Blue waters, sailing, rainbows.
They all look so beautiful
- from the porthole - in the laundry room.
I feel like
I'm being punished.
- Starting a new charter season,
I'm stoked.
I'm ready for a whole new set
of challenges from the crew...
- Do you really want - to go to war on this?
From the guests...
- I can't let go of the pole.
- I don't blame you.
From the weather.
- F...! - [glass shatters]
- Sometimes things - going sideways gets exciting.
- I wasn't the most thrilled - to see you when I got on board.
- Yes!
- Coming back to work - for Captain Lee
Is trial by fire.
- Are we clear? - Yep, we're clear.
- Good, I want it done.
- Am I nervous? - Hell, yeah.
- I've been cooking
professionally for 17 years,
so I'm prepared for anything
that's gonna come in the door.
- Mix those separately.
- That dog is probably - healthier than I am.
90% of my job is just acting
- like everything's fine - when it's not.
- [hair rips] - [screaming]
Both: Thank you.
- It's kind of sick, - the back hair
- That I carried away - on a silver tray.
- Is this shackle? - Yeah, that'll work.
- - When the boatswain's - not there,
I am in charge
of the deckies.
And I need to know that
my deckhands respect me.
- Nico, go drain the hot tub now, - quick, quick.
- My name is Nico.
They also call me Freako,
because of my, uh, misconduct.
- Actually, that's quite nice.
I love Nico so much;
he's so cute.
- Elvis is out, people, huh!
- Being on deck, you know,
it's predominantly male-driven.
- . - All right, you guys, come on.
- A lot of times, - guys will be like...
- It's kind of heavy. - You okay with it?
- I'm like, - "I can carry it. It's fine."
- She's strong. - But all my makeup
Is waterproof,
'cause I sweat buckets.
- I usually give off
first impressions
of being very normal
and conforming,
but I'm not really
that normal.
[thumping club music]
- [cheering] - Yeah-yeah!
- This position is definitely - the most exciting
Position in the world.
- My whole life, I've been - a happy, precocious,
Free-spirited...
[people humming mantras]
Humble person.
- The people that charter
these boats know what they want.
- I want my feet rubbed, - and I'm not kidding.
- And it's up to us - to deliver.
- Yeah, we're gonna - give it to you.
[cheering]
- God bless America,
let's have f... ing fun.
[cheering]
- It's an unknown journey.
- I'm here to work.
- I'm not here - to have drama.
- It's dangerous.
- What the f...? - That is a power line.
- Oh, sh...
- - It's chaotic. - Sh...!
- I'd be surprised - if we got
- Through it - without a casualty or two.
- God damn it! - Ooh!
- But... nature of the beast.
[horn blaring]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my gosh.
This is like my dream interior.
I am so happy.
I'm so happy to see you here,
and you, love you.
- Hey, kiddo.
- Hi, how are you?
I always enjoy working
for Captain Lee.
We know each other's quirks,
we know each other's strengths,
and he trusts me.
What's not to trust?
- Third time around. - The charm.
- What do you think? - Best boat we've ever had.
- She just came out - of a total refit on the inside.
- There is nothing on this boat - that's not white.
- I love that.
- As far as your stews go, - I brought you résumés.
They're both experienced.
- Oh, she's British, - okay, cool.
- Coming onto a boat - with two new stews
Is definitely nerve-wracking.
- Down to the crew quarters. - All right, sweetie.
- But anything's gonna be easier
than working with Rocky.
- I need you to be thankful - for this experience.
- This is me.
- Don't...
- [crying]
- She's gonna jump.
- Yeah, she's jumping.
- Welcome back.
- Good to be back.
- Captain Lee?
Hey, Captain, how you doing?
- Our last charter season, - I was with Captain Lee,
I was a second engineer,
- and this season, - I'm coming in as boatswain.
- This is me stepping up - and hopefully
- Doing at least as good - as Eddie.
- I believe everybody
gets a second opportunity.
And I really don't want
to see you screw the pooch.
- I don't plan on it.
