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Jarvis and his two deckhands spent hours reeling in the high-dollar sportfish before turning the boat home toward Destin, Florida.
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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
At the preference-sheet meeting, Joe (deckhand) resents being painted as the bad guy for toying with two women when Joe (primary) is coming aboard with a pick of six.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025
That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
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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
At the preference-sheet meeting, Joe (deckhand) resents being painted as the bad guy for toying with two women when Joe (primary) is coming aboard with a pick of six.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025
That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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