News: the yacht commissioned by Steve Jobs before his death has been cleared to sail again as his family has come to a temporary agreement with French designer Philippe Starck in their dispute over an unpaid design bill.

The lawyer representing Jobs' heirs, Gérard Moussault, said a temporary agreement between the two parties had been reached on Monday.

The ship was impounded in the Netherlands earlier this month after Starck's lawyers claimed he was still owed €3m for his work on the vessel.

Jobs and Starck had reportedly agreed on a payment of €9m for the design work – or 6% of the estimated €150m building costs. However, the Apple co-founder's estate say the designer should receive 6% of the actual total cost, which came in at €105m.

Named Venus, the boat was completed in October, just over a year after Jobs' death.

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News: a yacht built for Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs has been impounded in Amsterdam following a dispute over an unpaid bill to French designer Philippe Starck. Update 27/12/12: the boat is now free to sail again following a temporary agreement between Starck and Jobs' heirs.

A lawyer for Starck's company, Ubik, said the designer was still owed €3m for his work on the vessel, which was completed after Jobs' death last year.

Jobs and Starck had reportedly agreed on a payment of €9m for the design work – or 6% of the estimated €150m building costs. However, Jobs' estate say the designer should receive 6% of the actual total cost, which came in at €105m.

The yacht will remain in the Port of Amsterdam until Jobs' estate hands over the money, the lawyer told Reuters.

Earlier this year we reported on the unveiling of the 80-metre-long yacht, named Venus, which was built over six years at the Koninklijke De Vries shipyards in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. See all our stories about Steve Jobs and all our stories about Apple.

We've previously reported on boats designed by Zaha Hadid, Thomas Heatherwick, Marc Newson and Studio Job – see all our stories about boats.

This year we've featured Starck's stacking chair for Emeco made of discarded material and his design for an aerosol spray that lets users enjoy alcohol without the hangover.

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Congratulations to the winners! Raffaello Orini from Italy, Lorna McLelland from the UK, Catherine Owen from the UK, Isabella Good from Ireland and María Jiménez from Costa Rica all won a Not Just a Card pack.

Noticing that cards are usually discarded soon after they're received, British company Foldable Cuts designed this set so they would be kept. The front of each card has a picture of the boat you can make and the net to create the model is printed on the back with simple cut-and-fold instructions.

The series of five cards includes a dingy, sailing boat, cargo ship, cruiser and a yacht. Individual cards can be bought for £3 each and the whole collection is available for £14 from the Foldable Cuts website.

This competition is now closed.

Five winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Winners’ names will be published in a future edition of our Dezeenmail newsletter and at the top of this page. Dezeen competitions are international and entries are accepted from readers in any country.

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News: the yacht that Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs designed for himself before he died this time last year with interiors by French designer Philippe Starck is now complete and has been unveiled at the Dutch shipyard where it was built.

Named Venus, the 80-meter-long ship has an aluminium exterior reminiscent of the company's notebooks plus large panels of glazing common to Apple stores and seven 27-inch Macs in the wheelhouse. It was built over six years at the Koninklijke De Vries shipyards of the Feadship custom yacht-building company in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands.

Jobs' widow and three of their children were present for the ceremony but it's not yet clear what will happen to the boat.

"I know that it's possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat," Jobs is reported to have said in his biography by Walter Isaacson. "But I have to keep going on it. If I don't, it's an admission that I'm about to die."

Jobs passed away on 5 October 2011 aged 56 after suffering with pancreatic cancer. See all our stories about Steve Jobs and all our stories about Apple.

In the past we've reported on boats designed by Zaha Hadid, Thomas Heatherwick, Marc Newson and Studio Job. Check out all our stories about boats.

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They compete in mixed events in single-, two-, or three-person boats, which have to be adapted to the needs of each crew member.

Sonar boats for crews of three are made more accessible with transfer benches and bars that help sailors to move around the large boats.

A hand bike pedal system on a swiveling seat can be installed for a helmsman with quadriplegia.

Modifications to the Skud18 two-person boats include custom-moulded bucket seats with electrical controls for tilting and ski-pole steering handles.

Individual 2.4mR boats are designed specifically for each sailor.

The finals of the Paralympic sailing events take place in Weymouth on Thursday 6th September.

Images are by the International Association for Disabled Sailing.

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