30-Oct-2005  (yacht cruise)

• 'Eye aye, captain! (The Star Online)
What?s a yacht cruise without the requisite pair of well-made sunglasses? RUBIN KHOO dons a pair of LVs and instantly turns mysterious.
• 'World's most expensive cruises (Rediff.com)
Last year, the cruise industry generated $30 billion -- an increase of 18% over 2003. There are more cruise lines, cruise ships and itineraries available now than ever before.
• 'Restored Aphrodite Product of Dogged, 33,000-hour Effort Brooklin Boat Yard Revives Historic Commuter Yacht (Ellsworth American)
BROOKLIN ? Deep in the Depression era, while much of the country faced a desperate struggle for economic survival, the North Shore of Long Island was home to a clutch of financiers who still traveled daily to their Wall Street offices.
• 'Investigators Seek Black's Ties To Lobbyists (NBC 17 Raleigh)
Federal subpoenas seek information linking House Speaker Jim Black with lottery and video poker lobbyists, including any communications with the owners of a Raleigh strip club.
• 'Salacia Yacht (Luxist)
Marian over at BYM News recently checked out the yachts at the Genoa Boat Show and found a beauty. Amidst the sea of white yachts with large outdoor dining areas, she spotted this beauty, the Salacia. The Salacia is the first of a Sports Classic range from Australian Evolution yachts. It is a blue 110 foot yacht with a pared down style that is more comfortable than minimalist. She notes
• 'Real Estate and Development (In Business Las Vegas)
At In Business Las Vegas we get a lot of press packets regarding interesting new projects - many of them for condo developments.
• 'The other side of Jamaica (Newsday.com)
Within a mile of Montego Bay's International Airport, we've already passed a goat grazing on a soccer field and fishermen hawking freshly caught lobsters and stringers of fish by the side of the road. On the four-hour drive to Port Antonio, a sleepy resort town on the eastern end of Jamaica, you can tell in an instant this is a world away.
• 'Navetta 43 (Luxist)
Megayacht has pictures of the design of the new flagship of the Custom Line fleet , the Navetta 43. The 141 foot Navetta has a dislocating hull made of composite materials and is the largest megayacht built by the CRN Shipyard under the Custom Line name. The yacht has three decks and is designed to be a home away from home for long voyages. Depending on the engines it can hit a cruise
• 'Coast Guard wrapping up inquiry into disappearance (Boston Globe)
The investigation into a New Hampshire man's disappearance at sea neared completion yesterday, as friends and family of Stephen Woods -- including his son, Asher, who was rescued last week from the family's sailboat -- mourned the 55-year-old lawyer and father of five at a memorial Mass.
• 'Birthday-suit cruises and other surprises (Los Angeles Times)
Nude sailings on the Caribbean are selling out. Too modest? Try a quick-hit European trip. Or there's always the Dominican Republic.