You have been attacking me since day one.
Excuse me?
You stepped on board with the worst attitude.
I have to leave you at the dock.
Otherwise, we’re detained.
This is a sh---show.
You need to be on top of this.
What do you mean I’m not on top?
Well, you’re obviously not, are you?
Oh my God. Everyone is just ----ing wild.
You’ve been a fake-ass bitch.
talking sh-- behind my back since day one.
I am not speaking to you. Bye.
This is my first time as a chief stew.
I have never come across a crew this crazy.
And I don’t think I ever will.
Welcome aboard.
Let’s ----ing go!
Oh, my God. What a dream.
Whoo! [cheering]
Fire!
Oh, God.
----ing hell.
Oh, this is gorgeous.
This San Francisco is way nicer than the San Francisco we know.
They would like a big gay breakfast.
Oh, my. Where does this go?
Matthew will show you.
[laughing]
There’s a couple.
Thirst ----ing trap.
Yeah.
My goal is to not get too distracted by these ladies.
----ing hell.
I love a girly girl with nails.
And a handbag, and, this, you know...
-You don’t think so? -No.
Fine, we’re [bleep] buddies.
The organization’s a sh---show.
Excuse me? Don’t do this with me.
Every situation that’s happened,
guess who’s the common denominator?
Try to show authority from day one.
I am the chief stew.
I will put you on the dock so fast,
if you don’t change.
You will never control me.
Your screaming, you lack of respect.
I don’t want a person like you on board.
[glass cracks]
Oh, my God!
Kyle, you are a horrible human.
Fit in the shoe box, honey. So are you.
Wow. Such a beautiful day to go boating.
Genoa’s one of the busiest ports in Europe.
I actually lived in Genoa for a year.
It’s beautiful.
It is the Italian Riviera.
You have all these amazing places you can drop anchor.
It’s an epic experience,
but this season hasn’t even started
and it’s already a sh-- show.
Baby’s got back.
Ugh!
Hello.
Who is that?
Ah!
Welcome back.
Oh, it’s so good to see you.
-Thank you. -How are you? Oh, my God.
The white Capri pants are back.
Oh, my God. Where’s Natalya?
[laughing]
All I can say...
Wow.
I’m just happy being back on board with you.
Yes, thank you. Me, too. Great.
You know, Kyle’s coming back, right?
And the Chief Stew, they’re having an immigration issue now.
They’re trying to get their visa.
-Okay. -I need you to take command.
Easy.
I got my chief and my second stew stuck in immigration.
Have you heard anything?
There’s such a backlog with visas.
I almost swam all the way there from here.
When it happens, it happens. You’re on board.
In order to save the charter season,
I’m starting with some temps.
When the chief stew comes,
you don’t have a problem stepping down?
No, I’m happy. I’m flexible.
Thank you.
Being that two of my crew aren’t going to make it on time,
I had to make a last minute decision
on who I was going to reach out to.
I learned from my last season that Natalya is a hard worker.
She has a great attitude.
The table’s absolutely beautiful.
Thankfully, she just became available.
I’m just so grateful she could make it.
It’s a large vessel.
Having four on the interior is a must.
But for now, three.
-Yeah. -So this is your second.
-For now. -Cocktails, bartender, okay.
Well, that’s great to know for service.
And then any third?
Yes. She’s a temp stew.
She’s deck, primarily.
So you’re going to have to teach her laundry or something.
-That’s okay. -You have to teach her.
Personally, I think I’m going to do
a better job than anyone that comes in.
Last season, Tash gave me some PTSD.
Nat, you’re just snappy with everyone.
Tash, I haven’t spoken to you in any way.
No, don’t disrespect me. I don’t stand for that.
Do not shout at me.
Natalya just wants my job.
Yeah, that’s it.
But I love Captain Sandy. We’re very close.
I’d love to think that I was her first option.
But this has worked out now.
-Welcome aboard. -Okay.
Stew diary.
El Capitano.
Hey, welcome.
I’m Jack, nice to meet you.
Yeah, you too.
Wow. Beautiful.
-Have a seat. -Thank you.
I was trying to see. Where did you train?
-Oh, Liverpool. -Liverpool.
Yeah, yeah.
I had a very strong foundation in French cooking.
My forté is sauces.
I have been a chef for 13 years,
but I’ve filled that 13 years.
Like, I have not stopped since I was 16.
I’ve travelled. When I went to Asia for three years,
I wasn’t backpacking, I was working.
The initial reason for being a chef was to travel.
We didn’t really have the best diet growing up.
Frozen meals and stuff.
French fries from McDonald’s.
Even to this day, I think if you like vegetables,
if you genuinely sit there, eat broccoli,
and you like it, you’ve got something wrong with you.
-Welcome aboard. -Thanks, Captain.
-I’m excited. -Yeah.
That’s so sweet.
Hello.
-Hi. -How’s it going?
-I’m Jack. -Natalya, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
-You’re the chef. -I’m the chef, yeah.
This is your room. Let me get you your uniform.
-All right, cool. -Have you seen the galley?
I have seen the galley. It looks pretty good.
-It does. -Yeah, yeah.
So I’m just temp chief stew.
You’re temp chief stew? Okay.
Yeah, there’s visa issues with one of the girls coming.
-Right. -And then she’ll take over.
But for the first charter, I think it’s me and you.
All right, me and you against the world.
-Me and you against the world. -All right, let’s do this.
-Captain Sandy. -Hi.
-How are you? -Good. Welcome aboard.
Thank you.
-All right. -Just do it.
Let’s have a seat.
So I like that you have this 200 ton Yachtmaster.
That’s good.
Tender driving in 10 to 15 foot swells.
Yeah, yeah.
We launched to do surf in South Africa.
So you have to drop the boat on the sand,
turn it around, push it in the water.
Yeah, that’s awesome.
Okay. Wow, yeah, nice.
Breaking waves or just rolling?
Breaking waves.
So when guests are in the tender, you know how to like.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Yeah, that’s good.