- I'm hoping that - you've grown up
In the last couple of years.
- Yes, sir.
- First time didn't go - too hot.
- We have nothing
to talk about.
You need to go
to your quarters.
- Happy birthday to Kelley!
- [retching]
- Why are we not on deck?
- [banging] - Wake up!
- I'm still drunk.
I want to show Captain Lee
- that this is my career; - this is what
- I want to do - with the rest of my life.
- We got a pretty good - crew for you.
- You've got a senior deckhand; - he's been in
- A boatswain's position before. - Okay.
- And then you've got - a girl and another guy.
Both of them are experienced,
- so you shouldn't have - any issues.
- Perfect. - They're your responsibility.
If your crew's screwing up,
- you're the one I'm gonna - come looking for.
- Running three people - can be very difficult.
- You got to get them all - working as a team
- To accomplish a goal - without fighting each other,
Or fighting me.
- Hi. - Hey.
- Long time, no see. - I know.
- So you decided - to go one more round?
- Yeah, yeah. - That's great.
Even though I haven't seen
Kelley in a long time,
I am friends
with his sister Amy,
and I have heard about how many
courses Kelley has taken
and how determined he is to
impress Captain Lee this time.
- Hopefully we can
do pretty well this season.
- Hello, lovely to meet you.
- Good to meet you. Kelley.
- Emily. - Nice to meet you.
- Hi. - Hello, lovely to meet you.
- I'm Kate. - Emily.
- I've been single
for eight months now.
- So you're my stewardess, - one of them.
- I'm your stewardess, yes.
- But the problem is, - it's been five months of no sex.
- Here, let's - get you comfortable.
- Trouble. It's just gonna
be trouble for me.
Oh, sh...
- Hey, how's it going, man?
- Kelley. - Kelley. Nico.
- Hi, I'm Kate.
- Nico, nice to meet you.
- I grew up on the outskirts - of Chicago.
I was one of five boys.
My father wasn't around,
so my mom raised us by herself.
- You're gonna be up
- in starboard forward. - Okay.
- It was very difficult. - I wasn't making
- The right decisions. - I wasn't doing good in school.
But I moved down to Florida
to begin yachting at 18,
and I kind of turned my life
around for the best.
Definitely taking top bunk.
- Hi. Lauren. - Nice to meet you.
- Kelley, nice to meet you. - Hi, Kelley.
- Kate... actually, - you're gonna be my roommate.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
- So where you from? - Australia.
- What part? - Melbourne.
- I'm from Melbourne... - Oh, really?
- Florida.
- So you're Melbourne - down under,
And I'm Melbourne up over.
- Yeah. - We're like cousins.
- I got into yachting - 'cause I was
A scuba diving instructor
in Central America.
My first gig was on Sir Richard
Branson's sailing yacht.
So that was a really good
first job
- to sort of understand - all the aspects of yachting,
Which I thought was awesome.
- Yeah, go ahead - and get changed over,
- And then meet Nico - out on the deck.
- Okay, cool.
- How's it going? - Kelley.
- Trevor, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
All right, Lauren, Trevor.
- Hi, Trevor, - nice to meet you... Lauren.
- Senior deckhand.
This is Kate.
- Kate, Trevor, - senior deckhand.
- I'm Emily. - Trevor, I'm senior deckhand.
- I'm labeling your uniform. - Thank you.
- On a boat this size, - usually I'd be the boatswain.
You want to show me my bunk?
- Yeah, you're gonna - grab your clothes.
- But I came on - as senior deckhand
- 'cause you take what comes - at you and you run with it.
- Which room am I? - Port forward.
- I don't consider myself - a boss,
- 'cause I've been - in the lower person's shoes,
- And I've worked my way up, - so I understand that.
- So if I had the choice of boss, - it'd probably be me.
- Wow, this place is nice.
[knocking]
- Ben. - Hello.
[laughter]
- - The funny thing about - this boat, "Valor,"
Is, I actually worked on it
12 years ago
as a day worker.
- And I just thought, - how wonderful would it be
To cook on a boat like this?
