Outstanding group of directors will be right at sea! (9)
I believe the answer is:
starboard
'be right at sea' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'outstanding group of directors' is the wordplay.
'outstanding group of' becomes 'star' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'directors' becomes 'board' (board of directors).
'star'+'board'='STARBOARD'
'will' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for starboard that I've seen before include "Right-hand side of ship while facing forward" , "Literally, the steering side of a vessel" , "One side of a ship" , "Right side at sea" , "Opposite of port" .)