I’ve been bosun for about three years now.
I’m from a small town in South Africa.
There wasn’t much opportunity growing up there.
I grew up spearfishing.
That’s the way I made my money.
I’m 100% a water baby.
As a bosun, leading people is really important.
So let’s see how your leadership skills are.
It’s like the saying a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor,
because that’s where you grow.
I ran away from home super young,
dropped out of school 16,
grew up in an abusive household, alcoholics.
I’m just a statistic. No one cares.
So I’m like, I know where I come from
and I know where I want to go.
So I have to take my sh-- seriously.
All right, well, welcome aboard.
-Thank you so much. -You’re welcome.
Could have a party in here.
-Hey. -Hi, Natalya.
Rue, nice to meet you.
-Rue? -Rue, just Rue, yeah.
Rue.
Feel like taking this? This is the biggest one.
Okay, perfect, yeah.
We need Jesus at this point. There’s a lot to do.
Hello. I’m Natalya.
-I’m Jessika. -Nice to meet you.
I’m your temp chief stew at the moment.
-Okay. -Hello.
-Jack. -Lara.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
So you’re in here.
[vocalizing]
Hello.
Hello, who have I got here?
-Lara, Lara. -Nice to meet you.
Where do I do it? Down there.
-Crew messes down there. -Okay.
-You’re deck. -Yes.
Yeah, Okay, so this is your bosun in there.
-Rue. -Rue, Okay, cool.
You’re going in this cabin,
you’re sharing with another female.
-All right. -Okay, perfect.
Let’s go to the top to bottom, girl.
Let’s be straight into it.
-Hi. -Hi.
I’m the bosun.
-I’m Haleigh. -Rue, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
The drinks here for the fridge.
Ash trays.
Put it in there in her cabin.
They said I’m sharing with a girl.
-Maybe it’s you. -Okay.
At least everything’s kind of in a place.
-Meh. -Meh.
Meh.
-How’s it going? -Welcome.
Thanks, bro. I’m Luka.
-Rue. -Nice to meet you.
-Lara. -Hi, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
That would be great if you just start vac dusting
and we’ll just start wiping.
Copy.
-Hey. -Hello.
-Welcome. -Thank you.
It’s quite a nice, Large Marge boat, huh?
Yeah, it is.
So what was it like working for Captain Jason?
Oh my God, it was so much fun.
Yeah?
All righty.
Mate, I’m proud that you actually just took it on,
helping out the interior,
your deck knowledge, your engineering knowledge.
So good having someone with some experience, man.
You definitely got the ability
to keep going wherever you want to go.
Yeah.
Well, he highly recommended you.
Really?
So I’m very excited about this.
I was on two other boats, and they were both private.
So I’m actually an ETO, like, electrical engineer.
But I just really enjoy being on deck.
Like, engineers, they’re just way too grumpy.
And I’m not a grumpy guy.
I want to have fun.
Go find Natalya. She’ll point out your cabin.
-Okay. -Welcome aboard.
-Awesome. -I’m thrilled to have you.
-Thank you so much. -We got a bunch of boots.
Hey, girls.
-So, it’s us? -Are you on deck as well?
-Yes. -Okay, okay.
-Oh, hello. -Hello.
-Nice to meet you. -Who are you?
-I’m Luka. -Luka, Natalya. How are you?
-Good. -New Zealand?
-Yeah. You? -I’m Australian.
-Aussie. -You can’t tell the accent?
-Oh, my God. -We’re related.
We’re basically related.
All crew, all crew,
our MCA officer will be here in about one hour.
Bosun locker.
That’s all your stuff.
And then straight away, go find the bosun.
Okay.
Luka just has this, like, ugh.
Like, it’s like the eyes, the smile.
He’s like Balinese surfer scooter boy.
I don’t know. Mixed with God.
-Okay, thank you. -Sure thing.
He’s so hot.
So you guys, no shammy,
so we can get one of those shammys there?
I feel like I’ve never even actually used a shammy.
How long have you been a deckhand?
I’m deckhands on, like, ships and, like, tugs and stuff.
Oh, really?
So, like, yachting, like, I don’t even know.
Is this your first, like, time on a yacht?
Yeah.
My dad wanted a son.
He did everything in his power to make sure I was boy-like.
Soccer, basketball, softball, rugby growing up.
I think that’s why I started working on tugs.
The whole yachting industry.
is something I just wanted to try.
You get all your money done in one month.
You go home, drink beers or something.
Kind of sounds great.
[burps] Excuse me.
There’s still one more deck crew that’s going to come.
Hopefully it’s a girl.
We can have a whole girl deck team.
-Hey, bro. -Bosun.
-Yes, sir. -Sweet.
We’re just going to rinse and soap a bit of this area.
So we’re going to work from forward backwards.
-Hello. -Hi. How are you?
Like I said, I don’t know how to ----ing do this.
Just feel it out with this thing, eh?
-This is the crew list. -Okay.
These are hard copies.
This season, it’s completely different.
Stepping on Mustique at 989 gross tons
after coming off Motor Yacht Home
is a huge adjustment for me.
Mustique’s a commercial built vessel.
It’s solid. It’s steel. It’s heavy.
And it’s a full displacement, massive yacht.
We’re in a whole different ballgame now.
And plus, we’re in a major port.
Ships come in and out and transfer passengers and goods.
In this port, because it’s so highly regulated,
an MCA officer can board the vessel at any time.
And it’s all about the safe operation of the vessel.
From life rafts to certificates that we have to hold,
that is their job to make sure that we’re safe.
Ruan, Ruan. Can you please come to the bridge?
Copy that, Captain. I’m on my way.
Yes, Captain.
How are you?
Making sure you hydrate. It’s hot out there.
-Drink lots of water. -I need some water.
My mouth’s so dry.
So where are your originals?
Good to meet you.
My originals are, I leave them in a safe at home.
So I made certified copies by the police station.
I can try and get them sent, yeah.
Because the reality is that you should
always have the originals.
