30-Sep-2005  (yacht cruise)

• 'Chelsea Owner Abramovich Gains $13 Billion; Rival Sits in Jail (Bloomberg.com)
U.K. Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Roman Abramovich's 377-foot yacht Pelorus steamed into Monaco's Hercules Harbor on the last Friday in August and tied up at a spot normally reserved for cruise ships.
• 'Round Britain and Ireland update (Yachting and Boating World)
The 11th edition of the Visit Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race starts from Plymouth on 11 June 2006 and a total of 60-70 boats are likely to take part. The route for this two-handed race comprises five stages totalling 1,900 miles around the British Isles and Ireland leaving all to starboard.
• 'Abramovich, Putin Ally, Gains $13 Billion as Rival Sits in Jail (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Roman Abramovich's 377-foot yacht Pelorus steamed into Monaco's Hercules Harbor on the last Friday in August and tied up at a spot normally reserved for cruise ships. Abramovich was late for a soccer match featuring the Moscow team sponsored by his oil company, OAO Sibneft.
• 'Cruise Control (Albuquerque Tribune)
The racers are serious. Protocols must be followed. Rules governing rights of way are enforced or, at least, the various interpretations lead to lengthy discussions.
• 'Dick Durham's East Coast cruise draws to a dramatic close (Yachting and Boating World)
'I've hardly been ashore,' reported Dick Durham, YM's features editor, as he phoned into the office to update us on cruise of the East Coast. 'You can get quite introspective on a boat.'
• ''Really big boat' offers a different way to see the wine country (Argus Courier)
If you've ever been at the Turning Basin in October or November and said to yourself, "Wow, that's a really big boat," then you've seen the Safari Quest, a 120-foot megayacht that cruises up Petaluma River every fall.