Captain Sandy Yawn is known for her no nonsense attitude, cracking the whip with her crew as they sail across the Mediterranean sea, waiting on demanding guests in the most stunning locations.
"Yes, I'm a captain and I'm responsible for lives. I have to 'show up' in a certain way. I can't be a goofball. It is all about doing the next right thing as a captain." "I've had a fantastic career, and I now have a responsibility to the fans. We all have situations in our families or personally, and I want people to know that you can triumph if you really want to change," she said.
"It's not an industry where it's just about the parties, yes they have great parties, the best parties on the planet which you get to experience, but also the flip side is they expect you to work hard. So it's work hard, hard play hard. "I didn't seek the show, in fact, my industry hated Below Deck because it highlighted all the worst moments of what we do. But it landed in my lap, it was through a mutual friend of the showrunner who said we needed a woman captain. Everyone told me not to do it. But because of the person I am, when they say don't do it, I'm like, why not?