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With only three more charters left in the season, the crew has a good rhythm; a momentum that Max, butt-hurt about not being lead deckhand, intends to interrupt.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
There's a lot to see so close to the water, including eagles and beavers, said deckhand Don Minikel of Cassville.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Jarvis and his two deckhands spent hours reeling in the high-dollar sportfish before turning the boat home toward Destin, Florida.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
They are joined by new crew stews Joe Caron and Jenna Woudberg, deck/stew Mike Durrant, and deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
There's a lot to see so close to the water, including eagles and beavers, said deckhand Don Minikel of Cassville.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Jarvis and his two deckhands spent hours reeling in the high-dollar sportfish before turning the boat home toward Destin, Florida.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
They are joined by new crew stews Joe Caron and Jenna Woudberg, deck/stew Mike Durrant, and deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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