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LEANDER G Yacht – Stunning $59M Superyacht

The LEANDER G yacht is a 74.98-meter superyacht Leander G constructed in 1993 by Peene-Werft , a cutting-edge shipyard that specializes in new build and repairs of naval vessels.

His guests include members of the English royal family, such as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, on a tour of the United Kingdom and Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in the Caribbean.

Throughout her illustrious career, the boat has required just three repairs. In 2018, the first repair was made, and it included considerable renovations to the guest and staff accommodations for the first repair. 

Then in 2019, a complete engine overhaul was performed. The most current revisions took place in February 2020 in Navantia, Spain.

Being an active yacht, she has a reputation for navigating worldwide destinations from the Baltic to the sunny Bahamas. 

LEANDER G yacht interior

Since her delivery in 1993, Leander G has served as an unofficial royal yacht for prominent members of the royal family on occasion.

Her interior design was penned by Polina Nunns with a style that is reminiscent of an “English country home.” She features a piano room, a viewing terrace, a bar, a swimming pool, a gym, and a dining room.

She is the quintessential gentleman’s yacht, complete with a railing in front of the alcove and a massive mural that portrays an 18th-century sailing scene. 

The English country house vibe can be seen and felt throughout the vessel, with old mahogany furniture, damask-patterned carpets, and flowery wallpaper. 

LEANDER G yacht exterior

Claus Kusch was in charge of her build and exterior design, and he did not disappoint.

LEANDER G was originally commissioned as the third boat in the Katalina series for Brigadier Timothy Landon, an adviser to the Sultan of Oman.

Her construction began only weeks after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. Since the shipyard had previously only produced military boats, Kusch had to accompany a small group of his employees to Monaco to demonstrate what a superyacht was.

It seemed as if the boat had been custom-made for him, despite it being originally built for someone else.

LEANDER G yacht accommodation

LEANDER G has ten luxurious cabins that can sleep up to 20 guests, including two owner suites with an interconnecting office and living area.

Up to 26 people may be accommodated in staff cabins next to the owner’s living area. 

Additionally, the boat has a spacious swimming pool and a gym, allowing passengers to unwind and feel at peace while on board.

LEANDER G yacht specifications

LEANDER G is powered by two 3,600hp Deutz-MWM SBV12M628 diesel engines, which provide her with a maximum speed of 18.5 knots and a cruising range of 8,000 nautical miles at 14.5 knots.

She is equipped with no fewer than six tenders and a plethora of toys, as well as an aft deck helipad for charter helicopters.

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This renowned yacht was just advertised for sale by Edmiston & Company for a price of € 45,000,000.

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Motor yacht Leander G is an impressive and luxurious superyacht that offers sumptuous accommodation for twelve guests in ten elegantly styled suites, staterooms and cabins. Superyacht Leader G is run by an efficient and expertly trained crew headed by Captain Jules Cope and has a wide array of spacious saloons, well-appointed deck areas and incredible amenities. Built in 1992 at German shipyard Peene Werft, 75 metre Leander G has a maximum speed of eighteen knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots, making her a fantastic charter vessel for family vacations, group holidays or one-off corporate functions.

Leander G’s accommodations are as elegant as they are comfortable and inviting. Like the rest of Leander G, her master suite mixes rich styling with incredible luxury. It starts with the study where a bookcase filled with leather bound classics slides open to reveal a TV, DVD and CD music system and a sturdy writing desk, exquisite model ships and paintings with a nautical theme combine to reinforce the lavish tones. Through a hidden sliding door lies the master bedroom with its king-size bed with a wide screen plasma TV and hidden DVD and surround sound system mounted opposite. Five large windows offer panoramic views port and starboard, while entrances to the dressing room and bathroom flank the TV, the latter features both a large bath and walk in shower. The suite is accentuated by large mirrors and windows over the bathroom’s starboard side flood the entire area with natural light. The second stateroom holds a king-size bed in a spacious bedroom area which adjoins with a living room and study. The TV, DVD and CD surround sound system are hidden behind a sliding cabinet while the ample bathroom contains both a tub and a walk in shower. Four large port side windows provide impressive views and an abundance of natural light. In addition, Leander G also has three double guest cabins and five twin guest cabins.

