Captain Sandy of Below Deck Med was the main reason Malia White stayed in the sport of sailing
Malia White said she’s ready to be “one and done” after her first season Below deck Mediterraneanbut that was Captain Sandy Yawn’s encouragement inspired her to pursue a career in sailing.
White was a Green Sailor when she joined Below Deck Med Season 2. Her boating experience was working on dive boats so the world of superyachting was new. After a turbulent season, but even after being promoted to chief deckhand, White wasn’t quite sure if sailing was for her.
Captain Sandy inspired Malia White to stay in sailing
White is now working on getting her captain’s license. But at the time, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to continue in the industry. “I wasn’t sailing when I was cast on the show,” she said of her Total Ship Show podcast. “I was cast as an all green crew member. And by green I mean I’ve never set foot on a yacht before.”
“I knew how to tie a line. And I knew what a cleat was, but I’d never… I hadn’t even seen a yacht!” she said. “So my very first boat was the one I filmed my first season. And from there I tried to be a deckhand and I remember telling Captain Sandy I’ll probably be teaching diving again. And she said, ‘No. You have that.’”
Having a captain on Below Deck Med changed Malia’s life
“And I was like, you know what? I can try,” she said. “And that was my introduction to sailing. I’ve said that before. I don’t know if I would have stayed with sailing if I hadn’t had a captain from the start. So I was very fortunate that my entry into sailing was definitely not the norm.”
She added that she and Yawn are still friends and keep in touch. Last season, White returned as Yawn’s boatswain They had some tension about an injury that has not been reported. Fans wondered if the argument they had last season had hurt their friendship.
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Addressed to white her relationship with Yawn in an Instagram story from last season. “Yes of course!” She responded about her friendship with Yawn in a Q&A Instagram story. We may disagree but I still have the utmost respect for her as a captain and friend.”
White also told Showbiz Cheat Sheet that she and Yawn had some drama during the show’s final season. “There is much theatre it’s already happened,” she said. “But there is much more to come. And I think you’re going to see clips of Captain Sandy and I this season. You will see another side of our relationship. Yes, definitely, just when you think all the fighting is over.”
How did Malia get into sailing?
Plotted in white to be on Under deck In front Below Deck Med Season 2. It didn’t work out in the first season, but she was cast for the second season, the rest is history, she said on the Hollywood Raw podcast.
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She remembered when Under deck Producers told her she’d done the final laps. “They called me and were like, ‘Hey, we put you through one more time, and you actually made it,'” she said. “If you want to go, you have to pack your bags and leave in about a week. Under deck was my very first yacht that I worked on. And I’ve worked on dive boats, but it’s not comparable at all. So I remember the day before like the week before, I googled like ‘What’s the bow?’ and ‘the stern?’”
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