- You check out your galley?
- Yeah, it's lovely,
it's clean.
Having just come back
from the Mediterranean,
it's really nice to work
another season with Kate.
- Oh, there she is.
- Hi.
- What's up? - Nothing, how are you?
- Good, how are you? - Good.
- We've been great friends,
and we were a little more
than that at one point.
- Getting the tour? - Yeah.
Both: Nice.
- But sometimes that does
complicate
our working relationship.
This is a proper boat.
- Yes.
- Whoa. - I see weights.
- They're like 5 pounds.
- Not enough.
So do you have anybody special
in your life right now?
- Yeah, I am - dating somebody.
- Who?
- I just met her.
- Ooh, a her, huh?
- Yeah, it's new.
- That's awesome.
- [chuckles] - I was not expecting that.
- You know, - it really doesn't matter,
As long as it makes you happy.
- So my girlfriend's name is Ro.
- She's, like, - a professional athlete.
She wears combat boots.
- I think it shows - how great she is,
To make me attracted to a girl,
'cause I never was.
Am I gay, am I not gay?
I don't know.
I am in sexual limbo,
and not like in a fun
"Kama Sutra page 96" way,
intermediate level
sexual limbo.
It's complicated.
It's crazy.
- That's cool.
- Yeah.
- So how's it going? - How's it going, Nico?
- Trevor. - Good to meet you, man.
- Senior deckhand. - Thank you.
- So, guys, Trevor's gonna be - the senior deckhand,
- So what he says goes, 'cause - it's probably coming from me.
- Just because we are - higher-ups,
- Feel free to bounce - things off of us.
- I mean, we don't - know everything.
- Higher-up, okay, that's fine.
I worked on a 223-foot
super-yacht with 17 crew.
So I think I know
what higher-up means.
- If he doesn't know exactly - what he thinks about it,
- He'll bounce it off me, - and we'll make a decision.
Smarter, not harder.
- "Hey, I'm Trevor, - I'm the senior deckhand."
- My one rule is,
- don't f... around - with the guests.
We're here to serve them.
- We're not here - to party with them.
- We're not their friends. - Yeah.
- If I catch you kissing a guest - or something like that,
- I'm gonna have you gone - as quick as possible.
- Trevor's been a boatswain. - He's been a first mate
On a smaller yacht; Nico
and Lauren are experienced.
- And it looks like I'm gonna have - a pretty strong deck crew.
- Let's just tone it down a bit.
- I don't know what - you think of us.
- I mean, the guests - are coming tomorrow.
I've got so much to do.
- Do you want us to be - going around and doing...
- Gonna be doing, like, - hot shots with the boat?
That's a great name.
- I love that surname.
- Sierra Storm, - sounds like a super hero.
- That's amazing.
- Attention all crew, - we got provisions now.
- So let's get everybody - out there to load it up.
- How heavy is it? - It's pretty heavy.
- Oh, it is heavy.
- You can definitely - handle this one.
- Oh, yeah.
- I love your company
so much.
- And you see the soft-shell?
- Oh, good, I love - soft-shell crab, do you?
- Oh, absolutely.
- Is that Ben's voice I hear?
- Hey. - What's going on?
- How's it going? - Very good.
How are you?
- Oh, looks like you got - plenty of food in there.
- So you're in charge this year, - are you?
- Yeah.
- Wow, Kelley is the boatswain.
Good luck, champ.
- Well, that's good. - It's a little terrifying.
- It's probably more terrifying - for them, I'd imagine.
[laughter]
- So do we have everyone?
Did your other stew come?
- Not yet. - Not yet, oh, okay.
- I'll have to check - with the captain.
- We could use her help, - for sure.
- Do you know what time - my third stew's arriving?
- No, no, I don't.
- This is not good.
- With less than 24 hours - before charter guests arrive,
There is so much to do.
- But I will look into that.
- It's just a lot of work.
Sh...
- Nico, I saw you trying
to take the top bunk.
Sorry, I took the top bunk.
