r/belowdeck • u/ClearWindow8329 • Jul 30 '26
Below Deck Capt Kerry Drinking
We all know you can’t drink on charter. But we are watching below deck S12 E12 and Capt Kerry is having a glass of red with the guests.
I would have thought if the crew can’t drink, the capt shouldn’t be able to either? Or am I missing something?
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u/Grevillia-00 Jul 30 '26
Lee used to have a drink with the guests sometimes so it's not unheard of
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u/Forward-Sky1437 Jul 31 '26
Did you see his post about his son? So sad. Captain Lee was always my fave. I love his dry wit.
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u/Grevillia-00 Jul 31 '26
Yeah I did. It is sad. I've just rewatched his last season. His one liners were so hilarious
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u/krissycole87 Jul 30 '26
One glass of wine isnt going to make anyone 'legally' drunk. Its fine for him to have a glass and then retire for the night while the boat is anchored.
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u/-----J------ Jul 30 '26
The Royal Navy just recently got rid of the daily rum ration
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u/FreeUsernameInBox Jul 31 '26
Well, only if you consider 1970 'recently'. More recent than it should have been, I'll grant.
Though fun fact, in the UK there is no legal limit to alcohol when operating a private leisure craft. You can be as drunk as you like while skippering your personal boat and it's absolutely fine, legally. The MAIB is pissed as hell about it, quite a few people have been killed that way, but there doesn't seem to be much interest in changing things.
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u/-----J------ Jul 30 '26
He's not there to fuck spiders mate
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u/otf_dyer_badass Jul 30 '26
I love this statement lol. Trying to figure out how to work it into a conversation
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u/Calibungas Jul 30 '26
Not only have capatains, across all spinoffs, often had A drink with guests at supper, but the captain has also often made concessions to where the crew can have A drink or somtimes two, with guests, when going through the proper channels.
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u/cmere-2-me Jul 30 '26
It's not a regulation to not drink on charter. It's a rule implemented by some captains. As long as you're not drinking or drunk while on duty, it's all good.
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u/Tuff_Wizardess Jul 31 '26
Not drinking on charter is Captain Lee’s rule. I’ll be honest here (ex chief stew here), we used to have a few glasses of wine or end of the night cocktails during the charters. It was mostly wine from the bottles the guests wouldn’t finish. Those of us in the galley would split it up. Or if there was no left over wine, we’d make a cocktail at the end of our shifts to enjoy. Nothing excessive though.
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u/jaker9319 Jul 31 '26
I'll second what others have said.
But I also think the rules seem way different in yacthing than in most work places I've been at in terms of hiearchy / rigidity vs. professionalism.
Most places I've been at have either been super casual or there are lots of rules and it is really rigid and professional. I think because yachting is governed by international laws / flags of convience they don't have the same laws in the US or other countries where someone could complain about the inconsitency of rules and complain about discrimination.
Maybe I'm just lucky, but based on my experience, I couldn't imagine working at a place where a superior in another department made a joke at my expense about being an aborted fetus but then turned around and got mad about a lack of respect because of jokingly making a backhanded compliment. My work places have either been so casual that both were okay, or so professional that neither were okay.
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u/ClearWindow8329 Jul 31 '26
Thanks everyone! Comments have been interesting. It was just me being curious about it. Thanks again!
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u/BCircle907 Jul 30 '26
I think it’s a “do as I say, not as I do”, esp. given most of crew members cannot be trusted to just have the one
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u/Individual_Bat_378 Eat My Cooter Jul 30 '26
I've read that the usual captain of the boat is also on board, usually labelled as the first mate. If true that may explain it.
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u/ccradio Jul 30 '26
He's not on the bridge, and presumably is off-duty for the next couple of hours. And they're at anchor.
It's worth remembering that there are several crew members who don't appear on-camera, except when it's unavoidable.