14-Feb-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Ulumulu cruise to victory on first day of Langkawi race (The Star Online)
LANGKAWI: Ulumulu skippered by the King?s Cup 2005 winner Ray Roberts of Australia, cruised to victory on the first day of the Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR) 2006 at the Royal Langkawi yacht Club (RLYC) here yesterday.
• 'B.H. Yacht Club (Boothbay Register)
I received an e-mail from the Ghost asking if I would write the column while he and our VC were away on a week'cruise and I, of course, agreed.
• 'Lleyton settle court case (Sunday Mail)
LLEYTON Hewitt and wife Bec have settled a legal battle over publication of photos of a romantic cruise in 2004. Hewitt, 25, alleged a breach of privacy by Christopher and Judith Crawley, owners of the Sunseeker yacht, over pictures taken on the Sydney Harbour cruise.
• 'Going down to the sea in (smaller) ships (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
What would you look for if you were to buy a cruise vacation? Silversea Cruises of Fort Lauderdale put that question to 5,000 people in affluent communities throughout the United States last year.
• 'INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE DESIGN (Maritime Global Net)
DESCRIPTION: The modern yacht, motor cruiser, cruise ship or passenger ferry is the product of a dialogue between the engineer as the ship and systems designer who is primarily concerned with function and performance, and the marine designer who is concerned with both interior and exterior form and style.
• 'Syrian Al-Qaeda suspect charged in Turkey over bombings (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded a life sentence for a suspected senior Al-Qaeda operative for masterminding suicide bomb attacks in Istanbul in 2003 and a foiled plot to blow up Israeli cruise ships last year on orders from Osama bin Ladin.
• 'Kalam reviews naval fleet, calls for more powerful submarines (Gulf Times)
VISAKHAPATNAM: President A P J Abdul Kalam yesterday urged the navy to frame a long-term plan to mount cruise missiles on its submarines.
• 'Kalam reviews naval fleet, calls for more powerful submarines (New Kerala)
Visakhapatnam: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Sunday reviewed the Indian Navy's fleet off this port city in Andhra Pradesh and urged the force to frame a long-term plan to mount cruise missiles on its submarines.
• 'Cruise might be over (Sun-Sentinel)
Port St. Lucie · The Port St. Lucie Yacht Club building, once home to card parties, jazz concerts and church functions, likely will be torn down because of damage from a December fire.
• 'Reef defenders in Bahamas sue over mega-resort / S.F. developer sees Baker's Bay as model for sensitive construction on (San Francisco Chronicle)
The calm, turquoise waters off this sleepy island have long lured visitors seeking shelter from storms, but a San Francisco development company's ambitious plan to build a gated community for well-heeled golfers and yacht owners has set off a full-scale...