Leander G’s main saloon provides incredible relaxation: windows on the stern, port and starboard allow natural light to flood the room, a perfect complement to the soft yellow and cream décor. Balanced by dark wood furnishings and dramatic maritime oil paintings, other amenities of this lovely room include a grand piano, a collection of several hundred DVD’s, a stairway leading to the guest cabins below and large sliding glass doors which open onto the aft deck and offer panoramic views. The dining room as well is exceptionally well lit by its large port and starboard windows, and dramatically accented by its marble effect pillars which surround the room and match perfectly the marble effect table which easily accommodates up to 20 diners. The dining room ceiling has been designed to give the impression of looking through skylights onto a faintly clouded blue sky, while an entire wall is devoted to a gorgeous nautical painting with mythical inspirations. The observation room offers breath-taking 180 degree views as well as an area to relax in front of the TV, entertain friends or work at a desk. Large double glass doors lead from the bar on the Jacuzzi deck and a capacious dining table is accompanied by two smaller versions for a more intimate dining experience. The pool deck, with flow pool, offers panoramic views from the stern as well as shaded tables, sun bed and comfortable loungers. The well-maintained teak decking and varnished teak handrails throughout are as beautiful to the eye as they feel beneath the feet.

Leander G’s other notable amenities include a gymnasium with rowing machine, cycling machine, weights bench, stretching bar, a range of yoga and exercise DVD’s, a sauna with adjacent shower and an adjoining dive room. Leander G’s toys and tenders include three wave runners, water skis, three windsurfers, three kneeboards, two four metre laser sailing dinghies, two sets of tows, scuba gear with a compressor and fishing equipments as well as six tenders including a thirty two foot custom tender, one eighteen foot and one twenty foot Ribtec semi-rigid and one eighteen foot and one twenty foot RIB.

Leander G is available for charter in the Mediterranean for the summer season and the Caribbean and the Bahamas during the winter season.

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Yacht Specs

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Leander G, by Peenewerft, 75 m – 12 guests – 26 crew

• CHARTER PRICE FROM: 490,000$
• LENGTH:  75m
• BUILT: 1993 / refit 2015
• GUESTS:  12

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INTERIOR GALLERY

• BUILDER: Peenewerft
• DESIGNER: Kusch Yacht Agentur
• ENGINE: 2 x Deutz SBV 12M 628 diesels developing 2,640 kW at 1,000 rpm
• FUEL CONSUMPTION: 850 Litres/Hr
• CRUISING SPEED:  15 knots
• LOCATION: Croatia, Est Med – Greece, Est Med – Turkey, W. Med – Naples/Sicily, W. Med – French Riviera/Corsica/Sardinia
• PRICE PER WEEK LOW SEASON: 490,000$
• PRICE PER WEEK HIGH SEASON: 490,000$
• FLAG: Bermuda
• VAT: VAT where applicable.

Guest Accommodation: Two double Owner’s suites on the main deck, forward. Two twin “staff” cabins are located on the Pool deck forward, adjacent Owner’s Lounge. Principal Guest cabins on the lower deck: three double and three twin cabins

Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities: Audio-visual equipment including DVDs & satellite TV. Plasma screen in main saloon & owner’s suite Helipad on top deck (not available while on charters due to MCA regulations).

New: TV’s and blue ray players in the main saloon and observation lounge.

Communications: Satcom & GSM V-Sat October’07: WIFI internet access in three different areas: study, bar and dining room.

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Tenders: 2 x 9.8m custom tenders each with 2 x 350hp jet drives 6.1m Ribtec semi-rigid tender with 115 hp engine 5.7m Ribtec rescue tender with 115hp engine 6.3m Custom catamaran RIB with 150hp engine 5.8m Custom catamaran RIB with 150hp engine

Toys: 2 x 4m Laser Pico sailing dinghies 1 x Seadoo XT jetski 2 x Yamaha Waverunners 2 x double Hobie cat sea kayaks 2 x Inflatable kayaks 3 x Mistral windsurfers, from beginner to intermediate 1 x Full set of kite surfing gear, from beginner to intermediate 2 x Wakeboards 2 x Waterskis 1 x Knee board Diving – 8 x Dive bottles with BCD’s Snorkle gear and fins. 2 x Paddle boards 3 x One man donuts 1 x Six-man banana towable 1 x Island hopper water trampoline with slide Huge array of beach toys 3 x Sports fishing rods and tackle Full set of beach BBQ gear

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A Summary of Motor Yacht LEANDER G

LEANDER G used to be named project/yacht name 415. This 75 m (245 ft) luxury yacht was developed at Peene-Werft in 1992. Motor Yacht LEANDER G is a significant superyacht. An exciting interesting attribute of this well equiped motor yacht is her helicopter landing pad. The naval architect responsible for this yacht's design work in respect of this ship is Claus Kusch. The interior design work was the talent of Heinz Vollers/Katalin Landon/Pauline Nunns. Luxury yacht LEANDER G is a well crafted yacht that can sleep a total of 22 passengers on board and has a total of 23 crew.

