It's natural to reflect on highlights as a year reaches its end and you're faced with new one. We're bringing this one back from the vault in case those of you who weren't watching Below Deck Med at the time missed it. Father and daughter duo Lars and Tamara recorded this while Lars was in hospice. He passed away shortly after it aired. We treasure the time we got to spend with him and we hope you will too.

With no new regular series episode to cover, we're digging in the vault to give you a chance to hear an interview you might have missed. Rachelle Lewis from Monsters and Critics joined us back in November. 

We're ending 2021 with an early Christmas gift for you. Conrad Empson, the bosun from Season 3 of Below Deck Mediterranean, visits Gangplank to share what the experience of being a cast member was like, what he wishes we had seen, and what he's been up to since. As they say in Jolly Ol'...he's a lovely chap, so you don't want to miss it! 

Adrienne and Jen would like to thank all of you for your support in 2021 and we look forward to new adventures with you in 2022! 

We were still trying to recover from last week's episode, and the hits kept coming. Jessica decided that the job wasn't for her and quit before Heather had the chance to fire her. The co-primary struggled throughout the first day with being the last person served when she needed the sustenance the soonest because of her liquid diet. And the jet skis decided they wanted to take a page out of Jess's book and kept escaping the tethers tying them to the boat. 

Fair warning, Gang, this episode is way more raucous than our usual fare. Cocktails were flowing as we chatted with Super Fan and yachtie Gaby Barragan. Adrienne and Jen had so much fun hearing Gaby's perspective about real life yachting versus what she's been watching for years on Below Deck. It isn't just the ocean that's blue here, so is the content, so listen with earbuds or at least out of earshot of impressionable tykes. 

***To be able to catch Gaby before she went on charter, this was recorded prior to the December 13th airing of Below Deck which is why it wasn't discussed. 

Adrienne is back early due to a malfunctioning ship, but we didn't want to miss out on the chance to have Tiffany back, so we made it a trio this week. There was a lot discuss and much of it surrounded Heather. If the title didn't give it away...we were less than pleased. We also wonder where the blame lies in the deck crew not functioning like a well-oiled machine when it's halfway through the season. 

This week we reach out across the pond to talk to Jen's friend known on Twitter as King Willie, but better known in real life as Roy. Lockdown may have introduced him to Below Deck, but the yachts and the people kept him binging away. He gives the ladies some interesting insights on how differently yachting in general is viewed in the UK versus the States, and has some frank and funny takes on the crew as well. 

While Adrienne is at sea doing her yacht chef magic, Captain Tiffany Copeland steps in to co-host with Jen and break down Episode 7. We're used to booze cruises at this point, but in celebration of the primary's one year anniversary of his victory over breast cancer, this charter becomes a Boobs Cruise. You'd think with a theme like that, everyone would be happy, but tempers are flaring all over the boat and the guests are getting eyefuls and earfuls of the eruptions.  

We get a mini-reunion of two Below Deck franchise alums when Captain Tiffany Copeland from Below Deck Mediterranean stops by. She and Adrienne were friends before Tiffany filmed her season and they share behind the scenes tidbits and discuss this season of Below Deck and more. Also Adrienne shares a personal story in the hope of ending the stigma of silence that surrounds a recent life event. 

When the wind is your main source of drama, things might be slowing down a bit, but it was kind of picturesque watching the trampoline escape its tethers and bounce happily across the ocean. Adrienne and Jen admit that they might have judged Ronnie and Jodi a little too quickly, but they're holding firm on their opinions about the interior cattiness. And Jake did what ever the next step is above embarrassment to himself and the boat.