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Malibu billionaire deploys $25 million yacht to carry supplies to victims of California wildfires after his own winery was destroyed

Howard Leight spent Friday night trying to save his vineyard and his two homes, and after the threat had passed he wanted to see how he could help other distressed victims.

Howard Leight, a billionaire who co-owns the Malibu Rocky Oaks winery, has joined hands with surfers to help deliver supplies from his 142-foot yacht to the victims of the deadly wildfires in California. On Monday, Leight reached out to his friend Bill Kerbox and devised a plan to use his $25million yacht to bring supplies into areas destroyed by the Woolsey Fire.