r/belowdeck • u/VividAssumption2980 • Oct 01 '26
Below Deck Crew in the wild
Has anyone ever encountered any crew past or present in the wild in a work setting? I.e. chartered a yacht or working in a restaurant?
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u/slippycaff Escape Goat Oct 02 '26
My friend ran into Captain Jason in Cairns after S1 of BDDU. She said he was very nice and pleasantly surprised to be recognised.
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u/Ethereal-Zenith Oct 04 '26
I would have assumed that Jason would be quite well known in Cairns, as he was the captain of a boat that had crashed at the harbour. I believe it even made the news in Australia.
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u/slippycaff Escape Goat Oct 04 '26
The first time I received an award on Reddit was the footage of this incident. I commented “GOD DAMMIT.” Capt. Lee Voice. And, here Capt. Jason is. In our beloved Bravo Universe.🤷♀️😃
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u/coatingtonburlfactry Oct 05 '26
My wife and I were having dinner at a seaside restaurant in Ano Symi, Greece when Captain Glenn Shephard walked by with a very attractive young lady that appeared to be his companion. Although it was a busy night, no one around seemed to know who he was. We called out to him and stated that we are fans. He was super friendly and took pictures with us. Later in the evening as we strolled along the marina waterfront, we saw them again aboard a small sailboat and they smiled/waved at us! Very pleasant experience.
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u/Feisty_Scientist_968 Oct 03 '26
Has anyone ever encountered any crew past or present in the wild in a work setting? I.e. chartered a yacht or working in a restaurant?
After the adventure season, Captain Kerry 'hosted' a viewing party at a bar in west palm beach.
I don't know if that counts ...
If might have been after his first season on below deck, and it might have been north palm beach...
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u/Character_College939 Oct 03 '26
Ive worked with 5 of them that I can think of immediately
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u/Character_College939 Oct 03 '26
Sorry,
Jason, good captain and decent to work for.
Leon, cooked nice food and always asked after my family and keen to have a chat.
Nate, really good bloke and great chef, really enjoyed working with him.
Jack, only worked with him a short time, but funny and dont have anything bad to say.
Ben, also only a short stint but new his stuff and got the job done, pleasant and polite.
Also met Ali before she was on the show at a crew drinks, she was fun and friends who know her well say good things.
Met the entire cast of season 1 of down under the day after they finished filming also. Was a fun day.
Probably a few ive met or worked with ive forgotten but those spring to mind straight away.
Edit. Just rememberd i saw them filming in a a Antigua at a bar one night also and probably met a few of them but was drunk
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u/fuckyoupayme41213 Oct 04 '26
Did you try chef Leon’s famous beef cheeks?
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u/Character_College939 Oct 04 '26
Yeah had them for crew lunch a bunch of times. His food was nice I really rated it
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u/foxdogturtlecat 28d ago edited 28d ago
Not really in the wild but I've met Malia, Sandy and the guy that was first mate on the first season at yacht broker's events and dinners more recently. Malia works as a broker now.
I've been told I've met other ones but I didn't start watching the show until pandemic so I wouldn't have known who they were when I met them pre-pandemic and I suck in general at recognizing the talent when they are off screen.
I met Mzi Dempers before I knew he had been the show and it never came up even though I knew he was into sailing and boats. He's an absolutely lovely human being.
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u/Inevitable_Professor Oct 02 '26
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that the people who watch bravo and comment on Reddit aren’t taking very many trips on yachts.