S3 E2: Captain Sandy: Overcoming addiction, defying death and escaping pirates at sea

Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

Global

Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

For those of you who know the show Below Deck Mediterranean - you’ll know Captain Sandy. She’s one of the first female superyacht captains in the world - with over 30 years experience in the industry.

As a teenager, her life spiralled out of control and she became addicted to drugs and alcohol, resulting in multiple arrests for drink-driving. She’s now been sober for 34 years, and completely turned her life around after she was given multiple second chances by those around her. It’s something which she never takes for granted, and pays forwards to those she meets.

I know you’ll be utterly inspired by Sandy’s resilience and bravery - she’s even won awards for her bravery in facing pirates off the coast of Yemen, a shocking moment she talks about in this interview.

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0:35.8	I was always getting arrested.
0:37.7	I was in halfway houses, three-quarterway houses.
0:40.3	My own family had to shut the door on me and stop enabling me.
0:43.9	When you've already seen the bottom, what are you afraid of?
0:46.3	You survive there.
0:47.6	So the only place you'd go is up.
0:54.1	Welcome to Big Fish with me, Spencer Matthews. Each week I speak to inspirational people about how they reach the top of their game and their mindset for success.
1:04.3	For those of you who know the show Below Deck Mediterranean, then you'll know Captain Sandy. She's one of the first female super yacht captains in the world,
1:11.6	with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Sandy says that becoming a captain saved her life.
1:17.9	As a teenager, her life spiraled out of control and she became addicted to drugs and alcohol,
1:22.9	resulting in multiple arrests for drink driving. She's now been sober for 34 years and completely turned her
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