I know you're tall,
but I'm senior deckhand.
- Let's get smashing.
- Where you from - originally, Trevor?
- Born in Atlanta,
- but Pensacola Beach, Florida, - is home.
I've been around the world.
I've been a competitive surfer.
- Been a hair model - for Paul Mitchell.
Did 100-ton captain's lessons
and engineering courses.
I've worked in yachting
for about 3 1/2 years.
- I was a boatswain - of a 164-foot,
Had three deckhands under me.
I was also first mate
of a 130-foot.
- Just continue minding your line; - never forget about that.
So, yeah, I mean,
I know my boat sh...
Whoo.
- Hello, nice to meet you. - Hello, how are you?
- I'm Emily. - Where are you from?
- The U.K. - Yeah, so am I.
- You're British?
- Yeah, where you from? - London.
I've been yachting
for the last 2 1/2 years.
I've cruised across
the whole of the Med,
the Caribbean.
- So you spent all your time - in London, did you?
- I went to boarding school
in Sussex.
- Okay, which one?
- Eastbourne College.
- I went to Bradfield.
- I was very much into academia,
- and I was going to go - to Cambridge
To study psychology
and politics,
- but I wanted a bit more - out of life.
And I love adventure.
- I'm only 21; - you only live once.
And it is the time of life
to experience things
- that you're not able - to do later on
- When you want to settle down, - maybe.
- Attention all crew.
I need everybody
in the main salon.
- Copy.
- Deck crew, - here's your response.
[indistinct chatter]
- Okay.
The first thing
I want to go over is,
your stew never made the plane.
- Okay.
- So we're short.
- Sh...
- If you need me, - I'll help.
- I know, thank you.
- Guests arrive tomorrow.
For those of you who
don't know how I run a boat,
it's pretty simple.
You do your job.
You don't embarrass yourself.
- And you don't - embarrass the boat.
We're not having cocktails
while we're on charter.
Follow those three rules, and
we're gonna get along just fine.
- Obviously none of us want - to screw up for Captain Lee.
- You know, he's got - high standards,
- But we have our basics, - which is, as long as
- The job's done, - you can do what you want.
- Just, you know, - don't be a dick-head.
- I always walk around with
some cash and plane tickets,
- but I'd like to set - a record this year
For just keeping
one whole crew intact.
Barry and Larry is our
1st officer and chief engineer.
- I expect you - to cooperate with them
- As much as you cooperate - with me.
We'll all make lots of money,
and things go a lot smoother.
Carry on, we're good.
- So how are you going - with the shirts down there?
- I'm ironing all of them?
- I like ironing - all of them before.
- I don't want to have - a mad dash.
- So we know what we have - to get done
- Now that we have - one less set of hands.
- I think Emily's gonna be - a great second stew.
- Okay, great. - Yay.
- She seems experienced, sweet,
confident... I love her.
She's adorable.
- Yeah, she's English, - that's why.
- Nico, girlfriend back home?
- Kind of with someone,
- but we just recently - started talking.
- Oh, so it's just fresh. - Yeah.
- So you're talking to someone - but not dating someone.
- Yeah, what about you guys?
- Oh, I'm single as can be.
- Single and ready to mingle?
- Yeah. - What about you there, Lauren?
- I'd say probably single - as a Pringle.
Let's put it that way.
- Ooh, that's good; - Pringles are f... ing delicious,
- By the way. - They're great.
- Eye-candy-wise, - Nico and Kelley,
- You know, they're both cute - and flirty.
- I mean, it's nice to work - with someone
- That's good to look at, - you know?
- Once you pop, - you can't stop, eh?
- [laughs]
- - Ben, Kate, Kelley, - I need you guys
- Down in the crew mess - in five minutes
For prepping meeting.
- Copy.
- First one,
we have eight ladies.
Our primary, Allison,
- she owns - her own clothing line.
- Apparently she's - Instagram friends
- With all of the other girls - that are involved,
But they've never, ever met.
- If you meet your friends
on Instagram,
you never say
you met on Instagram.
