11 Things You Didn’t Know About Below Deck's Captain Kerry Titheradge
In honor of the Below Deck Season 11 premiere, Captain Kerry Titheradge shared 11 surprising fun facts about himself.
When Below Deck returns for Season 11 on February 5, Captain Kerry Titheradge will be at the helm of St. David.
Viewers first met the Aussie captain on Below Deck Adventure, but the Grenada charter season marks his first time taking on the leadership role in Below Deck.
Ahead of the February 5 premiere, The Daily Dish caught up with Captain Kerry — and he revealed 11 things that wouldn't know about him. Keep scrolling to learn all about the captain.
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1. Captain Kerry Is Working on Being a Captain in the Air
Kerry has plenty of experience when it comes to being a captain of the water, but he's trying to master the sky next.
"I'm learning to fly a plane," he exclusively told The Daily Dish, though he likes one aspect of his training much better than the other.
"I get up in the plane and I fly it," he said. "And then, I'm supposed to do the theory but I keep having such fun in the practical."
2. Captain Kerry Is in Touch with the Other Below Deck Captains
Though Kerry is newer to the Below Deck universe, he has good relationships with the other franchise captains. "We all talk with each other," Kerry shared. "I talk to Captain Sandy [Yawn] quite often. Jason Chambers — he and I always give each other a hard time on the sideline there. Captain Lee loves to kick my ass when we go to the gym. Captain Glenn [Shephard], we're two peas in a pod."
3. Captain Kerry Has Been Mistaken for *This* Bravolebrity
Kerry is close with the other Below Deck captains, but he shares a special connection with Glenn.
"We have so much fun together. Like, when we were at BravoCon, you arrive in different cars. When I arrive, I get out of the car, and I hear this person yell out, 'We love you Captain Glenn!'"
After getting mistaken for the Below Deck Sailing Yacht captain, Kerry said that the two "kept messing with each other" for the entire weekend.
"So I'm like Glenn's stunt double," Kerry joked.
"We were just on each other's case. And he actually texted me yesterday because I'm in town for the Monte Boat Show. We get on so well. He's Canadian, I'm Australian. We're so similar, except Canadians speak funny."
4. Captain Kerry Shares His Dos and Don'ts for Charter Guests
As a captain with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Kerry has encountered every kind of charter guest over the years. He had an interesting piece of advice for anyone looking to potentially charter a luxury vessel.
"If a charter guest wants to get the most enjoyment out of their yacht, they need to bring people very similar to them," he said. "What I mean by that, and part of that is, for example, if you're early birds, you bring the early birds and not the night owls [because] they'll destroy the crew."
"You're not going to get the quality you want out of it. If the crew is beat and worn, you're not going to get the best out of your charter," he continued. "Because if you've got guests up at 3 in the morning and the other guests are up at, you know, 5:30 for breakfast, the crew is going to have a hard time."
5. Captain Kerry Is Trained in Jiu-Jitsu
Kerry, who shares a teenage son and a daughter with his ex-wife, revealed that one of his latest hobbies is taking jiu-jitsu classes.
"My son and I, we get proper training in jiu-jitsu," Kerry told The Daily Dish. "I'm doing that really for him. It's a good investment for him; he's 15 years old, I think it's a fantastic sport."
"Then, I'm doing it for me because when he gets tough enough, I can defend myself," he joked.
6. Captain Kerry Has Rescues Dogs
Just by taking a look at Kerry's public Instagram feed, you can figure out that he is a dog lover.
The Florida resident noted that he will "rescue Huskies" when he's off the boat.
7. Captain Kerry Is All About Adventure
Kerry's role on Below Deck Adventure should give some insight into the things he likes to do when he's not living and working on a luxury yacht.
"I love motorbikes," he said. "I enjoy my fast cars, and I love to scuba dive."
8. Captain Kerry Is Interested in Meditation and Self-Development
While Kerry is definitely a thrill-seeker, he maintains a level of balance by adding some quiet time in to his routine.
"I'm very big in self-development. You know, improving yourself," he said. "I like to meditate, be consistent. I focused a lot on my mental well-being over the last few years."
9. Captain Kerry Is a Big Fan of Cycling
As Kerry has worked on his mental health, he's now looking to "focus on the exterior."
"I go to a cycle class," he said. "I'm feeling better every day. I'm feeling fantastic."
10. Captain Kerry Took a Break from Yachting to Paint Houses
The Below Deck captain has three decades of experience, but he did take a pause from yachting when his marriage was coming to a close.
"I caught my wife cheating on me when I was away, and it really messed me up," Captain Kerry explained. "I couldn't do my job properly. I couldn't focus on the job at hand. And, if I can't focus on the job at hand on a 300-foot yacht with 24 crew beneath me, plus guests, I can't be there."
Plus, he added, he "still want[ed] to save [his] marriage."
"So I quit my job and flew back, and I still had to make money somehow," the captain continued. "My landlord from when I first moved here has a painting company, and his guys had painted a couple of my houses in the past. He said, 'Mate, you can go and work with them, get your head right outside. Put the AirPods in, listen to self-help books.'"
Kerry agreed, and he spent some time "painting houses and appreciating those around [him] and what they were doing."
11. Captain Kerry Owns a Yacht Management Company
After painting houses for a bit, Kerry returned to the yachting world.
"When I was in a good place and the divorce was finalized, I formed a yacht management company," he said. "[There are] brokers who would send me new yacht owners who just got into the industry and needed someone to hold their hand and show them the right way."
Kerry continued, "There's not a lot of people with my experience who really focus on the new yacht owners. They're more interested in the big boats, [and] the experienced yacht owners where there's a big paycheck. But, I love my industry, [and] I think it's amazing. And you could come into this industry and get steered the wrong direction, or get no advice and you're out of it very quickly with a bad taste in your mouth.
He noted that he "wanted to support them."
"I think if you can afford to go do this, you should," he concluded. "It's fantastic."
