# 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:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/61 "2012-11-01T03:11:41Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > 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. Haha! Okay, you’ve just made me eat my words more than you realize. I clicked on your first link and thought “Oh shit, that’s the Bigelow.” :smack: I’ve actually been on that boat (although I never sailed on it), and have been on her bridge. I was about to try to weasel my way out of being wrong (the Bigelow is a NOAA vessel, technically not a private boat…) but yeah, you’re right. And now I can think of others with similar layouts, often with the captains chair set off to the side as in your second link. What’s it called when your mind forgets/ignores evidence that goes against your hypothesis again? ---
**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, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/62 "2012-11-01T03:39:15Z")
Confirmation bias. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/63 "2012-11-01T05:55:06Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > 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. What’s the hemisphere on the ceiling in the middle of 2nd picture for? The NOAA corp. One a few beers with that little factoid (What are the seven military branches of the US?) ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-personally-designed-260-ft-yacht-finished-after-his-death-is-this-an-attractive-ship/639192/64 "2012-11-01T15:57:31Z")
> [@user\_hostile](#): > > What’s the hemisphere on the ceiling in the middle of 2nd picture for? It’s a spy camera, to remind the crew that every move they make will be seen by the all-seeing, all-knowing Steve :eek: [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=3)