M/Y LEANDER G’s steel hull has a bulbous bow and a canoe stern. The massive yacht has a range of communal guest areas including a Main Saloon and Dining room on her Main Deck, a Boat deck saloon, Spa Pool Deck, Observation Deck and Study, a Fitness room, a Dive Room and Swim Platform. The yacht has a total of 10 suites consisting if two Master suites with office/study and a forward facing saloon, 3 double guest cabins with en-suite bathrooms and 5 twin guest cabins with bathrooms. LEANDER G is owned by Sir Donald Gosling, who made his fortune from National Car Parks and property. Some famous guests that have chartered LEANDER G include Prince Charles and Camilla.

Building & Designing for Luxury Yacht LEANDER G

Claus Kusch was the naval architect involved in the technical vessel composition for LEANDER G. Also the company Claus Kusch expertly worked on this undertaking. Interior designer Heinz Vollers/Katalin Landon/Pauline Nunns was responsible for the overall internal styling. In 1992 she was formally launched to triumph in Wolgast and post sea trials and final completion was afterwards delivered to the owner. Peene-Werft completed their new build motor yacht in Germany. The hull was crafted from steel. The motor yacht superstructure component is fabricated for the most part using aluminium. With a beam of 12.77 m or 41.9 feet LEANDER G has impressive internal space. She has a reasonably deep draught of 4.15m (13.6ft). She had refit maintenance and modification carried out in 2005.

Engineering & Speeds For M/Y LEANDER G:

The SBV 12M 628 engine powering the yacht is built by DEUTZ-MWM. LEANDER G is propelled by twin screw propellers. The engine of the yacht creates 3260 horse power (or leander G kilowatts). She is equiped with 2 engines. The combined thrust for the yacht is therefore 6520 HP / 4800 KW. As far as stabalisers are concerned she was built with Simplex Passive. The bow thrusters are Schottel / Stern: Schottel.

For Superyacht LEANDER G She Caters For The Following Passenger Accommodation Capacity For:

Offering chambers for a maximum of 22 welcome guests spending the night, the LEANDER G accommodates them luxuriously. The boat requires around 23 professional yacht crew to operate.

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The Peene-Werft Motor Yacht does have a helicopter platform facility. 3 X Compressors was the outfit that made the AC on the yacht. This motor yacht has a teak deck.

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The luxury yacht LEANDER G displayed on this page is merely informational and she is not necessarily available for yacht charter or for sale, nor is she represented or marketed in anyway by CharterWorld. This web page and the superyacht information contained herein is not contractual. All yacht specifications and informations are displayed in good faith but CharterWorld does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the current accuracy, completeness, validity, or usefulness of any superyacht information and/or images displayed. All boat information is subject to change without prior notice and may not be current.

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REFIT OF ICONIC YACHT 75m LEANDER-G

In November 2020 Vickers Studio signed the contract to design the refit of the iconic 75m yacht Leander G. The scope of works was for new layouts on all four decks with new interior fit out of all surfaces, including all new lighting, furniture, fabrics and accessories.

The client was a very experienced yacht owner with a clear idea of the intention for the new interior, design and exterior furniture. The timescale was very demanding, and Leander was already waiting in RMK Istanbul with the teams in place to strip out the interior. All that was needed was the design…

Vickers Studio were awarded this prestigious project on the back of John’s experience of classic yacht interiors and delivering large volumes of detailed work on tight time schedules.

The process started with a seven day visit to the client’s homes and current yachts. There was extensive time spent onboard reviewing the current state of Leander, and it was agreed by all parties that the best way forward would be to fully reconfigure the interior layout maximising the potential of the yachts volume. At the end of the week, which had been spent sketching layouts and joinery details with the owner, John had provisional approvals on much of the design concept.

