27-May-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News (UPI)
CORDELIA, Calif., May 26 (UPI) -- An injured bird rescue team in California is using an X-ray of a duck with what looks like the head of an alien in its stomach to raise funds and awareness.
• 'For boaters, gas costs mean shorter trips, longer parties (The News Journal)
Later today, Charlie Doble of Newark will kick off summer 2006 with a Memorial Day weekend bash for seven people on his 32-foot powerboat, "Licensed to Chill." The itinerary for Saturday includes a short day-cruise from the boat slip in the marina near Chestertown, Md., to, possibly, Baltimore or Annapolis.
• 'Blessing of the Fleet slated for June 11 (Asbury Park Press)
BARNEGAT LIGHT ? The 28th annual Blessing of the Fleet will be held June 11 at Barnegat Light Yacht Basin. The event will begin with a dockside ceremony aboard the Miss Barnegat Light at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony will be followed by a procession of boats through the inlet.
• 'Media Advisory - Humanists flock to Vancouver June 15 - 18/The Humanist Association of Canada (HAC) Ottawa, Teams up (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
June 15-18 2006, Secular Humanists, Philosophers, Politicians and Environmentalists from coast to coast will gather in Vancouver, BC as the Humanist Association of Canada Ottawa, holds its 30th Annual conference for the first time in Vancouver, hosted by the BC Humanist Association , in collaboration with North Puget Sound Humanists and Victoria & Sunshine Coast Humanists.
• 'eBoatcharters.com Expands Yacht Services to Corporate Meeting and Incentive Travel Market (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Tequesta, Florida (PRWEB) May 25, 2006 -- eBoatCharters.
• 'Blessing of the Fleet set for June 11 (Asbury Park Press)
BARNEGAT LIGHT: The 28th annual Blessing of the Fleet will be held June 11 at Barnegat Light Yacht Basin.
• 'Pair sinks yacht, find lifeboat leaks (UPI)
ARENDAL, Norway, May 26 (UPI) -- Two men in Norway taking their new $2 million yacht on its first cruise struck rocks and climbed into an inflatable lifeboat only to discover it was leaking.