Steve Jobs had been working on a Yacht applying Apple’s designs and this no secret. That boat is now ready and was unveiled in a Dutch shipyard on Sunday, where it was christened “Venus,” after the Roman goddess of love, beauty, prosperity and victory.
According to Dutch website OneMoreThing, the boat designed by Jobs and famed minimalist designer Philippe Starck, was launched at shipbuilder Koninklijke De Vries in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. Jobs’ widow Laurene and three of their children, Reed, Erin and Eve, were at the ceremony.
In a sweet gesture, the Jobs family gave the shipbuilding staff an elegant thank-you note, along with a token gift of their appreciation — an iPod Shuffle with the name of the ship inscribed on the back.
The yacht appears to be as it was described in the Jobs biography and is between 230 and 260 feet long — it’s an extraordinary vessel with teak decks and large panes of ceiling-to-floor glass throughout. The boat has seven 27-inch iMacs on board.
The late Apple CEO was aware he might not live to see the boat launched, but was involved with its design. Now, at its christening more than a year after his death, his quotes about the yacht becomes even more poignant. In the Isaacson book, Jobs said, “I know that it’s possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat. But I have to keep going on it. If I don’t, it’s an admission that I’m about to die.”
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