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Balearic confidence

Menorca

The format moved west to the Balearic Islands and Menorca's quieter coastline — limestone coves, uncrowded anchorages — where a crew with Croatian experience behind it found a steadier stride.

Filmed
Menorca, Spain
Menorca, Spain
Premiered
Mar 7, 2022
Bravo · March 2022
Episodes
14
Format
Sailing yacht · Balearic Islands
Charter sailing yacht, Menorca waters
Host
Glenn Shephard
third season with Captain Glenn Shephard at the helm
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

Menorca.

The western Mediterranean gave the show a new register; the crew had the experience to use it.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Menorca brought the show into western Mediterranean waters and a quieter visual palette than the Croatian Adriatic. The island's limestone coves and unhurried coast suited the sailing-yacht format's slower rhythms, and the production used the setting with more confidence than the Ionian origin had shown. The crew arrived with a season of experience behind them, which steadied the department dynamics and made the charter pressure more legible. A solid middle-tier entry that expanded the show's geography without overreaching.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #03 slot.

Slot #03 of 5 in the Below Deck Sailing Yacht Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht S3 — Menorca — tiered.tv