of the most popular team-building activities. Playing this game is very easy, and all your team members can enjoy it.

What you need:

1. Ball (we recommend using a tennis ball because it does not hurt when one of the team players gets hit, and the ball floats on the water)
2. Cricket Bat (driftwood sticks can be used as an alternative)
3. Stumps (any stick will do; get creative)

How to play beach cricket:

1. Divide players into teams depending on your total number of participants. Make sure all teams have an equal number of players.
2. Make a turning point a short distance away from the starting line.
3. The first player on each team puts on a pair of flippers and a snorkel.
4. On the signal, the players race to the turning point and back.
5. Once they return to the starting point, they remove the fins and snorkel and pass them to the next player.
6. The next player puts on the flippers and snorkel and repeats the course.
7. Continue until every team member has completed the relay.
8. The first team to have all players finish the relay wins.

2. Flipper Relay

Another beach favourite is the flipper relay. This simple relay challenges the team’s agility and coordination. Prepare your cameras because this is surely a hilarious game.

What you need:

1. Flippers
2. Snorkel

How to play flipper relay:

1. Divide players into teams depending on your total number of participants. Make sure all teams have an equal number of players.
2. Make a turning point a short distance away from the starting line.
3. The first player on each team puts on a pair of flippers and a snorkel.
4. On the signal, the players race to the turning point and back.
5. Once they return to the starting point, they remove the fins and snorkel and pass them to the next player.
6. The next player puts on the flippers and snorkel and repeats the course.
7. Continue until every team member has completed the relay.
8. The first team to have all players finish the relay wins.

3. Sand Sculptures

Creating sand sculptures is an excellent creative team-building activity. Challenge your team’s creativity and imagination by letting them build the best sand sculptures.

What you need:

1. Shovels
2. Buckets

How to play sand sculptures:

1. Divide players into two equal teams.
2. Give each team a designated area on the beach.
3. Set a theme or challenge for the sculptures, like castles, sea creatures, musical instruments or even company-related designs.
4. Decide on the amount of time each team is given to complete their sculpture. Start the timer and let the creativity begin.
5. Judge the sculptures based on creativity, teamwork and detail.
6. The team with the highest score wins.

Water Toy Races

Some of our most popular vessels include fun water toys during your cruise. You can also bring your inflatable water toys to create fun races or a floating obstacle course. Water toy races are among the most enjoyable Perth water activities for corporate groups looking to combine fun, teamwork and a day out on the water.

A water toy race is a fantastic activity if you opt for a day trip to Carnac Island. When you choose this Perth corporate boat cruise, you will be staying on the boat, and inflatable water toys are the perfect way to keep the team entertained between swims and other water activities.

What you need:

1. Inflatable water toys
2. Marker buoys to designate start and finish points.

How to play the water toy race:

1. Divide players into equal teams.
2. Give each team an inflatable water toy.
3. Mark a start and finish point in a safe swimming area.
4. Teams race from the starting point to the finish point using their chosen water toy.
5. For extra challenge, create floating obstacles.
6. The first team to win the race wins.

While making team-building water activities fun is a must, keeping all of your colleagues safe is a top priority. Listen to the crew about boat safety and check Royal Life Saving for more tips on how to stay safe in open water.

Human Bingo Ice Breaker

Human bingo is a very popular icebreaker, especially in team-building events. This activity requires each team member to go around, ask questions and find the right person to sign their bingo card. When organising team-building activities for your Perth corporate boat cruise, human bingo is a great way to encourage interaction between colleagues who do not normally work together.

What you need:

1. A printed bingo card with questions like “someone born in November” or “someone who has worked at the company for four years.” Make these cards as varied and as random as possible.
2. Pens – plenty of them!

How to play human bingo:

1. Each team member gets a bingo card and a pen.
2. Decide on the time limit the group has to get a bingo. Start the timer.
3. The first person (or the first five participants) to get a bingo wins.
4. You can give prizes like gift certificates.

Pictionary

Another game to challenge your team’s imagination and creativity — and maybe accidentally discover an artist! Pictionary is a fun and interactive game you can play. It is one of those Perth team-building activities that encourages communication, teamwork and plenty of laughter along the way.

What you need:

1. Canvas and easel
2. Coloured pens

How to play Pictionary:

1. Split your colleagues into equal teams.
2. Give each team a set of cards containing words, phrases, or items to draw.
3. One team member becomes the first “artist” and selects a card.
4. The artist draws the word or phrase on the large canvas without speaking, writing letters or using gestures.
5. Team members try to guess the drawing within the allotted time.
6. If the team guesses correctly, the artist selects a new card and another team member takes a turn drawing.
7. If the team cannot guess the drawing, they may pass, and another team member can attempt to draw the same word or phrase.
8. The first team to correctly guess all cards wins, or the team that gets the most correct guesses within the time allotted wins. You can decide which one you prefer.

Castaway Game

The castaway game is another popular team-building game. It’s a fun problem-solving game onboard a vessel. As one of the more strategic Perth team-building activities, it encourages your colleagues to work together, think creatively, and make decisions as a group. It is also a great addition to a Perth corporate boat cruise, allowing team members to build stronger connections while enjoying time on the water.

What you need:

1. Scenario prompt – the boat is sinking, and participants must make their way to a deserted island
2. List of survival items
3. Paper and pen

How to play the castaway game:

1. Let your colleagues form equal teams.
2. Present the scenario to the participants.
3. Allot a time for the teams to brainstorm the list of survival items they will need to bring to the island.
4. Let each group present and explain their list of survival items.
5. The winner is determined by the creativity, practicality, and effectiveness of their survival lists.

Team-building activities help boost morale, improve communication and trust, and promote teamwork. Whether you are planning a Perth private boat charter or a corporate event on the water, these activities can help create a stronger and more connected team.

Planning a memorable day with your colleagues is easy. Simply request a free quote, and our Cruise Team will get back to you. You can also give us a call at 1300 766 564 or connect with us through our Instagram and Facebook pages.

A happy, productive team is a high-performance team. Happy cruising. Go, team!