-Honestly, that’s... -Yeah, I get it.
That’s a problem.
Coming up...
Like me having to guide her
while I’m trying to do my duties.
Her not seeing a list of what she needs to do,
and that’s the problem.
Jess needs to chill the [bleep] out.
And later...
The entire vessel could be arrested
You got to get your original.
My life is a little bit more tricky than that.
I don’t really have parents and stuff.
So my card’s at this friend’s house.
This is at that, I’ve been in France for eight years straight.
I’ve been in South Africa for three months
-in the last eight years. -Where are those located?
Those are in the safe at a friend’s house.
In Cape Town.
So you need to get a hold of your friend and mail your stuff.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -So do that.
-Okay. -Okay, good.
We’re great.
That’s not okay.
We’re in a bind for the MCA officer.
He wants originals.
There’s a reason why.
You can’t forge an original.
If we don’t get this certs in five days...
Okay.
Sh---show.
This will be for cold towels tomorrow.
We’ll get that for the third stew.
At the moment, you’re second stew.
Okay.
I find comfort in people.
It’s like, okay, who’s gonna be my friend?
Like, I grew up in Hawaii
and I was always at my best friend’s house.
She was very much of a leader and she’s like,
we’re gonna go to dinner, we’re gonna go do this,
we’re gonna do that.
And I was like, okay.
I felt comfortable in that situation.
So I guess that’s why I’m a strong second stew.
I’m a good follower.
So they’re gonna switch out her later?
She’s only temp helping us, and then she’s leaving.
But you’re not gonna be the chief stew.
No.
I just had a call from the Capitano
a couple days ago to come here
because they couldn’t get her visa.
So I was like, yep, I can fly to Europe tomorrow.
-Oh. -Yeah.
Did you soap these already?
-Yeah. -Okay.
That just needs to be rinsed.
-Ah, [bleep]’s sakes. -What’s up?
For eight years, I’ve been working on the yachts.
I’ve never taken my original certificates on board with me.
So they got certified copies.
Now the guy’s saying no, they need the originals.
Yeah, I’ve always taken my originals.
Yeah.
Okay, so where were we?
Just do stairs and then we’ll start this area here.
So what got you into working on boats?
I’ve been wanting to do it since I was young.
I’ve always been like surfing and in the water.
Yeah.
I grew up on a farm in South Africa.
My family is so conservative.
Like, if I say [bleep], my mom would start crying.
[bleep].
My family memory of, like, growing up on the farm
was the cattle, moving them from the stable to go get milked.
And I don’t know what it is...
You know, different colors from light green to dark green
to light brown, dark brown.
But it’s amazing.
We used to run into it and just dive
and play and it’s warm and nice and it’s...
Oh.
Would you never get...
I wouldn’t open my mouth or put it in any holes.
But at that age, you don’t care, you know.
Now I wouldn’t do it.
But, well, I was drunk enough, I’d probably do it.
Why do you want to do the yacht?
I want to try it out. Everything once.
Okay.
You should see, I took the forward cabin,
the smallest one.
Me and my man are going to be in there.
Oh, your man, Kyle. What happened to Storm?
I’m gonna miss you.
Things naturally fell apart.
And now he’s got a girlfriend,
but I’ve met someone now.
And we started being together,
but he wants an open relationship.
Open is dating others.
He’s not dating others. He is, um...
You know what I mean?
I don’t understand that.
My certified copies were scanned and emailed,
so I left everything in South Africa
because I’ve already ----ing sent it, you know?
I don’t understand why they couldn’t sort it up earlier.
Yeah, bro, that’s ----ed.
So if you could just give me the stuff
to send it to get those certificates.
But it is stupid, I mean,
because sending it from South Africa takes
----ing time to get here.
Yeah, I’ve always taken my originals.
Thanks.
All crew, all crew. We got provisions on the dock.
This is where the fun starts.
Okay.
Look at her showing off.
-For the interior. -Interior.
-Provision’s here. -Provision’s are here.
Oh, my God.
I’m probably better staying in the galley for this.
Yes, all right.
-More schnipz. -Oh, my God. So much sh--.
Just take your time
and put your stuff where you need it.
Yeah.
We have plenty of space to put food.
Every job I have at first,
I’m always very anxious and on edge.
And it’s like, when I got to eight years old,
I just woke up and I’ve got no memory before then.
And I haven’t stopped yapping since.
-Oh, here you go. -Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay.
That is one big boat.
Hello. Can I help you?
Sure, that would be awesome.
-I’m Lara. -I’m Brooke.
Natalya, your new stewardess has arrived.
Copy that.
-Yes. -It’s really heavy.
What do you have in here, girl?
A lot.
Well, this is our last minute zone.
So let’s keep unpacking up there.
What the [bleep] is in here?
-Is it Brooke? -Yes.
-I’m Natalya. -Hi, I’m Brooke.
Welcome.
Where did you just come from?
Miami.
Working on yachts or just holiday?
Yeah, I moved there looking for a job.
I’m not usually a stewardess.
I am usually a deckhand.
Mostly just on smaller sailboats and yachts.
I haven’t been on anything this big before.
This is the first, like, live-aboard that I’ve been on.
I’m excited, but I’m sh--ting my pants.
Yeah, just get dressed and then come up to the galley.
It’s just right up the stairs there.
Okay.
All deck crew, could we meet on the bow?
Just for a little team meeting.
I’m coming, too. I want to do distances.
I want to go over everything with you.
Copy that, Captain.
So distances, how far is from this boat to that barge?
50 meters?
-No. -No, 75.
100 meters.
That’s right. That’s 100 meters.
Ruan’s distance calling for me is concerning.
Not good.
It’s important that you know.
We don’t want to hit anything,
because it will end our charter season
and our jobs will be done.
Anything under three meters,
I care, because that gives me time to...
-Too, yeah. -Escape.
-Hi, I’m Brooke. -Jessika.
Nice to meet you.
-You too, roomie. -Yeah.
No, it’s nice.
