12-Aug-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Isabella takes bow at rare schooner launching in Essex (Athens Review Online)
ESSEX, Mass. ? There was a time when a schooner a week was launched from local shipyards, destined for the Gloucester fishing fleet. But in the last 11 years, there have been only three, the most recent in 2003.
• 'Metal band is un-Disturbed (Orlando Sentinel)
David Draiman and his mates are building on their success at Ozzfest and on tour. Disturbed lead singer David Draiman enjoys sipping wine, dining in French restaurants and cruising on multimillion-dollar yachts.
• 'Builders arm boats to chase off pirates (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
MILWAUKEE | It's a scene played out often these days, and not just in Disney movies: A yacht or a ship is attacked at sea, the passengers and crew are beaten or killed and the modern-day pirates get away with valuable booty.
• 'Yacht club's Beach Bash is tonight (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
The South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club is having a "Beach Bash" today at Round Hill Pines Resort. Beginning at 6 p.m. with a no host cocktail hour, the members and their guests will feast on a buffet including barbecue chicken and tri-tip. For reservations...
• 'Into the Heart of Congo . . . in a Canoe (Washington Post)
WORTH A TRIP: "One thing was sure: Once we began, our only salvation would lie in pushing on, no matter what, to the end." In the August Men's Journal, Jeffrey Tayler defines his goal: to be the first Westerner to canoe down the Ubangi and Congo rivers 530 miles from Impfondo to Brazzaville in the...
• 'Reunions (Detroit Free Press)
To list a reunion, send a fax to Robin D. Payne at 313-222-5985, e-mail her at rpayne@freepress.com or write her at Detroit Free Press, 600 W. Fort, Detroit 48226. Please send notices at least three weeks in advance.
• 'Daily Doc: a cruise to the Rio carnival (Times Online)
Doc Holiday opens his travel clinic on a daily basis to answer your holiday queries. Today: can we arrive at the Rio Carnival by cruise ship?
• 'Norris banned from lobbying for 2 years (The News & Observer)
House Speaker Jim Black's former unpaid political director, Meredith Norris, pleaded no contest today to a misdemeanor charge that she failed to disclose her work for a major lottery vendor.
• 'FANTASTIC VOYAGE (Miami Herald)
CAPE CORAL -- Rich Guglielmi's prototype yacht does not need a bevy of bikinis to attract attention as it cruises along the Caloosahatchee River.