04-Oct-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Public can view new excursion yacht, learn about Fox Locks project (Fond du Lac Reporter)
The public can get a look at Fond du Lacs new excursion yacht and learn about the Fox River Locks project this weekend at Lakeside Park.
• 'Rise of the £1,000 hotel room (Financial Times)
The Mandarin Oriental hotel group recently announced a new package featuring three-night stays at each of its properties in Miami, New York and Washington, DC. The deal includes staying in the presidential suites, transfers by private jet between the hotels, shopping in Miami with a stylist and personal assistant, theatre, jazz and opera tickets in New York, a three-hour yacht cruise, spa
• 'For the Biggest Yachts, More Than a Dock (New York Times)
An extensive boating development in St. Thomas with residential, commercial and entertainment components is the prototype for a new breed of marina.
• 'Blockbuster of a boat visiting Annapolis (HometownAnnapolis.com)
With Annapolis' reputation of being a boating kind of town, most vessels moored in the harbor don't get a second glance - unless they're nearly a football field long and packing a teal helicopter on the back.
• 'A Cruise From New Zealand to Australia: Tasmanian Devils, Kiwis (RedNova)
HOBART, TASMANIA _ 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.
• 'Dubai's dhow cruise industry poised for more fleet additions (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? The Dubai dhow cruise industry is poised for a major leap as four more wooden dhows will be added to the existing 36 dhows that ply along the creek. The vessels, owned by new players, are presently being constructed at the Jadaff dry docks.