Okay, gay is better than lesbian.
Lesbian sounds horrible.
I hate that word.
-Guys stink. -They do stink.
And they piss everywhere.
Just don’t like it when someone comes to me like,
oh, you’re also a lesbian.
Oh, you’re a lesbian.
[bleep] off. You know, what are you?
Get out, get one on the nose, anyway.
-Thank you, Lara. -You’re welcome.
And Haleigh doing it like she’s done it her whole life.
I know. I might just be like a cleaner.
A cleaner? Do you want to be a stewardess, then?
Oh, no, [bleep] that.
All crew, all crew.
Maybe in the sky lounge for the captain’s meeting.
We’re gathering here.
Come, brother.
Welcome aboard.
It’s great to have you.
We got a lot of women here on deck.
For me, that’s a highlight.
So I’m just going to get the pleasantries out of the way.
Absolutely no drugs.
You can’t drink on charter.
No racist comments.
See this? Never take it away.
Because I really like it.
It’s called a smile.
I’m going to introduce our chief engineer, Toni,
and chief officer, Nikola.
Honestly, we’re going to rock this.
100%.
And get your certificates.
-Let’s make it rain. -Please don’t say that.
-Oh, [bleep]. -Thank you.
Let’s do this.
Okay, let’s go smash this sh--.
Are we doing this side? Are we doing main deck tomorrow?
-Yeah. -Stunning.
Oh, for God’s sake.
Is this us?
Stew pantry.
I can’t believe it’s nearly nine o’clock.
I know.
Take that downstairs, though.
Or in that hole.
Because we’re going to do the cabins.
-What are you saying? -Sorry.
Because we’re going to vacuum.
All right, coming down.
I’ll grab the bucket.
Don’t forget to get around the bed.
Legendary.
-Are we done? -You guys rock. man.
Natalya, Ruan, and Jack.
Let’s meet in the crew mess for our
very first preference sheet meeting.
Copy.
Oh, my God.
Right.
This charter client is Kian Karimi,
my personal friend and doctor.
Over the pandemic, he turned 40.
He is excited to finally celebrate in style
with his best friend.
Kian will be joined by Cameron, Jesus,
Gerardo, Nathan, and Carl.
So it’s an all boys trip.
-All boys. -Woo.
They’re my favorite.
Expect to have access to all the water sports toys.
Yeah.
So the minute we drop anchor, you’re launching all the toys.
Perfect.
Dinner on night one.
The primary will be celebrating his birthday.
He has requested a coastal Italian meal.
He also requests that Captain Sandy joins.
I mean, be prepared.
I’m thrown in the deep end.
That’s like my... That is my story.
Having Kian on board is incredible.
I went to see Kian because years ago
I was in a car crash and my right eye
didn’t really close all the way.
So he took some skin from this eye,
he added it to this eye
and now my eyelid closes all the way.
He fixed my eye.
I’m glad you’re on board. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Try not to wake up too early because you have a long day.
That’s right. Get your certs.
I promise you they’re coming.
Great. That’s awesome.
Thank you, Captain.
I don’t want to wash this boat anymore.
I can’t believe it took us that long.
Yeah.
[text chimes]
Oh, my [bleep].
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Rue, Rue, Luka.
Oh, no.
[crying]
Where is this guy?
[sniffles]
Hey, brother.
[crying]
Yeah.
You all good, brother?
Oh, [bleep].
[bleep], bro. I’m so sorry.
----ing sh--.
----ing hell.
-You just found out now? -Yeah.
So sorry, bro.
I feel like I’m gonna pass out.
Good night.
Good night, love.
Son, you’re probably going to hit your head over there.
Oh, most definitely.
Oh, sh--.
What was that?
My phone charger.
[sighs]
Oh, yeah.
[alarm sounds]
Ow, [bleep]!
-Feel better? -Yeah, I’m good, thanks.
I appreciate you, bro. Thank you so much.
All right, I got you.
My friend passing away, he was not just a friend.
That is a brother that, good or bad,
he was by my side.
If I think back since eight years old,
every memory is with that guy.
I didn’t really grow up with parents.
My dad died when I was young, so
it wasn’t really about family,
it was more about friends that I grew up with.
And right now, I don’t even know where my heads at.
I don’t know what to think or to feel.
I’ve lost someone that means so much to me.
The first person to phone you in the morning
and find out how you’re feeling.
The last person you speak to.
You know, that’s all gone.
We’re going to jump straight into it this morning.
Guest cabins, someone vacuum, someone wipe.
And then I’ll come join you.
Is there washing liquid in here?
The shampoo is still up on the fly.
What does that do?
It’s supposed to release the wrinkles.
Uh-huh.
I’m not a teacher. I’m a follower.
Are you okay with vac dusting?
Yes.
Because I just want to kind of wash this and... see this?
We need to get this all off.
Yeah.
All good, all good, all good.
I’m sweating like a whore in church right now.
Oh, my God, dude.
Everything’s looking pretty sweet.
Yeah, I just did a bit of a walk around, we’re looking good.
Beds look crisp.
Let’s get it.
All crew, all crew. Guests arrival in 30 minutes.
Beautiful.
Interior, interior. Change into your whites.
The boat looks amazing. Well done.
Hey, Luka. Can you come put my epaulets on for me?
Put me to work, don’t you?
I wonder what the first one’s going to be like.
Hopefully they’re fun.
Look at that thing, dude.
Clase, do a shot in each.
Chef, you’re next to me on this side.
-Looks like a beauty. -Love it.
Here we go.
-Let me get somewhere. -Are you ready?
Yes!
Here’s the crew.
Are you 40 years young?
That’s right. You got it.
So good to see you. Oh, my God.
Good to see you, too.
So excited to be here.
I’m Natalya, chief stew for the trip.
Cameron, Kian’s little brother.
-Tito, pleasure. -Nice to meet you.
I’m going to show you the best time ever.
We’re going to launch every toy we can for you
and the crew are going to show you a good time.
-All right. -Welcome.
I like what I see!
