Captain Lee Rosbach Explains Why He Didn't Come Down on Kate Chastain in the Crew Mess
The Below Deck boss walked off as things intensified after the crew's day out in Thailand.


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Was Kate Chastain Purposely Trying to Offend Brian de Saint Pern By Calling Him a "Yachtie"?
The term "yachtie" can carry a negative connotation---so was Kate really trying to insult Brian or was she using it as a term of endearment?
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3:20S7 - E9 | Part 1Brian de Saint Pern Almost Lost His Leg on Valor
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1:49S7 - E9 | Part 2This Is the Real Reason Valor Had Major Laundry Issues
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3:02S7 - E9 | Part 3Kate Chastain: Simone Mashile "Doesn't Know the Basics..."
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3:38S7 - E9 | Part 4Rhylee Gerber Returns With a Big Splash and Immediately Clashes With the Crew
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3:10S7 - E9 | Part 5Here's Everything That Went "Down" Between Tanner Sterback and Simone Mashile
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3:19S7 - E10 | Part 1The Below Deck Crew Shares a Very Surreal Experience at an Elephant Sanctuary
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2:16S7 - E10 | Part 2Kate Chastain and Kevin Dobson Break Down Their Fight Over The Galley Fridge
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3:09S7 - E10 | Part 3Here Are All the Ways Tanner Sterback Screwed Things Up With Simone Mashile
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2:44S7 - E10 | Part 4Why Did Rhylee Gerber Spread the Word About Tanner Sterback and Simone Mashile's Hookup?!
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3:40S7 - E10 | Part 5Was Kate Chastain Purposely Trying to Offend Brian de Saint Pern By Calling Him a "Yachtie"?
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2:03S7 - E10 | Part 6Rhylee Gerber's Thirst For Brian de Saint Pern Is Real
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1:46S7 - E10 | Part 7Even Captain Lee Says Brian de Saint Pern Is Below Deck's Hottest Deckhand!
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1:46S7 - E11 | Part 1When You Break Captain Lee's Rules You Have to Pay...Literally
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2:22S7 - E11 | Part 2Rhylee Gerber Doesn't Understand How Rank Works on Valor
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2:12S7 - E11 | Part 3Tanner Sterback Tells All About His Booty Call With Simone Mashile
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2:28S7 - E11 | Part 4Kevin Dobson's "Biggest Fan" Kate Chastain Comes to His Rescue
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4:42S7 - E11 | Part 5Captain Lee Lists the Very Emotional Reasons He'll Always Have Kate Chastain's Back
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3:47S7 - E11 | Part 6Does Kate Chastain Have a "Hall Pass" With Captain Lee?
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3:51S7 - E12 | Part 1Master Pierson Returns, But the Crew Breaks Down Everything That Went Wrong on the "Redemption Charter"
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2:21S7 - E12 | Part 2Wait, Did Simone Mashile and Rhylee Gerber Make Out?!
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2:58S7 - E12 | Part 3Captain Lee Says Rhylee Gerber Doesn't Think Anyone Is Above Her
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2:08S7 - E12 | Part 4Courtney Skippon Reveals Why She Was So Grumpy On Her Date With Brian de Saint Pern
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3:01S7 - E12 | Part 5The Below Deck Crew Reacts to Kate Chastain Quitting the Boat
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3:09S7 - E12 | Part 6Did Kate Chastain Know Ashton Pienaar's Mom Was a Trigger for Him?
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3:56S7 - E12 | Part 7Going Behind the Scenes of the Van Ride That Terrorized Kate Chastain
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4:30S7 - E13 | Part 1Is Ashton Pienaar Misogynistic? Ashton Reacts to the Accusations Made Against Him
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2:15S7 - E13 | Part 2Chef Kevin Rants About Demanding Charter Guests' Dietary Restrictions
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2:53S7 - E13 | Part 3The Crew Reacts to Kate Chastain Quitting, Right Before She Un-quits
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1:53S7 - E13 | Part 4Captain Lee Saves the Day With This "Boss Move"
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1:46S7 - E13 | Part 5Tanner Sterback Has the Ultimate Solution After Chef Kevin Forgets a Guest's Birthday
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1:40S7 - E13 | Part 6Did Ashton Pienaar Only Apologize to Kate Chastain Because He Was Being Filmed?
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1:20S7 - E13 | Part 7This Is Exactly How Captain Lee Found Out Kate Chastain Quit
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1:43S7 - E14 | Part 1Chef Kevin Dobson Shades Justine: "She's an Instagram Chef"
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1:44S7 - E14 | Part 2Courtney Skippon on Charter Guest Drama: "Put Me in, Coach!"
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3:15S7 - E14 | Part 3Captain Lee Says Ashton Pienaar Gunning for Rhylee Gerber Was "Uncalled for"
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2:03S7 - E14 | Part 4Does Ashton Pienaar Owe Rhylee Gerber for Saving His Life?
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4:31S7 - E14 | Part 5Ashton Pienaar Wants to Send Rhylee Gerber Back to Alaska
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2:01S7 - E14 | Part 6Is Kate Chastain the "Puppet Master" of Below Deck?
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2:33S7 - E15 | Part 1The Crew Reveals How Former OC Housewife Alexis Bellino Was as a Charter Guest
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0:57S7 - E15 | Part 2Tanner Sterback Reveals to Chef Kevin That He Hooked up With His Nemesis, the Instagram Chef!
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2:47S7 - E15 | Part 3Wait, Brian de Saint Pern Was Texting Charter Guest Molly While He was Still With Courtney Skippon?!
