Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo’s “Below Deck Mediterranean” shared her story of avoiding pirates at sea during an interview with FOX Business’s “Kennedy”.
A Fort Lauderdale native with over 30 years of sailing experience said it was “just someday in the life” when the superyacht caught fire on its maiden voyage to the Gulf of Aden and was surrounded by pirates. Being the “calm in the storm” during a life or death experience was essential when the boat stopped working and needed to be rescued by the US Navy.
“Truthfully, you understand when you have got 13 souls on board that want you to steer them, and by the way, pirates are on their way. Will a warship or pirates save us? It’s totally scary,” she explained. “It was a race between them.”
The boat security, a member of the special forces, instructed Yawn to cover while he pretended to be the captain to avoid wasting their lives.
“That is where you have got to hearken to people who know higher than you, right? Since it’s security. So at first I said, “No, I’m not going below,” after which I said, “OK,” no pun intended. I went below deck.
Yawn also discussed her latest book “Be the Calm or Be the Storm” and self-guidance lessons.
“The rationale I wrote this book is because I wanted people to see that somebody can change their life after which find yourself in a job like mine, which I actually love what I do.”
The leadership lessons and being on the show made it possible to put in writing the book and tell “the true story of Captain Sandy,” she continued.
“I learned all my leadership lessons through myself, the art of self-leadership, first by taking care of myself, then I’m capable of take care of others,” she said.
When Kennedy asked if he would somewhat sail the narcissus or the stormy sea Dawn replied; “The last one”.
“Truthfully, rough sea. You may navigate narcissism. It’s really hard,” she said. “So I’ve learned find out how to navigate the ocean, the sea, after which through life with people who are narcissists and who aren’t.”
Dawn also explained how she did balances his duties as captain in life and in successful show.
“They respect me as captain and I like that. It’s like I said no, we’re not going. Full respect there. And I’m really fascinated by the logistics and the logistics of making the show, being on it and the crew. As an example there [is] some work, you understand what I mean? In order that too is difficult to navigate. At the same time, we take all these people, producers and crew on board to the sea and pray that we are going to survive.”