It’s shot o’clock.
Oh, thank you.
Is there a weight limit on that thing?
If I go down, don’t rescue me.
Yacht life.
Do you want to go for a tour?
-Let’s do it. -All right.
Beautiful.
The bridge deck aft.
This is where you’re going to have
a majority of your meals, weather dependent.
Where are you going?
Welcome to the sun deck.
So how many people can we fit in that?
-The more, the merrier. -Nice.
We can all fit in there, dude.
We’re going down to the guest cabin area.
Oh. [bleep].
I’ll settle nicely into my quarter.
-Will this be a good fit? -This will be acceptable.
Are we going to see the kitchen, too?
You want to go see the galley? Sure.
So where do we take them now?
The girls will tell us which rooms they go to.
If you guys want unpacking, let me know.
If you want pressing, let me know, and we can steam.
We have lots of pressing needs.
That’s great. We love a good press.
-Hello. -Hello.
-You’ve got visitors. -Welcome to my dungeon.
Oh!
No pressure, but in the couple of days
we’ve been in Italy, we’ve had about
20 collective Michelin stars.
We’re really looking forward to seeing what you can do.
I’m excited myself, I’m gonna be honest.
Let’s go. Yeah, let’s go out.
Okay.
-[phone rings] -Hi, this is Sandy.
I’m going to scan it while you’re on the phone.
Hang on one second.
Oh, my goodness.
You’ve got to be freaking kidding me.
This is someone else’s picture on Ruan’s certificate.
This is major.
This is, like, a whole different level.
This is not okay.
The entire vessel could be arrested
because of one crew member.
Oh, my goodness. That’s not...
That’s not him.
Oh, it could get detained.
The entire vessel could be arrested
because of one crew member.
Wow.
Well, thank you for bringing this to my attention.
I will take care of it. I appreciate your time.
Salud.
Hey.
As soon as we get food on the table,
you’re going to go down straight into Cabins,
Master is priority.
He wants unpacking.
If you get everything on a coat hanger.
Threads...
Rue, Rue, please come to the bridge.
Copy that, Captain. En route.
Hey.
Are you guys gonna be ready to sit
in five minutes to have lunch?
-Wow. -That’s amazing.
When are we going to leave port?
I couldn’t find Captain Sandy,
but hopefully we’ll take off soon for our cruise.
Grazi.
Interior, interior, we’re going to seat the guests
down in five minutes so we will need all hands
to run the platters from the galley.
Where’s my captain?
I needed one of these.
I think we’re departing in one hour.
You think we’re departing in one hour?
Yes.
I thought it was just get on a yacht and go wherever you want.
-I guess that’s not the case. -Yeah.
So, most likely leaving in one hour.
Okay.
I’m going to hold you to that.
Pasta in there.
Couple of salads and a couple of capreses.
I don’t know how I’m going to give people breaks
on the first day.
Don’t worry about that. We’re on charter.
Hey, have a seat.
So, the officer just had me scan this.
Yeah?
Is this really you?
Yeah, yeah, 100%.
Like, who is that guy?
Whoever issued this, it’s not yours.
It’s this other guy.
Where did you go to school?
On one of the boats.
We needed it because the ticket expired.
So, we needed to get a ticket done quickly.
The guy came on the boat and he issued us all tickets.
To get this, you have to go to class.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Did you go to a school?
Pardon? Yeah, yeah.
You have to be honest with me.
No, no, I am.
I mean, honestly, if you didn’t go to a class...
-I did do all that. -Where? What school?
In Monaco, we still had our practical on a boat in Monaco.
No.
You can’t get your Yachtmasters on a boat in Monaco.
They don’t have a school in Monaco.
Big red flag.
What the [bleep] does that mean?
I’ve been on boats for three years with that same ticket.
I swear to God, the last thing on my mind
that the ticket was false.
Everything’s a bit...
We’re gonna have to leave you on the dock.
-Yeah. -Let’s verify this.
If it’s verified, then a tender will bring you to the boat.
Yeah.
If it isn’t, then I can’t bring you back on board.
Yeah.
Unfortunately, we gotta move.
So, go ahead and get your stuff and then, uh...
Oh, [bleep].
I gotta get the, uh, boat off the dock.
Okay.
I’m a factual person.
Like, I’m seeing what I see.
This is a problem.
Sometimes mistakes happen.
However, I’m kind of thinking this isn’t the case here.
Regardless, this is really bad.
And I’m in a horrible situation
having to start the first charter
without a chief stew and now a bosun.
If you were a kitchen appliance,
what kitchen appliance would you be?
Scissor.
It’s not an appliance, though.
That’s, like, a tool.
-Scissor. -But I get that.
-Scissoring. -Yeah, I know. I got it.
It’s fitting.
-Are those salads ready? -Yeah.
So, if someone can run those four
just behind the bar on the bridge deck
that would be great.
-One’s a caprese salad. -Yeah.
And the other one, make sure you say kale to him.
He really likes kale.
I’ve seen the guests like Italian food.
So, we’re in Italy.
We’ve got the best tomatoes. We’ve got the best mozzarella.
We’ve got the best fish. Perfect meat.
As a chef, I do believe the natural beauty
will come through.
You don’t need to [bleep] about trying to make swans and stuff.
----ing lamb chops are my favorite thing
in the whole world.
-Salud. -We’ve manifested.
-Caprese salad. -Awesome.
And this is a quinoa, beetroot and kale salad as well.
It’s a very Italian lunch.
It’s a nice way to start, you know, being in Italy.
First thing we’re going to do is drop the jet skis.
This goes on here.
Luka, can you come to the bridge?
The actual [bleep].
Hey, what’s up, brother?
Problems with the Yachtmaster.
-Hey. -Have a seat.
What can I do for you?
Okay. So, I’ve had an incident.
I have to leave Rue at the dock.
And until he can verify his documentation, I don’t know.
I don’t... I don’t... I’m not sure.
So, what I need is an interim bosun.
Whoa. What?