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2:07S7 - E15 | Part 4Kate Chastain Awkwardly Addresses Her Attraction to Tanner Sterback in Front of Captain Lee
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2:34S7 - E15 | Part 5Kate Chastain Reveals a Secret Crush Could Have Been the Real Source of Chef Kevin's Back Spasms
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2:19S7 - E15 | Part 6This Is How Brian de Saint Pern's Breakup Text Spread Like Wildfire on Valor
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2:34S7 - E15 | Part 7Did Brian de Saint Pern Just Initiate the "Dumbest" Breakup in Below Deck History?
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3:33S7 - E16 | Part 1Why Did Brian de Saint Pern Get Mad at Courtney Skippon for Doing Exactly What He Did?
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3:10S7 - E16 | Part 2The Guys Defend Their Guys Vs. Ladies Mentality on the Boat and Icing Out Rhylee Gerber
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3:07S7 - E16 | Part 3What's the Real Reason Rhylee Gerber Can't Sit at the Same Table With the Crew?
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3:42S7 - E16 | Part 4Ashton Pienaar Says He's Tired of the Word "Misogynistic" Being Thrown Around
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4:35S7 - E16 | Part 5Rhylee Gerber Calls Kevin Dobson Out for Being a "Cry Baby"
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2:13S7 - E17 | Part 1The Below Deck Crew Defends Kate Chastain's Resting Bitch Face
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3:42S7 - E17 | Part 2Is Kate Chastain's Revenge Always Penis-Shaped?!
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3:13S7 - E17 | Part 3Everything You Need to Know About Chef Kevin's Penis Cake Disaster
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2:03S7 - E18 | Part 1Kate Chastain Learns That Ashton Pienaar Talked Sh-- About Her to Captain Lee When the Charter Season Ended
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2:41S7 - E18 | Part 2Brian de Saint Pern Chose the Guys Over Courtney Skippon After the Charter Season Ended
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3:10S7 - E18 | Part 3Rhylee Gerber Claims Courtney Skippon and Brian de Saint Pern Hooked Up in the Ocean
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3:07S7 - E18 | Part 4Tanner Sterback Opens Up About His Infatuation For Older Women
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2:59S7 - E18 | Part 5Kevin Dobson Is Shocked to Learn That He Was Caught on Camera Kicking Sand in Kate Chastain's Face
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33:57S7 - E1910 Moments You'll Never Believe Happened During the Below Deck Season 7 After Show
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1:57S7 - E20 | Part 1Wait, Did Tanner Sterback and Aesha Scott Hook up?!
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1:32S7 - E20 | Part 2Tanner Sterback Tells His Mom Everything...Including His Experiences With Hookers
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2:38S7 - E20 | Part 3Simone Mashile Gets Honest About Her "Built up Frustration" With Always Having to Prove Herself
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1:37Digital SeriesWhat Do Simone Mashile and Tanner Sterback's Girlfriend Think of Each Other?
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2:27S7 - E20 | Part 4Did Kevin Dobson Get Into Yachting to "Escape Real Life"?
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4:01S7 - E20 | Part 5Kate Chastain and Captain Lee Open up About Their Relationship's Very Rocky Start
Captain Lee Rosbach got a rare front-row seat to the aftermath of the crew's day off during the December 9 episode of Below Deck.
Kate Chastain returned from the crew's day out at the beach resort upset after her heated exchange with Brian de Saint Pern, so much so that the chief stew started tossing uniforms around the crew mess, right in front of Captain Lee, no less. But surprisingly, Captain Lee didn't say a word as all of the drama went down. Instead, he decided to retire to his captain's quarters for the night.
Captain Lee explained why he chose not to discipline the crew in that moment during an interview in the episode. "Jesus Christ. They get a day off, and you come back bats--t f--king nuts," he said. "They're not playing well in the sandbox with each other, but I don't see any reason I should waste my time because anybody with half a goddamn brain knows that you just can't reason with drunks. But come tomorrow, we're gonna have a come to Jesus meeting."
The Below Deck boss shared a similar sentiment on Twitter as the episode aired. "No, I walked off because everyone was drunk, and as I have stated on numerous occasions that you cannot reason with people that are drunk," he said to a fan who thought he walked away because he didn't want to say that Kate was in the wrong in this situation. "So I guess you would have stayed there and hashed it out. Smooth move said no one ever. Accomplishes nothing but more bad feelings."
No, I walked off because everyone was drunk, and as I have stated on numerous occasions that you cannot reason with people that are drunk. So I guess you would have stayed there and hashed it out. Smooth move said no one ever. Accomplishes nothing but more bad feelings. https://t.co/4xPsrqEHxW
— Captain Lee (@capthlr) December 10, 2019
Captain Lee showed his support for Kate amid her conflicts with Kevin Dobson, Ashton Pienaar, and Brian this season of Below Deck. "I'm only there because she has earned it, [that's] the way I roll," he tweeted. "You get respect and backing the old fashioned way, you earn it."
I'm only there because she has earned it, thats the way I roll. You get respect and backing the old fashioned way, you earn it. https://t.co/Kb0O9jDHmS
— Captain Lee (@capthlr) December 10, 2019
He also commented on Kate and Brian's argument over the use of the word "yachtie." "I guess it could go both ways, but she did try to explain why she meant it as a compliment not in anyway in a derogatory way," Captain Lee tweeted. "He should accept that as well I feel. Works both ways."
I guess it could go both ways, but she did try to explain why she meant it as a compliment not in anyway in a derogatory way. He should accept that as well I feel. Works both ways. https://t.co/dW3qOWXKdt
— Captain Lee (@capthlr) December 10, 2019
Captain Lee added in another tweet, "There is no way I feel that Kate would show Brian disrespect, she really likes him and I hope that continues."
The Valor crew opens up more about that night in the Below Deck Season 7 After Show, above.
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Relive Captain Lee's reaction to the crew, below.


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