Steve Jobs' Yacht 'Venus' Launched in the Netherlands

MacRumors · Oct 28, 2012, 09:14 AM

Earlier this year, it was revealed that French designer Philippe Starck was working with Dutch shipbuilder Feadship on a new yacht for the family of Steve Jobs. The yacht had been mentioned in Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs as a project he had been working on since 2009, but the ship was not completed before his death last year.

Dutch site One More Thing now reports [Google translation] that the ship, christened "Venus", has officially launched, with Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs and their three children participating in the event.

Photo from @basvanderploeg

The aluminum-hulled ship is said to be 70-80 meters in length and features seven 27-inch iMacs lined up in the wheelhouse to help run the controls.

Article Link: Steve Jobs' Yacht 'Venus' Launched in the Netherlands

adder7712 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:15 AM

That's a nice looking yacht.

Plus, nice use of iMacs.

orfeas0 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:16 AM

Video removed by the user already...

chriscrk · Oct 28, 2012, 09:16 AM

I guess I'll have to pass on getting this one

Optheduim · Oct 28, 2012, 09:16 AM

and the next question is-- Are they using the latest model iMac???? lol

FatMax · Oct 28, 2012, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optheduim

and the next question is-- Are they using the latest model iMac???? lol

From the looks of the thin bottom aluminum strip, I would say yes.

adder7712 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optheduim

and the next question is-- Are they using the latest model iMac???? lol

I don't think so, the 27 in models are not coming out until December.

brock2621 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:19 AM

Incredible...

wilycoder · Oct 28, 2012, 09:21 AM

Launching soon, the all new MacBoat

Padraig · Oct 28, 2012, 09:22 AM

Awful. It's typical Starck nonsense. Really surprised that he was picked by Jobs. As a designer he's the anthesis of Ives.

Pixxa · Oct 28, 2012, 09:23 AM

Notice the iPad mini as the top roof on top of the new iPad

a0me · Oct 28, 2012, 09:23 AM

Do they have it in a size that'd fit in my house?

x13gamer · Oct 28, 2012, 09:23 AM

I should at Least have the brand new Thin flat screen iMacs Those machines dont need optical drives to control a boat.

bruinselmann · 11:04 AM

Is that a mirroring surface at the ship's bow? Why would you do that?

EDIT:
The more I look at it, the more I think it might be made of glass – which must look very cool from the inside. I remember reading in Steve's biography about him having a special kind of glass designed that could provide actual structural support to the ship. Maybe they used that for the bow as well.

satchmo · 09:37 AM

Looks like the back of the yacht tapers to a 5 mm edge.

rbrian · Oct 28, 2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by a0me

Do they have it in a size that'd fit in my house?

My house would fit in that yacht!

Matrix9180 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adder7712

I don't think so, the 27 in models are not coming out until December.

Yeah, like the Jobs family couldn't get access to prototypes.

Snowshiro · Oct 28, 2012, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adder7712

That's a nice looking yacht.

Plus, nice use of iMacs.

You think so? Looks fugly to me.

It's like some kid designed a "fan version" of an Apple Yacht. Even the iMacs look like they were put there as some kind of joke.

Shaun, UK · Oct 28, 2012, 09:28 AM

That thing is sooooooo fugly.

justperry · Oct 28, 2012, 09:32 AM

No taste.

velocityg4 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adder7712

I don't think so, the 27 in models are not coming out until December.

You don't think the widow of Steve Jobs would get units before the general public? Especially for a yacht he had commissioned.

JodyK · 05:11 PM

Sad Steve never got to see it launch and enjoy it with his family.

---> Video of yacht http://youtu.be/0mUp1PP98uU
(Love the part where the doors slide open)

Gemütlichkeit · Oct 28, 2012, 09:34 AM

Very nice!

Hakone · Oct 28, 2012, 09:34 AM

I likey!

thelonelylimo · Oct 28, 2012, 09:37 AM

I miss you Steve.

Oct 28, 2012, 09:14 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Steve Jobs' Yacht 'Venus' Launched in the Netherlands Earlier this year, it was revealed that French designer Philippe Starck was working with Dutch shipbuilder Feadship on a new yacht for the family of Steve Jobs. The yacht had been mentioned in Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs as a project he had been working on since 2009, but the ship was not completed before his death last year. Dutch site One More Thing now reports [Google translation] that the ship, christened "Venus", has officially launched, with Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs and their three children participating in the event. Photo from @basvanderploeg The aluminum-hulled ship is said to be 70-80 meters in length and features seven 27-inch iMacs lined up in the wheelhouse to help run the controls. Article Link: Steve Jobs' Yacht 'Venus' Launched in the Netherlands
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Padraig macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2005	Awful. It's typical Starck nonsense. Really surprised that he was picked by Jobs. As a designer he's the anthesis of Ives.
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bruinselmann macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Germany	Is that a mirroring surface at the ship's bow? Why would you do that? EDIT: The more I look at it, the more I think it might be made of glass – which must look very cool from the inside. I remember reading in Steve's biography about him having a special kind of glass designed that could provide actual structural support to the ship. Maybe they used that for the bow as well. Last edited by bruinselmann; Oct 28, 2012 at 11:04 AM.
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satchmo macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2008	Looks like the back of the yacht tapers to a 5 mm edge. Last edited by satchmo; Oct 28, 2012 at 09:37 AM.
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Shaun, UK macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2006	That thing is sooooooo fugly.
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JodyK macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Atlanta suburbs	Sad Steve never got to see it launch and enjoy it with his family. ---> Video of yacht http://youtu.be/0mUp1PP98uU (Love the part where the doors slide open) Last edited by JodyK; Oct 28, 2012 at 05:11 PM. Reason: Added video link since original in article is down
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