24-Sep-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'TRAVEL: Cruising Australia and New Zealand (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
? 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 man who won the Ryder Cup (Independent)
Whoever holds golf's Ryder Cup aloft in victory at the K club in Kildare tomorrow, the occasion will represent a dazzling personal triumph for Sir Michael Smurfit, the tycoon who brought the contest to Ireland.
• 'Spanish getaway (The Star Online)
Casa del Mar is a beautiful and tranquil resort that lives up to its name of being a ?home by the sea?, writes JADE CHAN.
• 'Film shot in Malta doing well in the local box office (di-ve)
A film, which made extensive use of the water tank facilities at the Mediterranean Film Facilities, is doing relatively well in the local box office. The film is called "Adrift".
• 'Nagin held 'thank you' shindig on yacht (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Greg Meffert, former New Orleans chief technology officer, wasn't the only prominent city official to throw a party on the Silicon Bayou, the yacht purchased last year by four partners in a technology firm that has received millions of dollars in city work since Meffert's arrival at City Hall.
• 'At the Colleges (The Providence Journal)
New faculty members: The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes the following new members: Andrea Bogie, of Providence; assistant professor, legal studies; Sandra Enos, of Peacedale, associate professor, sociology/service learning; Richard Gibbons Holtzman, of Cranston, assistant professor, political science; Heather Pond Lacey, of Cumberland, assistant professor, applied psychology; and Thomas J.
• 'Love, Caribbean style: Royal Clipper provides tropical setting for romance (Boston Herald)
ABOARD THE ROYAL CLIPPER - As we relaxed in a rope net suspended over the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, we watched spectacular sails being hoisted and knew this was no ordinary cruise. But with a...
• 'FSB: Smarter charter (Fortune Small Business via Yahoo! Finance)
We're crossing the Gulf of Argolis: 37°8' N, 22°50' E. The water is placid, without a breath of wind, which is a bit of a disappointment - we've come to Greece to sail, but today we're under diesel power, making nine knots off Plaka on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, about 70 miles southwest of Athens.
• 'Momentum Growing as Sailing Legends and Amateurs Prepare for 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta Week at Bitter End Yacht Club (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
VIRGIN GORDA, British Virgin Islands----Sept. 19, 2006--Preparations are well underway for the much anticipated 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta, being held at Bitter End yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands, October 28 - November 4, 2006.