Yeah, sure, I don’t mind stepping up and helping out.
-Wow. -Thank you for helping me.
I’ll tell the crew.
Just don’t say anything yet.
-Okay, thank you. -Bye.
I have to get this boat off the dock.
We’re down crew members.
I don’t really have a lot of choices.
Luka’s my best choice because his CV is impeccable
and Captain Jason said he was excellent.
When another captain recommends a crew member,
you go with what the captain says.
Would you like some branzino?
Oh, yes, please.
Look at how he plated that.
Lamb lollypops. Beautiful.
Thank you. They can go.
The crust is amazing.
Lamb lollypop?
That’s great. Thank you.
-Hey! -Hello, guys.
The fish was amazing.
-Was it? -Yes.
Thank you.
This is not your average lunch.
I’ve got plenty more of it as well if you want more fish,
more lamb, everything.
Cheers, guys.
The chef has set a very high bar.
If you want to get and check in on Brooke?
Shirt.
But just make sure she’s, like, picking up the pace.
-Yeah. -That’s nice.
Great. Everything’s amazing.
Thank you, guys.
Today is getting used to the boat.
So you’re the first. What’s your title?
-Chief stew. -Well done.
How are you doing?
I wasn’t sure how to hang pants, but...
Just decide which...
I don’t think folding is one of my specialties.
Um, you know how to fold socks?
-Um... -I’ll just show you quickly.
I knew Brooke is green on the boat,
but she’s, like, green in real life.
-Fold them. -Okay.
-Like that. -Just roll it up.
She is bright green.
Just make it make sense, honestly.
T-shirts, shorts, make it make sense, girl.
Okay.
Rue, have you heard when we’re getting underway?
Um, pretty soon, but I’m not going to be with you guys.
You’re leaving.
I’m definitely going to come back,
but I’ve got to rush because you guys are going to leave.
What the [bleep] is going on?
Like, we just got here.
Okay? Like, do you need help?
I want to try and get those original certificates and stuff.
What’s going on?
-Uh... -Are you leaving?
-Yeah. -And then I’ll come back.
Okay.
Are we leaving the dock today?
Yeah, now, soon.
This is cool.
Oh, [bleep]! In the water!
[bleep]
What the [bleep]?
Oh, my God.
You know...
Are they?
How long are you going to be gone for?
Well, I just got to get one, two documents in
then I can get the tender to bring me to the boat.
For someone to show up to a yacht
without original certificates is very weird.
Like, if you get pulled over by the cops
and you show a photocopy version of your license,
like, what do you think they’re going to do?
What happened?
If he gets his STCW and something else sorted,
he can come back on board.
So it’s us three going to leave the dock?
-Adios, amigo. -Are you all right?
What happened?
If he gets his STCW and something else sorted,
he can come back on board.
That is so ----ing...
So it’s us three going to leave the dock.
Going into the first charter, I’m scared.
We’re a man down.
It’s only me and Luka that really knows
what a super yacht is like.
Sh--’s going to go down.
Anything we can do?
Okay, yeah.
Okay.
-Yeah. -Hey.
Hi.
So, I was thinking about me and Haleigh on the stern.
-Okay. -And then Lara up forward
Are we getting a hand from Chief Officer?
Since you’re back there, I’m fine.
So he can help on the bow.
It looks like it’s going to be a difficult trip
for the three of us now.
This will be my first time being bosun.
I am nervous. My main focus is
to try not to crash the boat leaving the dock.
Like, what the [bleep]?
How are we going to do this?
Pilot’s coming, so put the pilot ladder out.
-Okay, cool. -Thank you.
Thank you.
Can’t believe Rue’s off the boat.
Guys feel safe out there?
Obviously, one man down.
I feel like...
Hey, love, can I have three beers?
-Yeah. -So that’s all his.
And then this is all...
This is one guy still.
We’ve got the beer.
Does Captain Sandy have an update
on if we’re going to depart?
Roger that.
Luka, Luka, pilot’s coming in 10 minutes.
This port we’re in is a commercial port.
And because we’re over 500 gross tons,
we need a pilot on board every time we depart the dock
and every time we come back to the dock.
Pilots are like live Google maps.
They know the other traffic in the marina.
Chief engineer, please light up our engines.
Thank you very much.
Copy.
Thank you.
Hi.
-How are you? -Good?
I’m going to take it out here.
Bow, we can drop starboard spring line.
I’m going to do the springs first.
Springs first.
Sandy, Nicola is on the stern. I’m going to go up to the bow.
No, you need to be back there.
One of the girls can come up front with Toni.
-Copy. -I’ll go.
You want to go?
I’m coming up, Luka.
Oh, [bleep]. Here we go.
Yeah, go ahead. Release the spring lines
and then the cross lines.
Releasing.
You’re just dropping it?
You can release the ground line.
Releasing.
-Yeah! -We cut the cord?
Sandy, we got the lines on the stern.
Ciao, Bella. Woo!
Starboard side about 5 meters.
Here we go.
-Ciao. -Arrivederci.
Hey, Haleigh, can I get a hand with the tender
on the starboard bow?
-Should I deflate the fenders? -Yeah, for sure.
Thankfully, we’re getting help from an engineer,
but for the rest of the season, we definitely need someone else.
Because, like, this port’s ----ing huge.
There’s so many super yachts.
There’s so many little boats driving around.
Like, if you [bleep] up, it’s going to be on the news.
And I’m going to be the guy on the stern,
like, uh, okay, you just ----ing hit the dock.
Just get it down there quickly.
Nice one.
What is the speed in here?
Okay, thank you.
Yes, thank you.
That’s the pilot. That’s the pilot, dude.
The pilot is disembarking. The pilot is disembarking.
Copy that.
Bye!
Good, nice work.
You know, I saw the red flags with Rue in the beginning,
but I didn’t have a choice.
A department head is so hard to come by,
especially in the middle of the med season.
I think it’s like a 0.5%
that Rue could provide his certificates.
Fingers crossed, Norma can come through for us.
