( CNN ) -- Steve Jobs ' yacht was unveiled in a Dutch shipyard on Sunday , where the unusual boat designed by Jobs and famed minimalist designer Philippe Starck was christened `` Venus , '' after the Roman goddess of love , beauty , sex , fertility , prosperity and victory . According to Dutch website OneMoreThing , the finished ship was launched at shipbuilder Koninklijke De Vries in Aalsmeer , The Netherlands . Jobs ' widow Laurene and three of their children , Reed , Erin and Eve , were at the ceremony . The Jobs family gave each of the members of the shipbuilding staff an elegant thank-you note , along with a token gift of their appreciation â€ ” an iPod Shuffle with the name of the ship inscribed on the back . The yacht appears to be as it was described in the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson . In the book , Isaacson wrote about Jobs showing him models and architectural drawings of the yacht , which Isaacson described as `` sleek and minimalist . '' 10 great quotes from Steve Jobs . According to the report , the enormous yacht is between 230 and 260 feet long , and appears to be as it was described in the Jobs biography â€ ” it 's an extraordinary vessel with teak decks and large panes of ceiling-to-floor glass throughout . The boat is said to have seven 27-inch iMacs on board , and a photo showed six of them lined up on a single counter ( see gallery below â€ ” by the way , you can see 7 iMacs on the bridge in exterior photos of the ship ) . Did Apple 's fanboy fever peak with Steve Jobs ? The late Apple CEO was aware he might not live to see the boat launched , but continued to tinker with its design . Now , at its christening more than a year after his death , his quotes about the yacht become even more poignant . In the Isaacson book , Jobs said , `` I know that it 's possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat . But I have to keep going on it . If I do n't , it 's an admission that I 'm about to die . '' Update : Here are pics of the yacht , courtesy OneMoreThing , used with permission . How Steve Jobs ' legacy has changed . © 2011 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Steve Jobs ' yacht was built in a Dutch shipyard on Sunday and christened ` ` Venus '' , designed by Jobs and designed by Jobs and minimalist designer Philippe Leroy . Jobs family attended school , and builders customized the Shuffles .