Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic set sail on the $250 million James Packer super yacht

James Packer invited some of his famous friends on a $250 million superyacht in the South of France last Tuesday.

The Australian billionaire, 54, joined his longtime friend Karl Stefanovic, his wife Jasmine and their two-year-old daughter Harper.

It was a family affair with Jasmine’s sister Jade Yarbrough also on board with her new boyfriend, former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke.

James Packer (left) invited some of his famous friends on a $250 million superyacht off the South of France last Tuesday. He is seen here with Karl Stefanovic’s wife Jasmine (second from left), his sister Jade Yarbrough (right, holding his niece Harper) and other friends (center)

Jasmine, 38, a former model turned shoe designer, looked breezy in a white shirt and designer sunglasses as she chatted with James on deck.

Bikini-clad Jade, 30, stood nearby holding her nephew Harper on her hips.

Michael, 41, was also seen enjoying a day on the water with the cash crowd, wearing a black T-shirt and shades.

The retired batsman, nicknamed ‘Pup’, has been dating interior designer Jade for a few months now.

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke (seated, bottom right) is also seen enjoying a day on the water with a crowd of people wearing black T-shirts.

Today’s host, Karl, 47, kept it casual in a black, partially buttoned shirt, and completed the look with a matching hat.

Meanwhile, James, who recently sold his stake in Crown Resorts for $3.3 billion, looks slimmer than previous years in a baggy black T-shirt and sweatpants.

The troubled entrepreneur seems to have put a string of health issues behind him.

Michael (right) has been dating interior designer Jade (left) for a few months now

In the past few months, he has lost 33kg (72lbs or 5.2) and has also ditched the psychiatric medication that had taken so long to alter his mood.

Packer told The Weekend Australian in June that he was ready to embark on the ‘third act’ of his life, including plans to return to his hometown of Sydney.

‘I’m roughly 130kg now and want to get back to 100kg by the end of 2022. I want to swim with my kids in Bondi when we’re all in Sydney together next year and be 100kg,’ she said from her home in Mexico.

Today’s presenter, Karl Stefanovic (left) looked casual in a black, partially buttoned shirt, and completed the look with a matching hat.

Packer has revealed that he will be quitting his antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs, and is now working to ‘rehabilitate’ his reputation in Australia.

‘I was really looking forward to seeing Crown Sydney… it wasn’t appropriate for me to be in Australia for the last few years,’ he said.

In a subsequent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Packer said he had lost a total of 33kg and was growing by quitting alcohol, following a strict diet and exercise, and limiting his daily calorie intake.

James Packer (pictured in October 2017) said in a recent interview that he is excited to start his ‘third act’ and plans to return to public life in Australia.

He told the newspaper that his life was ‘quite good now’, adding: ‘My mental health is the best it’s ever been.’

Packer sold Crown to private investment firm Blackstone for $8.9 billion in a deal finalized in June, pocketing $3.3 billion in the process.

The sale marked the end of a major chapter in his sometimes controversial life amid investigations into the company and allegations of money laundering.

Despite the investigation, the father-of-three credits his casinos in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney with changing cities ‘for the better’.

Packer is seen here at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on 21 December 2003. He recently said he hopes to visit Bondi with his children next year after he has lost 100kg

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