16-Nov-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'The homeland security discount vacation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A new regulation that will effectively require passports for most U.S. travelers to the Caribbean is having a surprising impact on the winter getaway season that starts next month.
• '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.
• 'Son listens to witness tell of parents' killing (San Diego Union-Tribune)
It's been a brutal two years for Ryan Hawks. His father and stepmother vanished in November 2004. Authorities believe they were bound together, fastened to an anchor and tossed over the side of their yacht while still alive.
• 'SeaDream calls at Dwejra during maiden voyage (Times of Malta)
The luxurious yacht MY SeaDream 1 with 110 passengers on board on November 3 called at Dwejra Bay. The yacht was making her maiden trip from Syracuse to La Goulette, Tunisia.
• 'The homeland security discount vacation (The Royal Gazette)
A new regulation that will effectively require passports for most US travellers to the Caribbean is having a surprising impact on the winter getaway season that starts next month.
• 'Sports Special: St Lucia Cricket Central (Belfast Telegraph)
This little Caribbean island will be the base for the English team at the World Cup in March. Simon Redfern discovers what delights await the 20,000 fans heading its way
• 'Nigeria: Atunda, Sunborn Yacht Sign Entertainment Pact (AllAfrica.com)
With the recent signing of a working relationship between Atunda Entertainment of Nigeria and UK Sunborn Yacht, Nigeria's growing entertainment and tourism industry has entered an upward swing that will take the country's peculiar entertainment fare to rich and sophisticated audiences in Europe.
• 'Sailing to some truly magical islands (icCroydon)
AS THE lights of roistering St Maarten, the Caribbean party island, slowly receded behind us, the Captain summoned us onto the deck of our mega-yacht.
• 'Son listens to witness tell of parents' killing (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Nov. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE): It's been a brutal two years for Ryan Hawks. His father and stepmother vanished in November 2004. Authorities believe they were bound together, fastened to an anchor and tossed over the side of their yacht while still alive.
• 'Fisherman recounts hunt for Magique (The Royal Gazette)
A Bermuda fisherman who rescued the stricken yacht Magique from the middle of the Atlantic has said the crew were lucky to survive their high-seas ordeal.