Rough Waters! Below Deck: Sailing Yacht’s Colin Reveals the *Actual* Reason He Quit the Show
Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5 officially marked the end of Parsifal III’s Three Muskateers. But why did Colin leave Below Deck: Sailing Yacht and what happened to him, Gary, and Daisy off-camera? The real reason he quit the show may surprise Bravo fans.
Colin Macrae joined Below Deck: Sailing Yacht in Season 2 as a Chief Engineer for Parsifal III. Season 2 also marked the first season for Chief Stewardess Daily Kelliher and First Officer Gary King, who Colin became best friends with and was later involved in a love triangle with in Season 4, which ended in a fallout between Daisy, Colin, and Gary over their drama during the season. When the cast for Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Season 5 was announce with Daisy, Gary, Captain Glenn Shephard and a lineup of new crew members, Colin was noticeably missing.
Why did Colin leave Below Deck: Sailing Yacht?
In an Instagram comment to a fan in September 2024, Colin revealed that he left Below Deck: Sailing Yacht after Season 4 to take care of his mental health.” Will miss you on the new series of BD Sailing,” a user commented on an Instagram photo of Colin on a boat he renovated, to which Colin responded, “my mental well being was more important haha.”
Though he’s no longer on Below Deck: Sailing Yacht, Colin also encouraged Bravo fans to follow him on his YouTube channel, Parlay Revival, where he shares videos of his yachting life. “Definitely following your adventures here and on YouTube ❤️ would rather see you in your happy place than on a Bravo show. Glad the world got to know you through BDSY and can now just watch you shine ☺️,” a user commented, to which Colin responded, “thanks for the king words!” Another user wrote, “Gutted you’re not on the next season of bd sailing, but super stoked that you’re happy and we can always watch your YouTube channel 🎉😁” to which Colin replied, “you sure can!”
Where do Colin and Daisy stand after their Below Deck: Sailing Yacht drama?
In an interview with E! News in October 2024, Daisy confirmed that she and Colin don’t talk after their breakup on Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Season 4, though she’s still there for him if he ever needed to reach out. “We don’t really talk,” Daisy said. “If he needed anything, obviously he could give me a call. But we don’t really keep in touch.”
While they don’t keep in touch, Daisy revealed that she did receive a text from Colin in September 2024 after Bravo released the trailer for Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Season 5, which saw Daisy looking back at her drama with Colin and Gary. “I got a message from him the other day about a comment I made about him,” Daisy said. “I hope he’s not mad at me saying this, because I basically referred to him as ‘dead weight,’ which was a joke. He just messaged me like, ‘Dead weight?’ Laughing emoji. Hopefully he saw the funny side.”
Daisy also explained why she went into Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Season 5 with so many heated feelings toward Gary, the third part of her love triangle with Colin. “The reunion created a lot of tension, so that’s why we went in so heated,” Daisy said. “It’s hard looking back on that because I was so angry after the reunion and the way I was treated.”
Though Daisy admitted that she “was not looking forward to seeing him, working with him, being around” Gary, she confirmed that the two have since worked through their issues.
“I’m not somebody to hold a grudge and I don’t like holding on to anger,” she said. “We obviously have to find a way to work with each other.” She continued, “I’m absolutely fine with Gary. We’re not the best of friends, we live very separate lives. But I have no issues with him.”
