19-Jun-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Asian-themed gala raises $300,000 for Red Cross (Miami Herald)
BY JANA DANGER jdanger@MiamiHerald.com Leave it to multicultural South Florida. An Asian-themed party sponsored by Native Americans. That was the fun combination at Unveiling the Mysteries of the Orient, the Red Cross gala at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale, presented by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Arriving guests had the opportunity to pose for photos with costumed ''geisha''
• 'Nicole Richie Promised Caribbean Cruise for Weight Gain (Hollywood.com)
Socialite Nicole Richie has been promised a luxurious Caribbean yacht cruise with her closest pals by her concerned father--if she promises to put on weight.
• 'Civilians and Department of Defense honor "wounded warriors" with Potomac cruise (DCMilitary.com)
"He's the one that caught Saddam Hussein and that's his shirt," whispered Gary Silversmith, a lawyer, land developer and owner of the Sequoia Presidential Yacht that took wounded service members on a cruise last week.
• 'Melvin Magnall followed his hero to Woodbury: "It was no bloody luxury cruise." (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
There is probably no one who has tried as hard to get to Woodbury, N.J., as Melvin Magnall. Enduring 25-foot swells, electrical storms, leaks, mechanical problems, financial struggles, and a fierce test of will, the 68-year-old stonemason from Bury, England, finally piloted his 36-foot sailboat into Woodbury Creek this month, nearly 11 months after setting off to cross the Atlantic.
• 'Bitter End Yacht Club Hosts Legendary 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta Week (PR Web)
With the warm, tranquil blue waters of the Caribbean as the course for the only event of its kind in the world, America?s Cup skippers, Olympic medalists, Around the World Race winners and world champions will gather at Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands, October 28 - November 4, 2006, to lead teams made up of resort guests in a week-long competition for the top Pro Am Regatta
• 'Time can kill good deals (Deseret Morning News)
"Time kills deals."
• 'FLASHBACK (Saipan Tribune)
If the Legislature is unable to pass a new budget for the next fiscal year, Gov. Juan N. Babauta favors the passage of a piecemeal budget for the Public School System.
• '12 Over Par Doesn't Begin to Explain It All (Los Angeles Times)
MAMARONECK, N.Y. ? This week for the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods showed up, full speed ahead, on his $20-million, 155-foot luxury yacht called "Privacy," and docked it in a marina on the Long Island Sound in Westchester County.