Our Team

Our staff are friendly & professional

Our Ethos

We value excellent customer service above all else and the standard of our Sail Ionian team reflects this commitment.

Our staff are the people you speak to at the Boat Shows, on the telephone and on email when you book your holiday. The same people will greet you when you arrive in Greece.

We hire highly qualified and experienced skippers and engineers who all take great pride in our work.

Join our crew

Neil & Di

Company Directors

Founded the company in 2003 and have been living out here ever since, building the company every year. They never sit still, and are always on the go with new ideas. From Greece to the Caribbean via the boat shows and Slovenia for the new boat launches.

Katie

Company Director

Katie has 11 years teaching experience in the Ionian. For most of the year Katie runs the Caribbean operation - Sail Grenadines.

Chris

Company Director

Chris runs the engineering department and ensures that all of the yacht are maintained to the highest standard. Chris is also a qualified Yachtmaster with many years teaching and sailing experience in the Ionian. He is the Principal of our Sea School and our Chief Instructor Power.

Craig

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Craig is the RYA Sea School Chief Instructor. He runs the RYA Sea School as well as delivering the full range of sailing courses. He has worked in the sailing industry for many years.

Izzy

Sales & Marketing

Izzy is our frontline meet and greet either on the phone, email or the quay. She joined us as a Skipper and now spends her time dedicated to sales & customer service.

Ian

Yacht Sales & After Care

Ian is involved in Yacht Sales and After Care. He is the contact for all of our owners and potential owners and is currently studying for a degree in Navigation and Maritime Science.

Lucy

Customer Service

Lucy is part of the office team, helping with the accounts, the café and everywhere in between. She speaks fluent Greek.

Tom

Skipper

Tom is an RYA Yachtmaster and has been with Sail Ionian for many years. Tom coordinates the Parts department and organising of day to day workloads.

Otto

Skipper

Otto is our shorebased skipper, working with Tom running the turnarounds and quay organisation.

Matt

Engineer

Matt manages the engineering team. He has been with us for several years and has lots of experience in engineering, sailing and diving.

Jason

Engineer

Jason returns to the engineering team, specializing in gel coat repairs.

Kostas

Engineer

Kostas is in his third season as part of the engineering team. He is a local Lefkadian Greek.

Dimitris

Engineer

Dimitris is one of our Greek engineers. He is building up his experience in both engineering and sailing and hopes to become a skipper.

Vassilis

Engineer

Vassilis joined the engineering team in 2019. He is Greek and has a lot of experience with boat engines and systems. He likes to teach the English engineers Greek!

Nico

Skipper

Nico was new to our Skipper team at the end of 2017. He is Italian and has previously worked in the Caribbean as a skipper.

Rachel

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Rachel is a Cruising Instructor and has been part of the team for a couple of years. Previous to Sail Ionian, she worked in the area so knows all of the best places to go.

Kitty

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Kitty is a Cruising Instructor and has been with Sail Ionian for a couple of years. She has lots of experience in the Ionian and knows the area like the back of her hand.

Brian

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Brian completed his first Sail Ionian season in 2019. He is very experienced in the area and has a great sense of humour.

Corey

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Corey was new to the team for 2019 but has worked in the area for several years. He is experienced in engineering, skippering and teaching.

Alex

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Alex was new to the team for 2019 but has worked in the area for several years on flotilla. She is a gifted guitarist and plays a weekly gig in Sivota.

Matt

Skipper / RYA Instructor

Matt is the dedicated Skipper to WYVERN. He has his own boat in the area so knows all the best places to visit!

Tom

Skipper

Tom was new to Sail Ionian for the 2019 season. He is a qualified RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement and will be out on Skippered Charters, Day Charters and Assisted Days.

Matt

Skipper

Matt is our shorebased Skipper, you'll find him helping you moor up in Spartahori and Sivota and also taking guests out for Assisted Sailing & Day Charters.

Louli

Customer Service

Louli organises the domestic and interiors of all our yachts to make sure they are fully equipped and spotlessly clean for your arrival.

Giulia

Customer Service

Giulia works in our office taking enquiries and organising guest logistics. She is Italian and speaks fluent English.

Ali

Customer Service

Ali joins us in the shop. Also organising the welcome packs for you and the frontline hostess of the Saturday night drinks party.