{"id":365384,"date":"2026-03-31T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=415123"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:55:07","slug":"when-steve-jobs-couldnt-launch-his-yacht-because-he-was-a-deadbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/when-steve-jobs-couldnt-launch-his-yacht-because-he-was-a-deadbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"When Steve Jobs couldn&#039;t launch his yacht because he was a deadbeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The superyacht Venus, owned by Steve Jobs, was seized before its inaugural voyage in the port of Amsterdam due to a legal dispute with the ship&#8217;s designer, Philippe Starck, who claimed that he was not paid what was agreed for his work on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starck, who informally worked with Jobs for more than five years on the design of the yacht, <strong>claimed 6% of the total cost of the boat as compensation<\/strong>, a figure that became a point of conflict after the death of Apple&#8217;s co-founder in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Venus, the yacht late Apple founder Steve Jobs designed with Philippe Starck, got in a minor accident in Naples with Lady Moura, a luxury vessel owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kgaVDSYtcy\">https:\/\/t.co\/kgaVDSYtcy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1821273724122751241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ship cost less than expected and that harmed the designer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prior agreement between Jobs and Starck was characterized by mutual trust, which led to the absence of a detailed contract specifying the terms of compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This aspect became problematic when the actual cost of Venus turned out to be significantly lower than the initial budget, which affected the compensation that Starck expected to receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the estimated cost of the yacht was 150 million euros, its final price rose to 105 million, which reduced the designer&#8217;s commission from 9 million to approximately 6 million, creating a noticeable disagreement between the parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Jobs&#39; former yacht Venus collided with another superyacht off the coast of Naples<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1ndbhEOyz\">https:\/\/t.co\/C1ndbhEOyz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Business Insider Africa (@BusInsiderSSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BusInsiderSSA\/status\/1821459647384994211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the absence of an agreement, Starck facilitated the yacht&#8217;s detention by court order until the debt was resolved, which caught the media&#8217;s attention and delayed the inaugural voyage of the Venus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the conflict was resolved quickly, although the details of the financial agreement were not revealed. <strong>The heirs of Jobs agreed to make a payment to Starck, and the yacht was released to sail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a length of 80 meters, Venus is an example of advanced design, equipped with Apple technology, including a command bridge with seven iMacs. Since its delivery, the superyacht has been under the ownership of Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The superyacht Venus, owned by Steve Jobs, was seized before its inaugural voyage in the port of Amsterdam due to a legal dispute with the ship&#8217;s designer, Philippe Starck, who claimed he was not paid what was agreed for his work on the project. Starck, who informally worked with Jobs for over five years on the yacht&#8217;s design, was claiming 6% of the total cost of the boat as compensation, a figure that became a point of conflict after the death of the Apple co-founder in 2011. 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