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- Sadly, Jobs never had the chance to set foot on board before his untimely death in 2011, the year before Venus was launched. The yacht remains in the family, now owned by his widow Laurene Powell Jobs. Venus is entirely private and not available for charter.
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Aug 31, 2021 · Sadly, Jobs never had the chance to set foot on board before his untimely death in 2011, the year before Venus was launched. The yacht remains in the family, now owned by his widow Laurene Powell Jobs. Venus is entirely private and not available for charter.
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Jun 26, 2023 · Tragically, Jobs never got to see Venus set sail before he died at the tender age of 56 back in 2011 after battling pancreatic cancer. His wife Laurene Powell Jobs Powell inherited the $120 luxury yacht and is still the proud owner today.
Nov 29, 2018 · Named after the Roman goddess of love, sex, beauty, and fertility, the 260-foot long Venus was a collaboration between Jobs and French designer Philippe Starck—and yet Jobs never got to see it set sail before he died at the age of 56 on Oct. 5, 2011 following a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
- She was designed to look like an Apple product (charging port included) Long, lean and gleaming silver, Venus's minimalist design is purposefully suggestive of an Apple product.
- Steve Jobs never stepped foot on board. Steve Jobs pictured with Laurene Powell Jobs (left) Sadly, Jobs never had the chance to see Venus completed before his untimely death in 2011.
- Her interiors have never been seen – but her wheelhouse shows something unusual. What do we know about Venus? Her hull form was developed by De Voogt Naval Architects.
- Her glass engineer also worked with Apple. Glass structural engineers Eckersley O’Callaghan were catapulted into the yachting arena with the commission of Venus.
Venus is a super yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik and built by Feadship for the entrepreneur Steve Jobs at a cost of €105 million. Jobs died in October 2011, a year before the yacht was unveiled.
The luxury yacht Venus was built at Feadship for Apple founder Steve Jobs. When the superyacht was delivered in 2012, it was rumored to have cost more than EUR 100 million. The yacht was designed by Jobs himself, together with famous designer Philippe Starck.
Oct 26, 2015 · In August this year, 78.2 metre Feadship superyacht Venus, built for the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, was spotted as she was heading in for a refit at Monaco Marine in La Ciotat, France and photos were taken of her hauled out on the hard at the refit yard.
