# Steve Jobs personally designed 260 ft yacht finished after his death - Is this an attractive ship? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192 "2012-10-29T06:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/41 "2012-10-30T00:11:41Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > The USS iSore Ha! > [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > I like the general design of Apple products during Jobs’ reigns. This however, is hilariously ugly. Seriously. Thought a guy with an eye for design wouldn’t make something so laughably hideous, but here we are. Maybe he should have put some of his Apple people on the job. I thought for sure his yacht would be sleek as all hell, but yeech! ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/42 "2012-10-30T00:32:20Z")
Just wait till they patent the white rectilinear seagoing vessel. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/43 "2012-10-30T03:42:14Z")
It reminds me of the Maritime Museum in San Francisco during its better days. [http://www.bing.com/local/details.aspx?lid=YN114x2029832&qt=yp&what=maritime+museum&where=San+Francisco%2C+California&s\_cid=ansPhBkYp02&mkt=en-us&q=maritime+museum+san+francisco&FORM=LARE](http://www.bing.com/local/details.aspx?lid=YN114x2029832&qt=yp&what=maritime+museum&where=San+Francisco%2c+California&s_cid=ansPhBkYp02&mkt=en-us&q=maritime+museum+san+francisco&FORM=LARE) And it was an ugly building. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/44 "2012-10-30T03:53:57Z")
Wow, it really does resemble the Maritime Museum. I love the look of Jobs’ yacht and think it’s cool as hell. I don’t really like minimalist decor for myself but I think it’s a great design for someone like Jobs who does. I hope we’ll get more details as to its features in the future and perhaps some photos of the interior. Jobs’ family seems to be pretty private though, and I hope this isn’t the last we’ll see of it. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/45 "2012-10-30T11:43:11Z")
I like it. But I have to admit I wondered why there was a pic of the laundry room:confused::o ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/46 "2012-10-30T12:38:32Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > It looks like Jobs was channeling Howard Roark. Frank Lloyd Wrong ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/47 "2012-10-30T13:55:19Z")
It might look better once the full size black turtleneck case covers it completely. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/48 "2012-10-30T14:05:37Z")
The bigger problem is that they sacrificed functionality for aesthetics. If someone stands in the wrong place on one of the decks, the ship’s radio stops working. Apple insists this isn’t a design flaw, and is reportedly creating an instructional video showing the crew and passengers how and where to stand properly. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/49 "2012-10-30T14:09:02Z")
Eh…a little too Bauhaus for my tastes. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/50 "2012-10-30T15:22:52Z")
What exactly are those curved chrome-looking things behind the control console? ---
**Author:** ![Pabitel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pabitel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pabitel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/51 "2012-10-30T16:59:07Z")
It looks like a floating dentist’s office. ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/52 "2012-10-30T17:09:00Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > What exactly are those curved chrome-looking things behind the control console? I assume they’re meant to be leaned up against by the crew, in lieu of chairs. Which is strange, because I’ve never been on a boat where the captains chair isn’t the most comfortable piece of furniture on board. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/53 "2012-10-31T02:02:14Z")
The captain’s chair may traditionally be the most comfortable chair on the ship, but the captain’s chair is not situated immediately behind the bridge controls. The officers and crew man the controls. ---
**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/54 "2012-10-31T03:09:07Z")
I noticed it was designed by Phillipe Starck, and I’m not a fan of his design: this just confirms my opinion. It looks like a glass sided beach house on top of a faux 30’s warship hull. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/55 "2012-10-31T04:13:49Z")
It’s so ugly Jobs wouldn’t be caught dead aboard it. Whut? ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/56 "2012-10-31T05:39:28Z")
It looks like a stapler from the Sharper Image. Sleek, stylish, and destined to end up on E-Bay in about three months. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/57 "2012-10-31T14:38:59Z")
Looks like they bought an old ferryboat and tarted it up. Seriously, what was this thing built for? Ocean cruising or staying anchored in SF Bay? Frankly, I like JP Morgan’s yacht better. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/58 "2012-10-31T15:30:25Z")
Certainly couldn’t have been designed by Johnathan Ives, which is kind of a relief. Apple should still be in good hands. Despite no consumer level yachts. ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/59 "2012-11-01T01:09:32Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > The captain’s chair may traditionally be the most comfortable chair on the ship, but the captain’s chair is not situated immediately behind the bridge controls. The officers and crew man the controls. Maybe in the military, but in my experience on private boats of this size (mostly research vessels and vessels serving the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico) the captain (or whomever is on watch) does indeed sit in a comfy chair at the controls. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/60 "2012-11-01T01:43:01Z")
My experience is with commercial vessels. Here’s a photo of a [research vessel’s bridge controls](http://teacheratsea.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/img_8945.jpg). No comfy chair. Nor in [this one](http://courses.washington.edu/ocean444/2006/galapablog/logimages1a/Bridge.JPG)(note master in comfy chair in background away from controls). However I did find some photos showing comfy chairs at the bridge controls. It seems to vary. However, certainly it seems that Jobs’ yacht isn’t unusual in _not_ having a comfy chair at the controls. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192.md?page=4)