- Whoa, she's hot. - Wow.
- It says they want - a beach picnic, by the way.
- And they want a theme party
based on social media.
- Each meal,
they could like or dislike.
- I don't know about that.
- Carley Faircloth
loves escargot.
The primary hates escargot.
- Someone doesn't like seafood,
others do like seafood,
which makes it, you know,
a little difficult
if you're the chef.
- I don't think they could - actually agree
On one single plate.
Hashtag "effing nightmare."
- I'm gonna follow her - on Instagram
- So I can go - on her next yacht trip.
- Okay.
- Become virtual friends - with her?
- Like it all, yeah.
- Where you guys at back here? - We're just drying now.
- Do y'all need brushes,
just need blades?
- You don't need hoses - anymore or anything?
- No, that's the only one - we need, right there...
- Just make sure, when you're - done with any hose, drain it.
- So, Lauren, have you ever - worked on a boat before?
- Well, I have, actually.
- Well, just in case - you didn't know,
- I'm gonna tell you - how to do everything.
- Please, do.
[laughs]
- So how are you feeling?
- I'm mentally preparing for it.
- Yeah, tomorrow, one of us - will go down vacuuming,
- And then we have to fold - toilet paper and stuff.
- Yeah, how would you - like the fold done?
- Diamond with a fan. - Okay, yeah.
- So are you dating anybody?
- No, I've just...
- On my previous boat, - I was in a relationship,
But they're over now.
- Are you dating anyone - at the moment?
- I actually am.
- Just only, like, - a month and a half.
- So we're just in that - really happy phase.
- How did you meet?
- A bar in my hometown.
- I had just come back - to the town.
She had just come back
to the town.
- Oh, it's a she.
- Yeah. - Oh, wow.
- Yeah, it's my first time
dating a girl, actually.
- At first, I was like, I really - like hanging out with her,
- But I don't want to give her - the wrong idea
'cause I'm not a lesbian.
- But then, one night, - I kissed her.
- I don't know - where it came from.
- She just seems like - a really cool person.
- I don't know - how to describe it.
- It's like, I was never - in the closet.
- I just kind of went - in the closet for a second,
Picked out a new outfit,
and came right back out.
- But you've never felt - attracted to girls until now?
- No, no, never.
- All crew, dinner is ready.
- Oh, this looks awesome.
- It smells awesome.
- Mmm!
- How was your day? - Pretty busy?
- A lot of exterior - on this boat.
- Yeah, especially - for this size.
- My old boat was - a lot bigger than this,
And we only had five outside.
- How big - was your last boat?
- Uh, 67 meters.
- That's big. - That's big.
- Nico, I saw you trying - to take the top bunk.
Sorry, I took the top bunk.
- I went in there, - I was like, "No way."
- I know you're tall, - but I'm the senior deckhand.
- [laughs]
- Are you serious right now?
Bad start.
All right, my coffin,
here I go.
- Good night. - Good night.
- What's up, big guy?
- Oh. F...
- That is f... ed up.
- So how are you feeling
about our two-stew adventure?
- We're just not gonna stop.
- - The fact that Emily - is not freaking out
About not having a third stew
proves to me that she knows,
in yachting,
things happen
you can't control,
- and all you can do - is move forward.
- I'm just gonna need you - to be my right hand.
Like, I trust your judgment.
- I can tell you know - what you're doing.
- What's your Instagram name?
- The World Wanderer.
Sounds majestic, doesn't it?
Hashtag "awesome."
- Attention all crew,
- charter guests - will be arriving in one hour.
- Where's the spinach?
What's this?
- I can't deal with these - provisions arriving the day of.
- I don't have - any of my sh... yet.
- What are you missing?
- Four pounds of spinach.
Favorite: spinach smoothie.
- That's her favorite.
But it's not her only.
- Doesn't matter, babe.
- I ordered four pounds - of f... ing spinach...
- Okay, Popeye, - get your spinach.
- They charged us for it, - and it didn't show up.
- - Kate, Kate, - we got provisions on the dock.
