03-Nov-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Try rowing the Atlantic for an exotic cruise (Montgomery County Sentinel)
Fancy a romantic trans-Atlantic cruise with your sweetheart? How about a nice, relaxing voyage where you row 16 hours a day for 60 days, eat lukewarm freeze-dried food, roll your vessel upside down four times, and fend off the amorous advances of a 60-foot whale?
• 'Planning 2010 (Townsville Bulletin)
THE developers of the $1 billion Ocean Terminal and Breakwater Cove development at Townsville, City Pacific, have refined their plans to incorporate a super-yacht marina.
• 'Ohio Chef Returns to Defiance After Serving Several Presidents (WTOL News 11)
DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) - Being at the right place at the right time has always been a blessing for chef Richard Metzger.
• 'Community News (Powell River Peak)
The presentation, titled A Summer in the Broughtons, focuses on where to cruise in the exquisite Broughton Archipelago. Gorgeous colour photography and stories about the Yeadon-Jones's own adventures will entertain and inform both the serious sailor and armchair traveller.
• 'Marina numbers wrong (The Arizona Republic)
The public will get another chance to comment on plans for a second marina at Lake Pleasant Regional Park.
• 'Making waves at the Boat Show (Miami Herald)
Among the hundreds of boats, superyachts, electronics and accessories on display at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show today and Monday, some offerings stand out as unusual or distinctive. Here is a handful that might pique your interest as you wander among the six show locations:
• 'Adventure Down Under ; Shore Excursions on a Cruise From New Zealand to Australia Take Visitors to See Ancient Forests, (RedNova)
By Tom Uhlenbrock Rudy, the Tasmanian devil, huffed and puffed and growled and screeched. But that was about it. He couldn't even stand up and spin like a top. The dark, furry little guy just ran around having a hissy fit while a trainer in his outdoor pen teased him with a bone.
• 'Multimillion dollar yacht Armstead settles on Red River (The Times)
Cruisin' on the Red River took on a whole new meaning Sunday night with the launch of Shreveport resident Bill Robinson's multimillion dollar 94-foot yacht, Armstead.
• '2nd ship at Celebrity Cruises to boost adventure cruises (Sun-Sentinel)
Royal Caribbean Cruises will beef up its adventure cruise operation at Celebrity Cruises by giving it a second ship from Pullmantur, a Spanish cruise firm it plans to acquire.
• 'Galati Captains Enjoy Thrill of Going After Big Game Fish (RedNova)
By Randy Dickson, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Nov. 1--DESTIN -- George Crenshaw and Jimmy Crochet are natives of the Gulf Coast and have been fishing the Gulf waters most of their lives.