Captain Gye Dibben
Skipper & Owner‑Operator of “Spica Primero”

My journey with Spica Primero began in 2018. Since then, I’ve spent years working on her — not just restoring what was there, but understanding every system, every space and every quirk of a 1989 Hatteras with a long and varied history.

From rewiring the helms to fitting every bathroom, I’ve physically done all of the work myself. That is not unusual for me. I’ve spent most of my adult life fitting kitchens and bathrooms, working in chandleries, and getting my hands dirty on boats and buildings. As a qualified skipper and owner-operator, my focus is on reliability, comfort and a genuinely personal guest experience.

The hospitality side runs just as deep. My background spans over four decades, from sailing dinghies and handing canapés at parties as a small child, through running a pub, hotel and restaurant, to managing other people’s operations before eventually building my own. When guests step aboard Spica Primero, the service is as considered as the engineering — and that is not an accident.

I’ve spent enough time in Corfu to know the area, the people and the places that do not always make it into the guidebooks.