With another season of Below Deck comes a new cast of crewmates working to keep the ship afloat, including new deckhand Rayna Lindsey. The premiere of Below Deck season 9 is coming this October, and there is a whole slew of new faces audiences need to get acquainted with before embarking on the upcoming journey. From her position on the yacht to her qualifications, this is all there is to know about Rayna.

Rayna is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, but she had made a habit of traveling the world. After living in Minneapolis, Rayna settled down in Cordova, Alaska. Currently, the Below Deck newbie is living in Miami, Florida, but she doesn’t stay put for too long. In season 9, Rayna is on course to gain a new world of experience as she sails the water of Saint Kitts with her fellow co-stars and crewmates. Saint Kitts, also known as Saint Christopher Island, is an island located in the West Indies. Rayna will be following in the footsteps of other famed deckhands like season 7’s Ashton Pienaar in her reality TV debut. Although Rayna is sailing on uncharted Caribbean waters, she is no stranger to working as a deckhand.

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According to her LinkedIn, Rayna has an extensive career working as a crewmate. In 2016, Rayna graduated from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At Augsburg, Rayna earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing. Throughout her undergraduate experience, Rayna worked as a member of court management for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx basketball team. In 2015, Rayna was a marketing coordinator at Kaskaid Hospitality in Minneapolis. In May 2017, Rayna finally made it out of the Twin Cities and moved to Alaska. In Cordova, Rayna took on the role of deckhand for the first time. At Orca Adventure Lodge, Rayna assisted the captain on fishing tours. After two years in Alaska, Rayna worked at Club Med in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Rayna prepared herself for the drama of Below Deck as she managed a team of 11 at Club Med.

On Instagram, Rayna shares even more about her experiences and qualifications to join the intense Below Deck crew. Rayna’s Instagram account is raynaeats_mpls. On the social medium, Rayna has amassed 1,648 followers and follows 1,199 other accounts. With over 160 posts, Rayna’s Instagram is full of photos and videos of the soon-to-be reality star’s travels across the world. From swimming in tropical oceans to petting tigers, Rayna’s Instagram demonstrates the deckhand’s adventurous spirit. In her bio, Rayna explains that on top of being a deckhand, she is an accomplished yacht chef (although it is unclear if she is as skilled as Chef Ben Robinson from Below Deck). Rayna also notes that she is an advanced scuba diver, which is backed up by a recent picture of Rayna hanging out with a shark in the depths of the ocean.

Rayna still has much to prove to the Below Deck audiences who have seen handfuls of talented deckhands dutifully serve on Below Deck, but her resumé is certainly impressive. From working as a deckhand in Alaska to mastering scuba diving, Rayna appears to be a vital addition to Captain Lee’s crew. Rayna is poised to become one of the most memorable deckhands in Below Deck history.

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Source: Rayna Lindsay/LinkedIn, raynaeats_mpls

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Christopher Davis is a freelance reality TV writer for Screen Rant. Since his graduation from Emerson College with a degree in visual and media arts back in 2019, Christopher has pursued the ever-evolving field of entertainment journalism. In his free time, Christopher loves to write, rewatch old seasons of RHONY, and work on his death drop.

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