The interior joinery was all based around the clients love of classical architecture and design, using the ‘golden ratio’ to create all the panelling proportions. The design included careful lighting of teak and white painted wall panelling in elegant symmetry, with feature furniture on loose rugs over wood floors.  The client’s art collection was of paramount importance and many of the interior visuals contained art positioning and the actual dimensions of various pieces. The client loved the Vickers interior for yacht Blue II and so a similar idea of a classical interior but with a modern fresh feel was created.

Through November 2020, the Vickers team created pen visuals, interior photo-real visuals and interior CAD information for the main deck, upper deck and bridge deck. These went to the client for final approval and then onto the interior fit-out teams. Throughout December and January the Vickers design team modified and approved the workshop drawings, developing solutions to the various refit issues which arose following the strip out of the interior. The difficulties of the Covid lockdowns were numerous, but there were good working relationships with all parties and a lot of Zoom calls!

In June 2021, Leander emerged from RMK with three new decks and exterior areas, ready for a full program for the owner’s summer. She returned to RMK at the end of the season for the final installation of the lower deck, guest cabins and beach club, before final completion of the two-year refit in June 2022.

Vickers Studio are covered by NDAs regarding the final interior photos, but safe to say it is one of their proudest yacht completions, not least because of Leander having been the unofficial royal yacht for the British royal family. Working with this client was an honour and a privilege for the Vickers team. Not only was she completed in record time, but we feel this classic yacht now has the interior detailing fitting for a yacht of this iconic pedigree, now launched as Meserret III.

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After Living Much of Life at Sea, Captain Sandy Finds Love on Land

Sandy Yawn of “Below Deck Mediterranean” married Leah Shafer on — what else? — a superyacht in Florida.

By Tammy LaGorce

Sandra Dolores Yawn has been locked up, left for dead on a Florida highway and chased through the Red Sea by pirates.

In the summer of 2018, Leah Rae Shafer reached out on Facebook to send Ms. Yawn her blessings. Not because she thought Ms. Yawn, who goes by Captain Sandy, needed her well wishes, but because she had started watching “Below Deck Mediterranean” on Bravo.

The show follows a crew tasked with catering to a revolving cadre of guests who have chartered a superyacht. Ms. Yawn, a star of the series, is at the helm. Ms. Shafer had written to congratulate her on the show’s success. There was another reason, too. “I thought she was hot,” she said.

Ms. Yawn, 59, has been a yacht captain for more than 30 years. Her foray into television, which started in 2017, was not exactly foreordained. Until her mid-20s, “I was a mess,” Ms. Yawn said. “I was always in trouble. I got kicked out of 11th grade. I didn’t go to college.” At 13, at the start of an adolescence spent between Dundee, Fla., where her father lived, and Bradenton, Fla., where her mother lived, she started drinking. By 17, “I was getting arrested so many times I couldn’t even count how many,” she said. Usually a parent bailed her out. Her father’s refusal to do so after one drunken incident landed her a night in jail.

In 1989, when she was 25, the revolving door of South Florida treatment centers she had been pushing through quit spinning when a counselor told her she couldn’t return. “She said, ‘Sandy, as soon as you get some money in your pocket you’re going to start drinking again,’” Ms. Yawn said.

Fearing real jail time, she joined Alcoholics Anonymous. To start paying off the thousands of dollars she owed in legal fees and addiction treatment center bills, she got a job washing boats in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. By 30, she had earned her captain’s license from Maritime Professional Training, a school in Fort Lauderdale for mariners and yachting professionals.

Rehab — she still has an A.A. sponsor and attends meetings whenever possible — helped her pin down the roots of her teenage rebellion. “I think a big part of my drinking was that I couldn’t accept my sexuality,” she said. “When I got sober is when I accepted that, oh my gosh, I actually prefer women.”

For Ms. Shafer, that level of acceptance took much longer. It also cost her a career as a gospel singer.

Ms. Shafer, 50, is the entrepreneur behind a skin care line, Skin by Leah, and a jewelry business started with a friend, Cuff Me. When she messaged Ms. Yawn to congratulate her on the success of “Below Deck Mediterranean” in 2018, she and her husband of 20 years, then living with their teenage daughter in Denver, were going through a divorce. The relationship had gone stale years earlier, Ms. Shafer said, but fear and uncertainty prevented her from leaving.

“I had the security of not worrying financially, because he took care of everything,” she said. Her gospel career at a nondenominational church had taken off when she was still in high school in Hesperia, Calif. But that was mostly a labor of love.

“I toured and went to college at the same time,” said Ms. Shafer, who graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.

