Before you begin. Be sure that the whale watch
is properly balanced, so no ends are touching. The group should be standing
off to the side.
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Your group is the worthy crew of a commercial whale
watch ship. As deck hands, there job is simply to do what the captain
says, without tipping the boat.
- The first thing the group needs to do is line up in the very center
of the boat (above the fulcrum of the boat) and await their orders.
- Once the group lines up, apologize for not being clear on the instructions.
They must line up in the center by age. Or height. Or whatever you choose.
- Once the group has completed this task, advise them that they must
repor to their stations on either end of the ship. Divide the group
in half however you like.
- Once the group is separated on either end of the boat, apologize for
giving them the wrong stations. They must switch sides.
- When in place, you can give one side a bucket of water and tell them
that they must make a chain from one end of the boat to the other and
begin to bail out the extra water that has collected in the hull of
the boat.
- Feel free to add you own challenges before having them exit the boat
- without capsizing it.
Some facilitiation tips:
- This is a great universal activity. It is very challenging and fun,
and participants with all levels of physical ability can be successful.
- You can blindfold folks, or make the group silent, to increase the
level of difficulty.
- If you have time, have the group sit and eat lunch on it.
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