Venus was spotted in the Isle Del Sol Marina last week. The Daily Herald -Super-yacht Venus Here is a better shot of her taken from the same location. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=640131172694004&set=a.422437887796668.98422.273471199360005&type=1&theater And around the same time just off Sint Maarten. http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=1427452&size=full
According to marinetraffic Venus has just exited the Panama Canal headed South into the Pacific at around 17 knots. She last transited the Canal in February of 2013.
A nice picture of the bow of "Venus" where you can see through the bow windows. A nice lounge area inside. https://www.flickr.com/photos/125187881@N02/14149375968/
Venus just docked at the Rybovich Shipyard in Palm Beach; as she was approaching the coast she was traveling at a good 20 knots.
Darn. Wish we were home. That would be worth the trip to see and I say that about very few boats, as I'm not in awe of other boats generally. And it's not because I like the boat, as I am not attracted to it, but just because it's so unique.
There is always something to see at Rybo. Better than Disneyworld. Well, I won't go that far. Better than Solid Gold. Well, ok...I'll just leave it as a good place to cruise by for sightseeing. Not like there are a lot of yards that can handle a boat that size.
There is a great article in the French Vanity Fair of Phillippe Starck and his relationship with Steve Jobs on the collaboration on Venus. http://www.vanityfair.fr/actualites/international/articles/goddess-and-genuises/15409
And of course no changes were conducted. Funny thing is he said the same about designing "A" also in his bed within 2 hours.
A few other details in that interview sound strange, like sizing the yacht of the widow of your (supposedly) good friend if you haven´t had any difficulties with them before. It is very interesting, and clearly Steve Jobs knew very well what he wanted, and that is a big part of the success of Venus. Starck on his own produces yachts like A, where the design completely overrides reality and practicality.
First video of Venus I have seen where you can see some of her interior starting after the 2 minute mark!
I wanted to see the garage close all the way with those fender/handrails still deployed. About 3:00 in.
Crew brought the stern door up due to the invasion of privacy just as the majority of Mega yachts will do when a vessel with a camera crew comes motoring by. When the little boat went away the beach club re-opened for the guests.
I know you're in public and have no presumption of privacy, but still I have a problem just as they do with people with cameras who haven't asked if it's ok. I just find something wrong about the pursuit of seeing inside someone's boat.
You will also realize that the radar wasn't spinning until they realize the boat was circling around them.