The story behind Steve Jobs’ yacht is one of the most sentimental in Steve Jobs’ life. He created and He designed the yacht “Venus” with as much care as if it were another Apple product.However, his illness made it difficult to build and enjoy it. In fact, he sadly never sailed on it.
At the moment, belongs to who was his wifeand has even been seen sailing along the Spanish coast. This summer she has been sailing along the Italian coast, and who would have thought that she would be in the media for an accident with another yacht belonging to a Mexican millionaire.
Steve Jobs’ yacht collides with another boat off the coast of Naples
The best thing about the times we live in is that we all carry an iPhone with us and share our experiences almost live on social media. This is what Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas has done. was sailing in Italy when suddenly he sees Steve Jobs’ yacht, “Venus,” heading straight towards his boat.
You won’t believe this, but our yacht was hit while we were in Naples.
I’ll tell you ☕️… Steve Jobs’ yacht, founder of Apple (now owned by his wife Laurene), hit us while we were anchored off Naples. I’d like to know what the captain and the… pic.twitter.com/R1XVzZFGkD
— Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego (@RicardoBSalinas) August 7, 2024
Despite the shouts to the crew and the captain“Venus” ends up hitting his own boat at low speed. Fortunately, there are no personal injuries and, as the Mexican businessman says, it was just a big scratch. Of course, “it will cost a lot to fix it” and, laughing, asks us to go buy Apple products to help you pay for the repair.
The unknowns causes of why the impact occurredas the crew and captain of Steve Jobs’ yacht have not made any statements. What we do know is that the command room, where the helm is, It’s almost like an Apple StoreInside it, there are seven 27″ iMacs.
A unique opportunity to take a closer look at Steve Jobs’ yacht
For Apple fans, this small accident has been an opportunity to see Steve Jobs’ yacht a little closer, of which there are very few photographs and videos. In 2024, the recorded video of the impact is of high quality, and all the details can be seen. Aluminum and wood floor detailsAnd it is obvious that it is a very special boat.
Has 80 meters long and capacity for 12 passengers and 10 crew members. It took more than six years to build and the budget was more than 90 million euros. The Venus yacht was launched at the end of October 2011, a few weeks after Steve Jobs’ death.
In fact, Steve Jobs was aware that, surely, nI could never enjoy it. Nevertheless, he went ahead with the build, and in his later biography he quoted him in reference to the yacht: “I know I might die and leave Laurene this half-built boat. But I have to move on. If I don’t, it means I’m admitting I’m about to die.”