07-May-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Opening Day parade of events (Seattle Times)
Some boaters have been splashing about all winter, but the boating season is not official until Saturday, when the Seattle yacht Club kicks...
• 'Cruise ship heads south (The Buffalo News)
After plying the waters of the Niagara River and Lake Erie for nearly 20 years, the Niagara Clipper cruise ship is on its way to Florida.
• 'Kennedy son dodges booze test, sez cop (New York Daily News)
WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy wrecked his car in an early morning accident on Capitol Hill yesterday, and furious cops say supervisors stopped them from giving him a sobriety test.
• 'Brand new yacht sinks in Dorset (ITV.com)
A woman has described sinking her boyfriend's brand new £250,000 yacht during a pleasure cruise around the south coast. Hannah Gutteridge, 33, was at the wheel of the 47ft yacht while her boyfriend Paul Compton went below deck to check the satellite navigation system.
• 'Boats cruise to opening day: Boaters are already finding prime spots to watch the action (King County Journal)
Boating season officially opens Saturday, with near-record participation from mariners near and afar.
• 'The Jane Martinson interview: Stelios Haji-Ioannou (Guardian Unlimited)
It took just over 24 hours for Stelios Haji-Ioannou to reply to an email asking for this interview and the founder of easyJet was overseas at the time. When his reply came, there was no preamble or prevarication. Just one line suggesting a time and place and worrying if it was too late.
• 'South Florida Interactive Marketing Association (SFIMA) Hosts the Third Annual Avenue A | Razorfish Nautical Networking (PR Web)
Sail the uncharted waters and plunder the hidden treasures of Interactive M "arrggh" eting with 400 interactive marketers. (PRWEB May 6, 2006)
• 'TomKat bet $40 million on forever (Detroit Free Press)
Now here's what we really wanted to know about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. London's Daily Mail spills that the Toledo actress' prenup with Cruise is worth about $40 million.
• 'B.H. Yacht Club (Boothbay Register)
Hooray! Hooray! The first of May! I did not make it to lunch last Wednesday but reports indicate that there was a good turnout, maybe 12 or better. Last week, I felt sure that I would have a contact for the potluck dinner on Saturday, May 13 and sure enough I have.
• 'Only in Hollywood : Dreyfuss trumps co-stars Lucas and Rossum (INQ7.net)
LOS ANGELES--THERE IS NO BETTER WAY to put you in the mood for watching a movie about a ship that turns upside down after a huge wave hits it... than a dinner cruise aboard a yacht.