Otherwise, we’re screwed. We’re totally screwed.
Which plate would you like for tonight?
The birthday extravaganza.
We could do that starter, that main.
-Yeah. -Yeah?
How are you guys doing?
Wagyu beef and lobster for the main course.
Yeah, legend.
There you go, sir. My pleasure.
This goddamn radio, so much sh-- on me.
I feel like a Christmas tree.
-Yeah. -Thank you.
-Hey, Sandy. Hey.
So, we’re not going to set up any water stuff, are we?
No, it’s too late.
Is it okay if Lara goes down now?
-Absolutely. -Thank you.
I’m going to go put my blacks on.
-Look at that. -Hi.
You guys are still okay for beverages?
We’re good.
I’m going to freshen up for dinner.
It’s at 9:10. Is that okay?
It’s great.
-Perfect. -Thank you.
-Looks good, bro. -Aw!
You’re done.
-And then I’m up at 4. -In the morning.
-Goodnight, honey. -Thank you.
Good to drop.
I’m just going to keep an eye on this
and I’ll call it every time I see a color.
Great, because I don’t know what the [bleep] I’m doing.
You’re watching colors as well, so you’ll know when to stop.
Okay.
51 meters, we’re going to go to five shackles.
Copy that.
I’m freaking out on the inside.
Like, I’ve got the technical skills.
I know how everything works.
It’s just I’ve never had to manage a full team.
That’s five shackles.
Inside, I’m sh--ing myself.
For now, you know, it’s fake it ’til you make it, so...
Coming up to a long stay, one o’clock.
Okay, great. You can lock it down.
Copy.
Nice work, everyone.
It’s going to be an amazing night, dude.
I like mine well done.
-Six ounces. -No worries.
It’s surf and turf, so it’s going to be a few slices.
It’s not going to be like a full steak.
You’re killing it.
Having Jack on board, he’s got a big act to follow.
Twice-cooked octopus with pea puree and sesame.
Wow.
David.
Oh, that’s so cool.
Looks amazing.
That’s impressive, David.
You’ve outdone yourself.
Wow.
With everything that’s happened with interior
and exterior, I just hope dinner goes well for my friend.
-At least we got off the dock. -Eventually.
They must be happy.
-Coming up... -Did you leave Brooke a list?
She’s going to get very overwhelmed with it.
Where’s the dinner? Is it up here or down there?
Bridge deck aft.
Thank you.
Oh, fancy.
Wow.
Thank you.
-We made it. -We made it.
-Hey, Jess. -Hello.
I’m going to start dressing us now.
Okay, guys. So, synchronized service.
We’re just all going to walk up there.
So, you’re going to serve them from the right
and just look at me.
So, I’ll get to the head of the table, and then...
None of us really know your whole story.
Honestly, this career for me,
I feel like it saved my life in a way.
I was a good kid, and then my neighbor
gave me a 714 Quaalude.
Oh.
And that changed my life.
I was on that drug train. I kept getting arrested.
All right. What have we got ourselves here?
So, seared Yellowfin tuna,
Thai ginger dressing, pickled beet root, and quail’s egg.
Okay.
And one day, I woke up,
and it was just another groundhog day.
And then you’re going to be white and chicken.
-Okay. -Let’s go.
-And I got sober. -Cold turkey.
-You decided? -I got help.
Well, you got professionals helping you.
Yeah.
I mean, that’s the important thing,
because it takes a professional to, you know,
go through the transitions.
I answered an ad in the paper to pay off all my fines,
and I started washing boats.
And I think because I had so many chances,
Now I feel like my job is to mentor people.
How many chances do you give someone?
-Three. -Three chances.
-And they’re gone. -Yeah.
Sandy, that’s admirable.
Captain Sandy’s well done, by the way.
Yeah.
I hate touching people’s chewed up food.
I like doing deck work.
You know, we’ve all washed dishes before.
I hate every minute of it.
Gruntwork is what I know how to do.
This is excellent.
-Oh my God! -Delicious.
Thank you so much.
Look at that, bro. Are you kidding me?
-Can’t rush perfection. -Wow.
This is stunning. Do you want to come up for this one?
Wagyu tomahawk, poached lobster, truffle and madera au jus.
Beautiful.
-So good. -Delicious.
-Amazing. -Wow.
So, let me show you quickly.
Yeah, okay.
Nice one, brother.
Flip it back like this. Turn down the bed.
Bathrooms, just quickly wipe the shower.
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It’s just wipe, wipe, wipe.
And that’s it.
It’s not complicated work.
It’s just something I’ve never really done before.
Oh, Mylanta.
I would love to be a captain one day.
My dad was a captain.
He has been the biggest motivation in my life.
My dad came up with Sprouts grocery store.
He passed away last year.
He always told us, do something that’s going to make you happy.
And yet, here I am, on the inside.
You have to start somewhere.
She didn’t teach me what to do with two pillows.
So...
Are you finished with yours?
I’m all done. Thank you.
How is everything, guys?
Excellent. Thanks.
-All right, birthday boy. -Oh, yay.
I think there’s a surprise coming.
* Happy birthday to you *
* Happy birthday dear Kian *
* Happy birthday to you *
I wish I was on a yacht in Portofino.
Whoa!
I’m just gonna plate this up and I’ll be right back.
That was awesome.
Come on, wrinkles.
Today I ate three pieces of cucumber.
That’s why you’re so thin.
No, I swear to God, baby’s got back.
Wait ’til you see me throw it back on the D floor.
What’s the matter with you?
No, I want to get some sleep tonight.
I like a Chief Stew who’s very supportive of the chef.
Sometimes when the team’s understaffed
and you’re thrown in the deep end,
that’s when the biggest teams come together
and work well together.
I think that’s what happened with me and Natalya.
I think she’s really rise to the challenge
and she has actually really impressed me, to be honest.
-Let’s go. -Okay, thanks.
Okay, this bed was my Everest.
Yeah, I’m gonna raise a glass to Sandy.
