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Sailboat Retrospective

A one-page retrospective told as a sea voyage. Name the boat for your project, sprint, or goal, then chart four zones down a single nautical scene: the island you're sailing toward, the wind at your back, the rocks ahead, and the anchors dragging behind. Sky and water read apart, and each stratum carries a few lines to fill. A retrospective is a voyage reviewed — what carried you, what dragged, and the shore you're still steering for. Leave any line blank to write by hand.

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1 page
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Best for: Running a team or personal retrospective through a shared visual metaphor.

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Review the voyage.

A retrospective told as a sea voyage. Name the boat for the project, then chart four zones down the page: the island you're sailing toward, the wind at your back, the rocks ahead, and the anchors dragging behind. A single scene ties them together — what carried you, what held you back, and the shore you're still steering for.

How it works

The voyage — name the boat for your project, sprint, or goal.
One note per line in each zone — the first three print as lines.
The scene reads top to bottom — island and wind above the water, rocks and anchors below.

Portrait, one page. Leave any line blank to fill in by hand.