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The reality behind yacht crew show By Lucy Chabot Reed
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Yacht crew finally have their own reality show. Well, sort of. Considering “reality” as a genre of television shows, Bravo TV’s “Below Deck” does indeed follow the crew of a 164-foot (50m) megayacht for five unscripted weeks of charters. But if we use the dictionary definition of the word reality, “Below Deck” might be a stretch. Sure, in
general, crew argue, captains can be tough, stews cry. But a lot of what we’ll see on TV beginning July 1 likely would never happen on a 50m Rosbach charter yacht. “They pretty much acted like crew I would have
fired,” said Capt. Lee Rosbach, the real-life captain of M/Y Cuor di Leone, the yacht that was used as the set for “Below Deck” and known as M/Y Honor on TV. Though not profiled on Bravo’s Web site, Capt. Rosbach, the yacht’s real first officer and the yacht’s real engineer remained on board to safely operate the vessel. They do appear in
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Captains’ best days in yachting depend on the people When most people think of yachting, they likely think of pretty things: sunny days, clear warm waters, people smiling and having extraordinary adventures. But yacht captains aren’t most people when it comes to this impression. With their intimate knowledge of From the Bridge yachting and their Lucy Chabot Reed behind-the-scenes perspective, we were curious to know what constitutes a great day in yachting. Was it the things that most people think about – the scenery, the new adventure – or something else?
Turns out, it’s something else. When we asked the yacht captains assembled for our monthly From the Bridge captains luncheon to think about their best day in yachting, it took a while for the anecdotal stories to emerge. Most were stumped to label just one day their best. “There are so many good times, how do you choose?” one captain said. “It’s easier to ask what our worst day was, because those really stand out,” another captain said. “We have so many good days.” The six captains in attendance are not identified in this story in an effort to encourage frank and open discussion. They are identified as a group in a photograph that appears on
page A11. Without too much prodding, however, each captain was able to recall special days that stood out. One captain told the story of a charter trip when a young girl who was handicapped was afraid to go snorkeling. This captain, who was a mate at the time, talked to the girl for days, encouraging her and preparing her for the excursion. It took 45 minutes to actually get her in the water, but once in, she didn’t want to get out. “Six months later, I got a letter from the family that said all she wants to do is be in the water, you changed her life,” this captain said. “That always has stuck with me. We truly change people’s perspectives.”
Eventually, we discovered that their best times in yachting were more likely to be a great couple of hours instead of a whole day. “One of the highlights was going to the Maldives,” another captain said. “The water was so clear, I didn’t believe the chart. I put a wave runner in the water and sent a crew over with a lead line and did a sounding of the area. We anchored there; it was like we were anchored in a fish tank. “A lot of landfalls are always incredible to me,” this captain said. “You come into a new place, the light is just right, the weather is nice, everything is perfect. It’s an experience
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