Corporate watersports events and outdoor team building across the UK.
Want a team day people are still talking about three weeks later? Get them out of the office, off their phones, and onto the water. Hen dos, away days, charity fundraisers, family fun days, we run the lot, and we run them properly. No experience needed. Just turn up.
Stick a group in a boat together and watch what happens. The phones go away. The small talk goes away. Suddenly the marketing manager is shouting at the ops director to paddle harder, and they’re both loving it. Water levels people. It’s loud, it’s physical, it’s fun, and nobody escapes it. That’s exactly why it works.
We run the whole thing. Kit, instructors, helms, safety, insurance, logistics, the lot. And because we cover way more than watersports, you can stack your day with land-based challenges, inflatables, creative workshops or full evening entertainment without making ten different phone calls. One supplier. One brilliant day. Sorted.
This is the one. Our most-booked activity, and once you’ve seen a crew cross the line first, you’ll know why. Twenty paddlers, one boat, one drumbeat. You either pull together or you don’t move. Watch a team click into rhythm halfway down the course and you’re watching team building happen in real time.
We run dragon boat events all over the UK, with regular hotspots in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Windsor, Oxford and Milton Keynes. Got a venue in mind? We’ll come to you.
It’s brilliant on its own, and even better with bankside activities firing alongside while crews rotate. Think target sports, Segways, inflatables, the works.
No experience needed. Qualified helms, full safety briefing, suitable for any group size.
Calmer than dragon boat racing, but don’t mistake calm for easy. Canoeing forces a team to communicate properly, paddle in sync, and actually listen to each other. We can run it as a guided paddle, a timed relay, or a navigational challenge across open water, depending on how competitive your group wants to get.
Run by experienced instructors who pitch it to suit the group. Slots in beautifully as one rotation inside a bigger multi-activity day.
A proper crowd-pleaser. Singles kayaks for the people who want to power off and prove a point. Doubles for the pairs who’ll either smash it or end up arguing about steering. Either way, you’re getting laughs, action, and a proper workout. Mix formats, run relays, set up a course, whatever fits the group.
Beginner friendly, fully instructed, scales to any group size.
Give a team some barrels, planks and rope. Tell them to build something that floats. Then race it. The next thirty minutes are pure chaos, and someone is definitely getting wet. This is the activity that exposes who plans, who panics, and who just starts knotting rope without a strategy. It’s brilliant, every single time.
No skills required. Mixed-ability friendly. One of the best for away days, fun days and charity fundraisers.
SUP is everywhere right now, and rightly so. Easy enough to get up on. Hard enough to make racing genuinely competitive. And there’s something deeply funny about watching your boss eat it on a paddleboard in front of the whole team. Run it as a casual session, a relay, or a flat-out race. Whichever one suits the energy of the day.
Any fitness level. Pairs perfectly with wellness programmes or as the lead-in to a bigger day.
Bet you’ve never been on one. Bet most of your team haven’t either. Katakanus are basically a giant catamaran-canoe hybrid, easy to start on, surprisingly addictive once you get the hang of it. Novelty factor through the roof, which makes them a brilliant icebreaker and an absolute talking point at the bar afterwards.
Suits all abilities. Works standalone or as one rotation in a wider programme.
Every event we run is built around your brief.
Half-day, full-day and multi-day formats. Venues across the UK, or at a site of your choice. Fully managed from the first call to the post-event debrief. Watersports only, or stacked with the full activity range. Competitive, casual, or a proper mix of both.
“A fantastic and professionally created event. From the pre-communications to the delivery of safety briefings and the fun interaction from the helms, execution was 100%. The team and families attending loved every moment.”
– Jemma Avery
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“The support leading up to the event was amazing. They were always at the end of the phone. They have an incredible team who constantly had smiles on their faces and couldn’t do enough to help us.”
– Event organiser, dragon boat charity race
Whether it’s a focused watersports day or a packed multi-activity programme with something for everyone, NewWave Events runs days people genuinely talk about afterwards. Drop us a line and let’s start planning something brilliant.
Absolutely, and we’d recommend it for full-day events. Pair your watersports session with land-based challenges, target sports, inflatables or evening entertainment for a packed multi-activity day. Take a look at our multi-activity events for ideas.
Yes. Boats, paddles, buoyancy aids, helmets, safety boats, qualified instructors and helms, full safety briefing, the lot. You and your team just need to turn up ready to go.
Sooner is better, especially for summer dates and Fridays which book up fast. We’d suggest reaching out at least 6 to 8 weeks ahead for larger groups, but get in touch even if your timeline is tighter, we’ll always try to make it work.
Yes. We can wrap a watersports day inside a fully themed event, from adventure-style concepts to branded corporate experiences, complete with bespoke trophies, team names and event branding. Or bring your own with fancy dress!
No Fuss, Just Thrills.
Do you have a need for speed!? Why not try one of our motorised activities to let off some steam at your corporate function?
Do you have a need for speed!? Why not try one of our motorised activities to let off some steam at your corporate function?
Do you have a need for speed!? Why not try one of our motorised activities to let off some steam at your corporate function?