18-Nov-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Yachting Monthly's bonus feature section (Yachting Monthly)
Save yourself a fine Brian Navin's 'chart' into Borkum (Cruising Guide To Germany and Denmark 2nd Edition, p26) shows a nice dotted line for yachts to follow. We didn't do so, but left the reds to starboard to stay out of the channel.
• 'Bitter End Beckons Women Sailing Enthusiasts to Make Their Mark, Learn From the Pros During 15th Annual Women on the (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
VIRGIN GORDA, British Virgin Islands----Bitter End yacht Club celebrates the 15th anniversary of its annual Women on the Water Week on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, January 6-13, 2007.
• 'Dubai World to invest $1b to revamp V&A (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? Dubai World yesterday said it would invest another $1 billion for a three-stage redevelopment of its latest $1 billion South African acquisition ? Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (V&A).
• 'Santa Barbara Smackdown (American Journalism Review)
A behind-the-scenes look at the turmoil that engulfed the Santa Barbara News-Press after owner Wendy McCaw and her top lieutenants flattened the wall separating the executive suite from the newsroom.
• '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)
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.
• '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.
• '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.
• '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.