“Absolutely dangerous,” Shephard tells EW of the crew’s missteps.
And I venture to get the point across that cannot happen again."
Theseason 5 trailershows Parsifal III coming too close for comfort with another sailing vessel in the dead of night.
Captain Glenn Shephard.Fred Jagueneau/Bravo via Getty
“When the weather’s bad and people expect it, they take precautions,” Captain Glenn says.
“It’s thunderstorms, which are what catches people off guard.”
He recalls a recent storm that beached “a lot of boats.”
Captain Glenn Shephard.Fred Jagueneau/Bravo via Getty
Adding that many boat crashes result from unexpected bad weather.
He waited to wake up Captain Glenn and Gary until the sailing yacht was in peril.
Thankfully the crew narrowly managed to avoid disaster and Tom was fired.
This time is different.
“We have an issue with another boat.
There’s almost a collision.
Maybe there’s a collision, I’m not going to say.”
“I set some ground rules, two drinks maximum.”
Whatever ground rules Captain Glenn set, the crew clearly breaks them.
“So yeah, quite serious.
And I venture to get the point across that cannot happen again.”
Captain Glenn says while Gary has grown through the years,he’s not there quite yet.
I think he realizes though it’s time for him to grow up."
Captain Glenn is also seen possibly firing someone this season too.
“Somebody might be walking the plank,” he teases.
Below Deck Sailing Yachtairs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
