During these tense moments, Below Deck’s captains were determined to establish strict rules
During these tense moments, Below Deck’s captains were determined to establish strict rules
The Below Deck captains have their hands full both with the guests and their crew who showed they would walk off the boat in the early days of the franchise. While Captain Lee, Captain Sandy, and Captain Jason are fairly good at keeping their cool, there were moments on the show when they had to tout their authority when things went awry, much to the chagrin of those aboard.
There have been many moments in the Below Deck franchise when the captains had to make tough calls, as revealed when the cast speaks the truth about working on Below Deck. Here are some of the times the Below Deck captains laid down the strict rules of the show in heated moments. Additionally, just what occurred to get the captains riled up will be looked at as well as what the outcome of the conversation with the captains was.
9 Captain Sandy Lays Down The Law Before First Charter
The crew from Season 2, Episode 1 of Below Deck Mediterranean was shocked by Captain Sandy’s expectations
Before starting off on a charter season, it is expected that the captain lays out what the expectations are during the season.
Captain Sandy laid out her expectations very clearly for the crew, according to a clip from the show, letting them know that she is not an “a**hole unless rules are not followed.”
It was also made clear that drinking during a charter would not be tolerated.
Additionally, before Captain Sandy wrapped up the meeting, she let the crew know that in her nearly three decades of being a captain and dealing with fires and pirates, it has never done the crew any good about talking about drama on the previous boat they were on. As such, she wanted the drama left there.
8 Captain Lee Kicks Guest Off Charter For Disobeying Him
Delores from Season 8, Episode 10 of Below Deck jumped off the yacht after Captain Lee explicitly told her not to
Captain Lee had an interesting charter with a group of friends who came aboard to have a great time. However, one of the guests, Delores, took things a bit too far when she got intoxicated which caused Captain Lee to lose his cool.
Delores said that she was going to go to bed. But, as she passed by the water, Delores decided she wanted to swim instead.
The crew told Delores to stay on the boat as it was not safe for her to swim while drunk. Delores jumped in anyway, even after Captain Lee told her not to. This was the “ultimate f**k you to the captain.”
Delores tried to tell Captain Lee that she could do what she wanted because she “paid a lot of money” to be on the charter. This did not phase Captain Lee. Instead, he told Delores how it was.
“Your charter just ended.”
Delores was sent on her way the next morning and the remaining friends were allowed to finish out their charter, but not until she got one last moment in the sun.
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“I knew she wasn’t going to go peacefully,” Captain Lee explained.
This was an understatement as Delores jumped off the tender on her way back to shore before finally leaving the care of the crew.
7 Captain Jason Gives Crew “Common Sense” Lecture
Captain Jason from Season 1, Episode 4 of Below Deck Down Under tells the exterior crew to get their act together before the next charter
The crew of the Thalassa was not doing what they needed to in order to get the ship ready for charter. Instead, they were standing around chatting when they should have been working and leaving all the jobs they needed to do until the last minute, making the charter guests wait.
Captain Jason named a laundry list of items that needed to be done that simply was not, as seen in a clip from the show. However, Captain Jason said that he was not going to act like their father. Instead, the crew needed to “grow up” and “be responsible” for themselves.
“We have to think ahead with common sense.”
Captain Jason also said that he was not going to call out the crew in front of the interior because that was “disrespectful.” He then told the crew to get themselves together before the next charter.
6 Captain Sandy “Defends Her Crew” With Difficult Guests
Captain Sandy from Season 3, Episode 2 of Below Deck Mediterranean would not let difficult guests take advantage of her crew
The guests on this particular charter on the Talisman Maiton were very demanding. The food that was being prepared was superb but it continuously got sent back.
Captain Sandy could not believe just how many times this occurred and decided, as seen in a clip from the show, to see with her own eyes just what was happening. It was at that point that she saw just what the interior was dealing with.
“I see it with my own eyeballs. These guests are impossible.”
