{}I söndags stod Steve Jobs lyxjakt “Venus” klar på det Holländska varvet Koninklijke De Vries i staden Aalsmeer. Jobs har utvecklat skapelsen tillsammans med den kände designern Philippe Starck som bland annat är känd för den annorlunda “A”.
Steve Jobs familj med änkan Laurene och hans tre barn var på plats under avtäckningen och skänkte Ipods med “Venus” ingraverat på baksidan till alla som arbetat med att färdigställa henne. Men det är oklart vad som kommer att hända med fartyget nu.
Ett citat från Jobs biografi som berättar om hans arbete med båten och varför han fortsatte in i det sista:
“After our omelets at the café, we went back to his house and he showed me all of the models and architectural drawings. As expected, the planned yacht was sleek and minimalist. The teak decks were perfectly flat and unblemished by any accoutrements. As at an Apple store, the cabin windows were large panes, almost floor to ceiling, and the main living area was designed to have walls of glass that were forty feet long and ten feet high. He had gotten the chief engineer of the Apple stores to design a special glass that was able to provide structural support. By then the boat was under construction by the Dutch custom yacht builders Feadship, but Jobs was still fiddling with the design. “I know that it’s possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat,” he said. “But I have to keep going on it. If I don’t, it’s an admission that I’m about to die.”
Snygg, full eller bara konstig? Bilden är tagen av Holländska Applesajten basvanderploeg.nl.
Det råder inga tvivel om varifrån “Venus” har sitt DNA. Bilden från basvanderploeg.nl.