Yachts International — July-August 2017

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my focus will be on autism. My sister has a school

[for autistic children] in Jacksonville, Florida. I see

how she dedicated her life to it, and if there’s anything

I want to get behind, it’s her school. And, of course,

there’s SeaKeepers [International SeaKeepers Society]

because I’m into the sea, the oceans. I’m on the cap-

tains’ advisory council for SeaKeepers. I was a lost kid

until someone believed in me. I was pretty aimless.

Someone finally said “You’re worth it,” and helped me

up, and now I am where I am.

KW: What was the coolest thing that happened during

production of the show?

The coolest thing was really about all the clients—the

interesting, diverse set of clients.

I never interfered in the crew’s lives below deck,

unless it migrated above deck. I didn’t really see the

disasters. I’m sure I’ll see some things that are part

of this show that will shock me. If you had a camera

in the crew mess and the crew cabins, you would be

shocked, even in the real charter world.

KW: What is the value of this show to the charter indus-

try and yachting in general?

My experience on the show was amazing. Knowing

how many viewers the yachting industry is reaching

is gratifying. The reality of this show is probably the

same as the other shows. Again, I’m not involved in

their lives below deck, but things will happen. They

happen in the real world.

Let’s think about how many charters we’re getting

from the show and how many people we’re introducing

to the yacht world because of it. The season I’m on, I

know, had four charters come from people watching

[previous] shows.

I think we work in the greatest industry in the

world. We go to the most fascinating places, we meet

some of the most interesting people who own and

charter these yachts. What other industry creates

that—people from all walks of life, from all back-

grounds? It offers that and it offers me that.

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on Bravo.

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