- Do we have any spinach - in here?
- Perfect.
It's all here, it's all here.
- All right, good.
- Yay, spinach.
- Sorry if I'm freaking out,
but it's f... ing hot in here,
- and the guests are arriving - in an hour,
And my f... ing galley
is filled with sh...
- Ben can be
very temperamental,
in case you haven't noticed.
- - Attention all crew, I need - everybody on the aft deck
In five minutes.
Five minutes.
- Hey, Kate. - Yeah?
- No ties, right? - No.
- You guys can lead the way.
It's all good.
I'm so excited!
- Hashtag "excited."
- And here they are.
- Hi!
- Who is this?
Is this our stew?
- She'll be working double time - to make up for it.
- Hello, there. - Hi!
- Welcome aboard. - Captain Lee.
- Nice to meet you. - I'm Allison.
- Pleasure, Allison. - Hi, welcome.
No amount of planning
or grocery shopping
- will ever get rid - of the anxiety
- Of when the guests - are walking on the boat.
- Hi.
- They go from being - complete strangers
- To the center of your universe - in about three seconds.
- Kelley. - Kelsey, nice to meet you.
- Oh, Kelsey.
Ooh, sh...
I'm in trouble.
- Ladies, - welcome aboard "Valor."
- Thank you. - Thanks for having us.
- Kate is gonna show you - around the boat.
- Ladies, if you're ready - to go inside.
- Sure. Sure. - Thank you, Kate.
- My pleasure. - Oh, it's so nice.
Ooh.
- This is so pretty. - Beautiful.
- So this is our main salon.
- I'm gonna be hanging - in here all day.
- Oh, my God, - look at the wine rack.
- I think it's everything - I listed.
- So, Allison, - this is your room.
- Oh, my God. - It's not big enough.
- [woman screams]
- I'll sleep in here! - It's amazing.
- Gorgeous. - Oh, my God.
- Your bathroom?
Look at the bathtub!
- Holy sh...
- I mean, your toilet - sings to you.
- Oh, my God, - I have this in my house.
- Oh, you know how - to use it, then.
- Kate, you're my hero.
- Oh, awesome.
- [grunting]
- There's bodies - in all these bags.
[laughter]
- It's gorgeous. - It's so clean and bright.
- Oh, my gosh. - Oh, this is so nice.
- This is so nice.
- Hey, Trevor.
- I'm sweating - like a whore in church.
You should see me
when I played college soccer.
I was, like, drenched.
- Gross.
- The very top is the fun level.
- - Someone's gonna go tits-up on - these stairs, I just know it.
- So there's a great - Jacuzzi tub.
- Oh, my God.
- And then we have what we call - the bunny pad,
- Where you all can lay out, - get sun.
- Oh, sh... - It's amazing.
- Should we... swimsuit? - Yes.
- So hungry.
- That was just a welcome drink.
We also have rosé, champagne.
What do you really want?
- Chardonnay.
- No chardonnay.
- I'm down with the rosé.
- Tequila soda. - Club soda.
- Three rosés, a club soda,
and a tequila soda.
- That one goes left.
- To the left.
- This one... no, no, left.
- Okay, deck crew,
- go ahead and change over - to white shorts and polos.
- Nice, I'm drenched.
- Let's go put - our bathing suits on.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Ow.
- This is, like, not a boat.
[laughs]
- - Kelley, I need you - to get the deck crew
- In position, please. - - Roger that.
- I'm really self-conscious - of that, wearing blue underwear.
Can you see them?
- No.
- [chuckles]
- All right, let's go.
- Nico, let us know...
[indistinct]
- Okay, stern line's clear,
stern line's clear.
- Hi. - This is the tequila.
- Thank you.
- Oh, thank you.
[indistinct radio chatter]
- Sweet, you're good. - Talking to me?
- To all of us.
- First time off the dock - in Tortola,
- Lauren and Nico - are where they need to be.
Trevor did a good job.
That offsets his annoying
behavior just a little bit.
Perfect.
- Will you go down - to the twin room