Venus (yacht)
.jpg) Steve Jobs Yacht Venus in Portugal (Faial Island) | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Feadship |
| Cost: | €100 million |
| Launched: | 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Super yacht |
| Length: | 79.25 m (260.0 ft) |
Venus is a super yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik[1] and built by Feadship for the entrepreneur Steve Jobs.[2] However, Jobs died in October 2011, the yacht was unveiled a year later at a cost of more than €100 million.[3]
History
Venus was unveiled on 28 October 2012 at the Feadship shipyard in Aalsmeer in Netherlands. The yacht was named for the Greek-Roman goddess of love.[4]
The yacht was impounded on 21 December 2012 at the Port of Amsterdam following a dispute over payment. The designer, Philippe Starck, claims that Jobs' heirs owe him €3 million of his €9 million fee for the project.[5]
The yacht was freed from its Amsterdam dock on 24 December 2012 after Jobs's estate paid off the last of its bills.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Steve Jobs Yacht Freed From Impound After Unpaid Bill is Settled". TechnoBuffalo. 24 December 2012.