By her 30s, she was recording albums, touring megachurches and singing at major Christian conferences. A flirtation with secular performance in the 2000s landed her on the 2003-04 revival of “Star Search” and later a recurring role on NBC’s “The Singing Bee.”

But “I loved God and I loved inspiring people, and the platform I was given was on the stage of churches,” she said. The only problem: “There was really no money in that.”

Before their divorce was final in 2019, she and her husband tried therapy and prayed together. Finally, in 2018, “I just jumped,” she said. “I took a leap of faith. I wanted freedom.”

She found it financially first. Skin by Leah Studio, her Lone Tree, Colo. facial salon that she founded in 2017, was successful right away, she said. When she first saw Ms. Yawn on TV, she was settling into life as an entrepreneur. She didn’t expect to get a response to her Facebook message. But when she got one three months later, in October 2018, it came with an invitation.

In addition to her job as a TV star, Ms. Yawn had started touring with “I Believe,” a series of motivational talks she created to inspire women in leadership positions. When she finally read Ms. Shafer’s message — thousands had been piling up, she said, but something drew her to Ms. Shafer’s — she was in the market for an entertainer for the talks.

In her message, Ms. Shafer had included a video of herself singing the national anthem at a 2014 Denver Broncos game. Once Ms. Yawn clicked the link, she replied right away. “She gave me her phone number and said, ‘I heard you sing,’” Ms. Shafer said. “‘Let’s meet up and talk about how we can do something together.’”

The two continued to talk on the phone and over email. Ms. Yawn was then living in Los Angeles. Ms. Shafer had been planning a Disneyland vacation with her daughter, Lauren, in November, a trip that gave her an excuse to meet Ms. Yawn in person.

Both say they fell in love seconds after Ms. Shafer pulled into Ms. Yawn’s driveway in mid-November 2018. “I offered to park her car for her, and that’s when we hugged,” Ms. Yawn said. “I felt this energy I had never felt. I knew I had to pay attention to that.”

It was a life-changing hug for Ms. Shafer, too. “It was not a normal feeling when I met Sandy,” she said. “She wasn’t the stern captain you see on TV. She was just so fun and so beautiful. That hug melted me.”

Over dinner at Catch, a Los Angeles seafood restaurant, they acknowledged their attraction. “I was really honest with her,” Ms. Yawn said. But Ms. Shafer wasn’t ready to date a woman. “I knew I wanted to be with her,” she said. “I was just freaked out.”

By the end of the evening, Ms. Yawn told her she should take her time. It had been two years since Ms. Yawn’s last relationship. “So at that point I was like, ‘Why rush it?’” she said. “I was older and I’ve learned a lot of lessons. One was, let things happen naturally. Slow and steady wins the race.”

Six months later, the race was over. The women were in a committed relationship, and Ms. Yawn had moved to a place near Ms. Shafer’s in Denver. It was smooth sailing until the end of 2019, when news of the couple’s relationship started circulating in entertainment media.

The public outing ended Ms. Shafer’s gospel career. “I knew the minute I came out as being in love with a woman it would be over, and it was,” she said. Her six CDs, sold in dozens of church bookstores, were pulled from shelves and shipped to her doorstep. Christian radio stations stopped playing her music.

“I had worked for 35 years,” she said. “And it was over.”

Most painful of all were comments after her father’s death from Covid in 2020. “People in the church told me he died because of my sins,” she said. “But he had met and come to accept Sandy before he passed, and I thank God that happened.” Now, “my family adores Sandy.”

Ms. Yawn lost both her parents to heart attacks before she became a TV star — her father in 2006, and her mother in 2009. In 2015, she was en route to the Miami Boat Show on her motorcycle when she was hit by a car. The driver left the scene. “I felt my mother’s presence while I was flipping through the air, and I felt peaceful,” she said.

When she hit the pavement, she had a fractured pelvis and her foot “was on sideways,” she said. By then, though, she was used to navigating life and death scenarios, including fires at sea and run-ins with pirates. She credits her fortitude and empathy, qualities highlighted on “Below Deck Mediterranean,” which she joined in 2017, to her sobriety. “I’ve got nothing to hide and everything to share,” she said.

In 2022, Ms. Yawn and Ms. Shafer bought a house together in Parker, Colo. In September 2023, while Ms. Yawn was filming in Greece, Ms. Shafer flew overseas to visit. Ms. Yawn proposed with a diamond engagement ring on the beach , with violin players in the background.