Captain Sandy went to the galley to ask for one guest’s preference sheets because she was upset about her dinner. Her preferences do not match what she is saying she does not like. As such, Captain Sandy takes the preference sheet to the guest because she is going to “defend” her crew.
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5 Captain Jason Has Repeated Discussion About Being “Efficient”
Captain Jason from Season 1, Episode 7 of Below Deck Down Under would not allow Jamie to call his methods unsafe
Bosun Jamie comes to the bridge of the Thalassa to speak with Captain Jason about the way he is doing things. When Jamie tried to call out Captain Jason for being unsafe, in a clip from the show, that is when Captain Jason shuts Jamie down.
“I’m doing everything safely.”
Captain Jason goes on to say that there is nothing wrong with multitasking to save some time when it is done safely and lists many things outside James’ capabilities that he has done.
When Jamie tried to say it is because he has an incompetent crew, Captain Jason tells him that is a conversation Jamie needs to have with his crew, not him.
4 Captain Lee Fires Chef After Grease Fire In Galley
Captain Lee from Season 3, Episode 10 of Below Deck wanted Chef Leon to take responsibility for his actions
A grease fire broke out in the kitchen of the EROS and Captain Lee had to write an incident report about it.
Captain Lee called in Chef Leon, as seen in a clip from the show, to discuss what happened. But instead of Leon taking any responsibility for the fire, he tried to throw Chief Stew Kate Chastain under the bus.
Given that the two did not get along well, Captain Lee was not surprised that Leon took this opportunity to try and make Kate look bad. But the excuses that Leon was giving, from burnt popcorn to dry pans in the oven were not adding up to Captain Lee.
“Dry clean pans doesn’t start fires. Doesn’t happen.”
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Captain Lee was looking for Leon to take responsibility. But when he refused to do so, in conjunction with the constant bickering with Kate, Captain Lee fired Leon.
3 Captain Jason Calls Out Crew For Sloppy Job
Captain Jason from Season 1, Episode 7 of Below Deck Down Under had to help the crew because of their sloppy job in front of charter guests
The crew of the Thalassa struggled all season. As such, when a tangled rope stopped the charter dead in the water because the tender boat needed to be tied on, a segment of the show showed Captain Jason had had about enough of the incompetence of the exterior crew.
“Guests shouldn’t be waiting on us. This should have been done before the charter.”
Captain Jason called on the radio to Bosun Jamie about the situation with Jamie being on the tender. Jamie then called to the crew on the radio. Much to Jamie’s surprise, Captain Jason is the one helping the crew and because of having to do so, Captain Jason said another sloppy job was done by the crew in front of the charter guests.
2 Captain Lee Puts Bosun In Place After He Claims Double Standards
Captain Lee in Season 4, Episode 6 of Below Deck stopped Bosun Kelly from claiming his being talked to about his team’s poor work was double standards
Captain Lee noticed that despite the crew being up since 6:30 AM, the windows on the yacht had not been washed for days. When he talked to Bosun Kelly about this in a clip from the show, Kelly claimed it is the inside of the windows that is dirty. Kelly then blamed the interior for a poor job.
The windows in the downstairs of the yacht were covered in salt, which was an indication that the exterior windows had not been washed. As Kelly tries to argue the point, Captain Lee stops him.
“Do you really want to go to war on this?”
Kelly expresses that he feels like there were double standards for the interior and exterior crews. Captain Lee does not care and just wants the dirty windows cleaned.
1 Captain Sandy Fires Chef Over Three Bad Charters Of Food
Captain Sandy from Season 4, Episode 5 of Below Deck Mediterranean tried to let Chef Mila stay but had to fire her for a poor job in the galley
Chef Mila had three bad charters. The meals were not coming out fast enough and were not up to the standards of the yacht. Captain Sandy had compassion for Mila because she knew Mila was trying and even pointed this fact out in a clip from the show.
“You have passion in the galley.”
Despite Mila wanting to prove that she could make good food after three bad charters, Captain Sandy simply had no choice but to fire Mila.
Mila handled the news well and thanked Captain Sandy for her support.
