Below Deck Sailing Yacht
American reality television series
Below Deck Sailing Yacht is an American reality television series that was developed as the second spin-off of Below Deck. It premiered on Bravo on February 3, 2020.
The series chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a 177-foot (54 meter) sailing yacht during charter seasons in the Ionian Islands (Greece) in season 1, Croatia in season 2, Menorca (Spain) in season 3, Sardinia (Italy) in season 4 and Ibiza (Spain) in season 5.
Cast
Season 1 (Parsifal III)
Glenn Shephard — Captain
Byron Hissey — Chief Engineer
Paget Berry — First Officer
Adam Glick — Chef
Jenna MacGillivray — Chief Stewardess
Madison Stalker — 2nd Stewardess
Georgia Grobler — 3rd Stewardess
Ciara Duggan — Deckhand
Parker McCown — Deckhand (ep 1–12)
Christopher Miller — Deckhand (ep 12–17)
Season 2 (Parsifal III)
Glenn Shephard — Captain
Colin Macrae — Chief Engineer
Gary King — First Officer
Natasha De Bourg — Chef
Daisy Kelliher — Chief Stewardess
Dani Soares — 2nd Stewardess
Alli Dore — 3rd Stewardess
Sydney Zaruba — Deckhand
Jean-Luc Cerza Lanaux — Deckhand
Season 3 (Parsifal III)
Glenn Shephard — Captain
Colin Macrae — Chief Engineer
Gary King — First Officer
Marcos Spaziani — Chef
Daisy Kelliher — Chief Stewardess
Gabriela Barragán — 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–10)
Ashley Marti— 3rd Stewardess (ep 1–11), Junior Stewardess (ep 12–17), Lead Stewardess (ep 17)
Scarlett Bentley — Junior Stewardess (ep 12–17)
Kelsie Goglia — Deckhand
Tom Pearson — Deckhand (ep 1–7)
Barnaby Birkbeck — Deckhand (ep 11–17)
Season 4 (Parsifal III)
Glenn Shephard — Captain
Colin Macrae — Chief Engineer
Gary King — First Officer
Ileisha Dell — Chef
Daisy Kelliher — Chief Stewardess
Lucy Edmunds — Junior Stewardess
Mads Herrera — Junior Stewardess
Chase Lemacks — Deckhand
Alex Propson — Deckhand
Season 5 (Parsifal III)
Glenn Shephard — Captain
Davide Morosi — Chief Engineer
Gary King — First Officer
Cloyce Martin — Chef
Daisy Kelliher — Chief Stewardess
Diana Cruz — Stewardess
Danni Warren — Stewardess
Keith Allen — Deckhand
Emma Crouch — Deckhand (ep 1–8)
Chase Lemacks — Deckhand (ep 9–16)
Timeline
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
Season 4 (2023)
Season 5 (2024–25)
Controversies
Handling of complaints of sexual assault and misconduct
In August 2023, Samantha Suarez, a former makeup artist for both Below Deck and Sailing Yacht, came forward in a Rolling Stone article with claims that production had helped cover up the fact that star Gary King had tried to force himself on her during production of the fourth season of Sailing Yacht in the summer of 2022. When she accompanied an inebriated King to his hotel room, King "came up behind her, grabbed her, pressed her against his body, and refused to let go of her even though she says she tried to kick and elbow him to get him off her." When she got free, he then refused to let her open the door to his room until she received a call from one of the talent managers.
After the incident occurred, Suarez informed production, who then instructed King to sleep on the boat during non-filming days, after originally offering to fire King for his misconduct. Suarez also alleges that she should not have been put in the position she was regarding King's employment on the show, considering the limited agency and power her position on the show provided.
Two other production members also commented on King's behavior on set for the story, noting that he touched "a female cast member’s butt and continue[d] to touch her inappropriately even though she said, “No,” and told him to stop," as well as grabbing "production crew member's genitals" on two occasions while inebriated.
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