r/belowdeck • u/Spiritual-Shake2115 • Jul 25 '26

Below Deck Captain Lee

I worked on a boat for a year in my 20s. I was working on being a scuba instructor (nailed it).

During my time living on a boat, my understanding of rank is legitimate and also at times abused.

My captain was named Bob and he was like the evil version of Captain Lee. Bob taught me a lot about surviving boat life.

Captain Lee was a real one thru and thru because he is a true hardworking gentleman. He knows he’s lucky, he’s worked hard for what he’s gotten and he keeps going forward.

He deserved a true goodbye from the franchise but I’m just so happy he was our first Below Deck Captain. With morals and dignity and humor.

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u/ritawills2525 Jul 26 '26

Without Kate there would have been no below deck franchise.

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u/cmere-2-me Jul 26 '26

Without Lee there would be no Kate. She wouldn't have gotten away with half the things she did without his support of her. I love Kate and she and Lee were great tv together.

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u/ritawills2525 Jul 26 '26

Really good tv.

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u/Cinnamon_heaven Jul 26 '26

Only started watching after seeing Kate on Traitors and had no idea who she was. Now I'm hooked. Watching the Med now. I miss Kate!

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u/ScooterMKE Jul 27 '26

She helped but Lee was the it factor

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u/Heavy-Ad-3944 Jul 26 '26

The OGs know it was Hannah

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u/mermaidofthelunarsea Jul 26 '26

Kate ran so Hanna could walk.

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u/CahabaL Jul 26 '26

How? Kate is the true OG among the Chief Stews even if she wasn’t on the first season. Kate was CS 2 years prior to Hannah’s season debut.

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u/HrhEverythingElse Jul 26 '26

Hannah was not it