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On May 11, Ms. Shafer and Ms. Yawn were married in Fort Lauderdale aboard She’s a 10 Too, a superyacht lent to the couple by their friend Carolyn Aronson. Fifty-five guests, the maximum allowed aboard the vessel, were in attendance. Among them were “Below Deck Mediterranean” castmates Aesha Scott, Kate Chastain and Dave White, known to viewers as Chef Dave. (And yes, there were cameras filming.)

Ms. Shafer, in a long white wedding gown by Leah Da Gloria, walked down the aisle with her two brothers, Matthew Dale and Justin Dale, to an altar decorated with white roses and hydrangeas; her daughter, now 18, was her maid of honor.

Ms. Yawn, in a white Veronica Beard suit, was escorted down the aisle by Mark Dunham, her brother-in-law. Michelle Dunham, Ms. Yawn’s sister, was her maid of honor. Most guests were barefoot, as is common on yachts. The brides and their wedding party were granted an exception.

Nadine Rajabi, the showrunner of “Below Deck Mediterranean,” who is ordained by the Universal Life Church, married them on the yacht’s bridge aft deck, a job made more difficult by the weather: wind caused her microphone to cut out and blew the pages of her speech around. But nothing could disturb the focus of the brides as they read handwritten vows.

Ms. Shafer told Ms. Yawn that she had taught her to be more optimistic, more playful and “to jump.” Ms. Yawn told Ms. Shafer that she had given her patience and grace.

The captain had been hoping to make it through the ceremony free of tears. But that, she said shortly after they were pronounced married, was impossible. “The minute I looked at Leah and started reading her all the reasons I fell in love with her I started to cry,” she said. “It’s so amazing to find this kind of love in your lifetime.”

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When May 11, 2024

Where Aboard the superyacht She’s a 10 Too, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Rescue Mission The couple chose “She’s a Lady” for their first dance during an onboard reception. Chef Dave prepared short ribs and a three-tiered, gluten-free vanilla, chocolate and strawberry cake that threatened to topple in the wind and heat (temperatures were in the 90s).

Cruising After the wedding, the brides took off for a five-day honeymoon to Little Palm Island on a yacht lent by Mr. Flynn. Ms. Yawn was at the helm, of course.

Onward In June, Ms. Yawn and Ms. Shafer will move from Denver to Ponte Vedra, Fla., to be closer to Ms. Dunham, who runs a private school for children with autism, Jacksonville School for Autism, in Jacksonville. On June 3, season nine of “Below Deck Mediterranean” premieres on Bravo. And on July 1, Ms. Shafer will open a skin care studio in Ponte Vedra.

An earlier version of this article misidentified   the man who escorted Sandy Yawn down the aisle. It was Mark Dunham, her brother-in-law, not her friend John Flynn. An earlier version of a picture caption also misidentified Mr. Dunham as Mr. Flynn. Additionally, the article misstated   the shoe rule aboard   the superyacht on which the wedding was held. The brides and their wedding party were allowed to wear shoes; other guests were not.

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Below Deck Mediterranean's Captain Sandy Yawn married on board superyacht She's a 10 Too

Star of Below Deck Mediterranean Captain Sandy has tied the knot with Leah Shafer on board the 54-metre She's a 10 Too . The couple first met on Facebook in 2018 and announced their engagement in September 2023.

The wedding was officiated by Nadine Rajabi, executive producer of Below Deck Mediterranean and Below Deck Down Under . The ceremony will be broadcast on an upcoming episode of Below Deck Mediterranean .

"On May 11th, 2024 I married the love of my life. I had no idea how amazing marriage could be," read a statement from Captain Sandy. "It feels incredible and I feel like the luckiest woman in the world. I love you, Leah Rae Yawn! Thank you for taking my name! Thank you to our entire family and friends for coming out to show your love and support to our relationship."

Delivered in March 2024, She's a 10 Too is the latest Mangusta GranSport 54 from Overmarine Group to hit the water and was sold to an "experienced owner". The series is marked by its speed – able to reach a maximum of 30-31 knots – and its muscular, imposing exterior design. 

Her sisterships are Siniar , delivered in 2020 and El Leon , delivered in 2018.

She's a 10 Too was designed inside and out by Italian studio Alberto Mancini with naval architecture by Pierluigi Ausonio PLANA . The superyacht was reportedly lent to the couple by a friend.

She is  currently docked in Port Everglades, Florida, according to BOATPro .

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