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Get In On Sandy Weill's Blow-Out Sale Today

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For reasons that are not yet entirely clear, Sandy Weill is selling all his worldly possessions. (He claims he and the wife are “downsizing a little bit" but this smacks more of someone having a feng shui attack.) Earlier this month it was Sando's 15 Central Park West penthouse, which was bought for $88 million as a gift for a 22 year-old fertilizer heiress, today it's his yacht. For those in the market:

The 200-foot Feadship, named April Fool, can be yours for a mere $69.5 million. The boat has a huge master stateroom, a Jacuzzi on the fourth-level sun deck and a sprawling outdoor eating lounge. Weill has only had the boat about five years, after trading up from his previous, smaller yacht...Jonathan Beckett [the yacht broker that’s selling April Fool] declined any comment on the boat’s ownership or reasons for the sale. But he said April Fool is in pristine condition, since it “was rarely used and never chartered.” Feadships, he adds, are the “Rolls Royce” of yachts. It also has an elevator, which is rare for a boat of less than 250 feet.

If you miss out on this item, rest assured Weill's sheets and Ikea dressers will be put on the block next week.

Sandy Weill’s Yacht For Sale [The Wealth Report]

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