| type="text/javascript"> | | | | different but extremely sophisticated system of sailing. |
| Sailing is a participant day out where teamwork of the | | | | This plus the beauty and very distinctive red ochre |
| crew is the key of success corporate days out on the | | | | colour of the sails will always make the day one of |
| water can give some of the best bonding experiences | | | | significance and as such memorable. An excellent way |
| for the staff and clients of a firm. | | | | to further enhance a corporate sailing day is to use a |
| Perhaps the best place to conduct such corporate | | | | RIB ( rigid inflatable boat ) which will give a very |
| days is in the centre of UK sailing, the Solent. The | | | | different experience. The powerful RIBâs for |
| Thames sailing barge is one of the most suitable boats | | | | hire, 225 hp and above are capable of speeds of |
| available for a day on the Solent. The Thames sailing | | | | 50mph, they give great freedom of manoeuvre, you |
| barge is a highly refined trade sailing craft and a day | | | | can very rapidly go to any part of the Solent in |
| spent experiencing the power and complexity of the | | | | amazingly short times. Worked with a Thames sailing |
| rig of these sailing barges involves significant amount | | | | barge the staff/clients can gain a true feel of two very |
| of communication and participation by all those | | | | divergent participant sports in one day. One of the |
| involved. Thames sailing barges vary in size being | | | | advantages of a RIB is the ease with which it can run |
| between 70 an 120 ft long and they have very large | | | | alongside a Thames sailing barge to load and off load |
| deck areas and a large internal cabin space with 7ft 6 | | | | the crew. The contrast between the very modern |
| ins headroom, this makes them also ideal for static | | | | 50mph RIB and the old but amazingly efficient Thames |
| corporate events. They have significant | | | | Sailing Barge is another factor that will imprint the |
| accommodation often with many berths, ideal should it | | | | corporate day in the mind of the participant. One of |
| be expedient to stay overnight. A Thames Sailing | | | | the other benefits is the area, is the fact that the |
| Barge gives a sailing experience completely different | | | | Solent area itself is of significant importance in UK |
| from any other sailing, even the expert yachtsman will | | | | historical terms. |
| find it interesting to adapt his experience to this very | | | | |