Below Deck Med’s Courtney Veal pays tribute to Captain Sandy

Bravo’s hit reality show, Below Deck returned to screens in the summer with season seven of its Mediterranean spin-off. As well as some new crew members, viewers also saw the return of Courtney Veale, who praised the beloved Captain Sandy Yawn. When season seven first kicked off in July, fans were introduced to a host of yachties hailing from across the world. They were also met with returning crew members Captain Sandy and deckhand Mzi ‘Zee’ Dempers. However, things had gone off to a rocky start as they had run into a number of tricky obstacles including crashing into a buoy. This was the result of bosun Raygan Tyler being in over her head and misjudging three meters then after five episodes, she was sent packing. READ MORE: Prince Harry memoir torn apart by Steph McGovern Below Deck Med: Courtney Veale paid a touching tribute to Captain Sandy (Image: Bravo) Below Deck: Captain Sandy championed Courtney’s return (Image: Bravo) Below Deck: Courtney Veale returned in season seven (Image: Bravo) Below Deck: Courtney Veale and Zee were also reunited in season (Image: Bravo)The 28-year-old shared: ‘She’s so passionate about yachting and being a captain.’It’s inspirational to see people who are passionate about what they do. I love the fact that she’s fully behind me, and she’s a really good mentor.’She’s always got my back if I need her, or if I’m stressing about something.’The deckhand continued: ‘Whenever I was stressed on that first trip, she’d tell me, ‘Courtney, you can do it. You’re doing it.’ DON’T MISS…GMB row as royal expert slammed for ‘raking it in’ over Sussexes [INSIGHT]Here’s who will star in Below Deck Adventure [INSIGHT]Below Deck’s Daisy Kelliher shares ‘jealousy’ of Bravo spin-off stars [INSIGHT]’She was confident I could jump into three-meter swells to grab a jet ski and did it even though I was s******g my pants. It was fun.’Although Courtney had joined the crew later in the season, she had settled in well and began to form a bond with the team. Fans were also thrilled to see her return and they remembered Courtney to be the fun-loving crew member who tried to teach Sandy how to twerk. Many were also intrigued to see the dynamics between her and Zee as the two were extremely flirty in their last season.