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Yacht Name: Calixe -
Wendy McCaw Net Worth: US$ 500 million -
Wendy McCaw was the owner of the yacht Calixe, until she sold the yacht early 2015.
She was married to Craig McCaw. His company McCaw Cellular was sold to AT&T in 1994 for USD 11,5 billion.
After their divorce in 1997 Wendy received a US$ 460 million settlement. She purchased Santa Barbara News-
The News-
She is an active philanthropist with her Wendy P. McCaw Foundation.
Her net worth is estimated at USD 500 million. Wendy McCaw has her own website.
Calixe was built in 1986 as Cacique. She was later sold to the McCaw family and named Calixe. Calixe can accommodate 12 guests and a crew of 13.
In 2015 the yacht Calixe was sold to Glenn Stearns, who named her Minderella. She was sent for a refit at Feadship in 2016 and was given a dark blue hull.
She carries a helicopter with registration N555MS. Registered in Delaware to a company named Vertical Carriage LLC. The heli carries the name ‘The Glass Slipper’.
The boat is not available for yacht charter.
Glenn Stearns is the founder of Stearns Lending, an American wholesale, retail and correspondent lender. Stearns Lending is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the US. The yacht is named after his wife Mindy.
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The N555MS based on Minderella (Photo by Aeroboek)
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