Venus (yacht)
.jpg) Steve Jobs' yacht Venus in Portugal (Faial Island)
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| History | |
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 Cayman Islands | |
| Name | Venus |
| Owner | Laurene Powell Jobs |
| Port of registry | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Builder | Feadship  Netherlands Koninklijke NV De Vries Scheepsbouw |
| Cost | €100 million |
| Launched | October 2012 |
| Christened | 2012 |
| In service | 2012-present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Super yacht |
| Tonnage | 1,876 GT |
| Length | 78.20 m (256.6 ft) |
| Beam | 11.80 m (38.7 ft) |
| Draught | 3.00 m (9.84 ft) |
| Notes | Data from builder[1] |
Venus is a super yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik[2] and built by Feadship for the entrepreneur Steve Jobs.[3] However, Jobs died in October 2011. The yacht was unveiled a year later and cost more than €100 million.[4]
History
Venus was unveiled on 28 October 2012 at the Feadship shipyard in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands. The yacht was named for the Roman goddess of love.[5]
The yacht was impounded on 21 December 2012 at the Port of Amsterdam following a dispute over payment. The designer, Philippe Starck, claimed that Jobs' heirs owed him €3 million of his €9 million fee for the project.[6] The yacht was only impounded for a few days until the dispute was resolved.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Venus - Feadship Royal Dutch Shipyards". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Steve Jobs's £80m yacht impounded over unpaid bill". The Daily Telegraph. 21 December 2012.
- ^ Banrji, Robin (29 October 2012). "Steve Jobs high-tech yacht unveiled". BBC News Online.
- ^ "Steve Jobs super yacht impounded over unpaid Starck designer bill". Reuters. 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Steve Jobs' Yacht Revealed, Christened 'Venus'". Mashable. 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Steve Jobs' high-tech yacht impounded over bill dispute". BBC News Online. 21 December 2012.
- ^ Aune, Sean P. (24 December 2012). "Steve Jobs Yacht Freed From Impound After Unpaid Bill is Settled". TechnoBuffalo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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