Cheers. Thank you.
Yes, cheers.
-Captain. -Oh, dessert’s coming.
Oh, God.
-This looks so good. -Yes.
This is so good.
It’s ridiculous.
I’m very happy with myself and the interior.
I feel like we smashed it out.
The boat’s looking good, service has gone smoothly.
If the interior team can smash this out of the park
and I get a gold star from Captain Sandy,
I’ll be loving life.
-Thanks for dinner. -Yes, thank you.
-I really appreciate it. -Happy birthday.
Thank you.
-Okay. -Nice work.
Thank you.
Carl, you wanna go to the hot tub?
[bleep] yeah.
Night, night, Brooke.
I just finished.
Thank you, you can go to bed.
What the [bleep]?
What time should I be up in the morning?
Seven and a half hours.
And I’ll put you down for longer tomorrow.
-It was excellent. -Was it? Thanks.
Well done. You’re really good.
Thanks.
Thank God it’s gone well.
Woo!
I’ve cooked all around the world.
I won the Michelin knife and fork award when I was 23.
The thing with me as a chef,
whenever I’ve got to the highest place of a job,
I’ve always left.
I put myself back at the bottom somewhere else.
I think me brother was always the sporty one
and me sister was academically clever
and I was just a little wrong child.
You know what I mean?
So I should be pretty healthy mentally now,
but that need to prove myself’s never left me.
You’re excellent. Thank you.
Thanks.
Hello.
Hey, we’re going to hit the hot tub.
Perfect.
-When in Rome. -Hot tub time.
-[phone ringing] -Great.
Hey, Rue. How are you doing?
Good, yourself? Can you hear me?
Good. So what’s the news?
Sorry about this, Captain.
But I don’t think I’m going to get the ticket sorted in time.
I don’t want to hold the vessel up any longer.
I’m just going to go back home
and I don’t think I’m going to come back.
So what about your documents that were on their way here?
Do we have to mail them back to you?
No, no, I stopped that because my friend was going to send it.
-Uh-huh. -Is far away.
Yeah.
I’m kind of just deciding to just call it quits
and just head back to South Africa.
Yeah.
[bleep]! [bleep]!
I’m just going to go back home
and sort out what I need to sort out.
Okay. Well, I appreciate the honesty.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Hey, who’s drink is this?
-Mine. -Oh, sh--.
Who puts ice in... You want milk, too?
Would everyone like a top off,
or are you guys all still sipping?
I will do an ice top off.
Ice top off.
You don’t want to disturb the client
and let them know that everything that’s happening,
because it’s really an embarrassment for the boat.
I just have to keep them fed,
fill their drinks, keep them happy.
Smoke and mirrors, nothing to see here.
We’re just down a couple of people.
I’m going to reach out to Norma.
I hope she pulls it off. I hope she pulls it off.
Did you leave Brooke a list for when she wakes up?
Um, I told her to wake up turn down laundry,
and then I’m going to write her a note, though.
Normally, she has, like, an early girl checklist.
I do have one, but she’s going to get very overwhelmed with it.
So...
I think you’re going too easy on her.
Sorry, if I had her doing this, she’s going to die.
Excuse me, we’re splitting the same tip.
I know.
We all need to break a sweat.
She’s from the deck. She’s from the deck,
but she’s, like... She’s doing good.
That doesn’t mean she’s not able to do the job.
She took the laundry. It’s her first...
Literally her first day yachting.
Jess needs to chill the [bleep] out.
Like, it’s our first night.
Brooke is as green as Kermit the Frog.
She’s brand spankin’ new to the interior.
Imagine if there were only two of us.
A 55-meter boat should run with four stews.
There’s four stories.
The rooms are huge.
More pantries. More dining.
There’s extra cabins.
She needs to settle the [bleep] down.
We’re already one person down in the interior.
Just relax. You’re not the chief stew.
I never have thought I’d be able to say that.
Like me having to guide her
while I’m also trying to do, like, my duties,
and that’s the problem.
-Hello. -Hey.
What time do you go down?
-I was going to go down now. -Okay.
I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions.
-Oh, yeah, sure. -For my watch keeper.
Like, is it, she’s, like, just in the bridge?
Nothing else?
So, right now, she can help,
but after people go to bed, she stays on the bridge.
Okay, cool.
-I’m ready to go to bed. -All right, bro.
Thank you. Good night.
Sweet dreams, everyone.
How about you go to bed right now?
I’m going to be waking up for a little bit longer.
I’ll just square up and go to bed.
-Okay. -Thank you so much.
No, thank you. You’re such a great chief stew.
Like, you don’t stress out,
so thank you for being you.
Thank you, my love.
Ciao, ciao.
We’re going to turn off the lights.
What time are you getting up?
How long have you let everyone sleep?
By the way, you’re now the department head.
Eight hours sleep, but I doubt that this trip.
Are you confident?
I don’t know what’s happening.
You never know what’s happening, do you?
I’ll be up the same time as you then.
Yeah, I’ll see you then.
Sweet.
I’ve been chucked in the deep end before, but never this deep.
I’ve never been in a position where I’ve had to manage a team.
On this shift, you don’t have to sit up here the whole time.
Once everyone’s gone to bed,
then you got to sit in here and keep an eye on it.
My biggest worry at the moment
is I don’t know what I don’t know.
I’ve just fingers crossed, someone else comes in.
Hoping we get another bosun.
Yeah, and maybe just check for the teak.
Yeah.
All right, I’m going to go to bed.
Okay.
The last thing I want to do is let Captain Sandy down.
I didn’t even know that the bosun had left.
Yeah, we’re going to need your help.
I’d gladly switch over.
Yeah.
You’re going to smell the flavor away.
Get away.
Just come and smell my cheese.
More like a hand massage.
[phone ringing]
Great, answers.
Hi, Norma.
Maybe put a couple jet skis in.
You’re kidding me. You can’t get anyone for two weeks?
[bleep]
Now, what do I do?
What do I do?
Unbelievable.