Team Building on a Yacht
Delivers Real Business Results
Clear Effective Communication
Authentic leadership growth
Problem Solving in Real Time
Stronger Trust & Collaberation
Improved morale & Retention
Sailing isn’t just an escape—it’s a shared mission. Our programs, designed and led by expert facilitators, unlock your team’s full potential in an environment that requires cooperation, focus, and trust.
Sail Cyprus team building experiences are proudly delivered by EFFECTIVE DIRECTION, a team of leadership development professionals who believe that the most powerful growth happens outside the comfort zone—and often, outside the office.
With years of experience in executive coaching, team facilitation, and experiential learning, the EFFECTIVE DIRECTION team designs every sailing experience to unlock potential, strengthen team dynamics, and align people with purpose.
We don’t just take you sailing—we take your team somewhere meaningful.
At the core of everything we do is one simple belief:
“People first, always.”
We take a human-centered approach that respects where your team is now, while helping them unlock what’s next. Through experiential learning—on land or at sea—we shine a light on the real dynamics shaping your business.
We quickly surface the unspoken challenges, misalignments, or blockers that are holding your people back. Then we help shift behaviours, fast. Not with theory, but with real-world action, coaching, and collaboration.
The Experts Behind the Experience
Wing Commander Marcus Dimbleby, RAF (ret.) | Founder and Managing Director
Marcus is a former military fighter controller and red teamer, retiring from the RAF in 2013.
He served tours with the Royal Marines, Royal Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, with
whom he deployed to Iraq in 2003; he also worked closely with the UK PM and Cabinet
Office during the 2012 Olympics. After leaving the RAF, Marcus moved into business,
initially working for a global consultancy, then establishing Effective Direction and
moving on to lead major business transformations, becoming Head of Agile at Lloyds
bank. He now focuses on enabling organisations and helping people to deal with the
complexity of today’s modern world through Red Teaming and Applied Critical Thinking.
Wing Commander Ellie Cloke, RAF (ret.) | Training Director & Psychologist
Ellie brings a proven track record of organisational development and behavioural learning.
A qualified organisational psychologist and ILM certified coach, with experience as a
management consultant, NHS organisational development manager, and over 20 years’
service as an RAFofficer. During her RAF career, Ellie undertook numerous operational
deployments where she worked alongside the Red Cross, UN and DFID. As our Training
Director, Ellie is deeply experienced in matters of peopleengagement and understands first-
hand the challenges that lie within.
