22-Dec-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Fasano says appraisal may lower rate (St. Petersburg Times)
Feeling like Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is charging you too much? State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, says the answer might be a new appraisal. State-run Citizens sometimes sets the value of insured property too high, he said, causing rates to go up more than they should.
• 'Grant's wild about winning (The Age)
Skandia skipper Grant Wharington has a lot on his plate but reaching Hobart first is his only real concern.
• 'Getting shipshape, from stem to stern (Sun-Sentinel)
With no new ships on their respective horizons, Windstar Cruises, Disney Cruise Line and Crystal Cruises each have opted for the next best thing: renovations.
• 'Clubs / Activities (Marco Eagle)
The Eagle welcomes news, information and announcements from your club. E-mail us at mail@marcoeagle.com, fax to 213-5382 or send to Clubs, c/o Marco Eagle, P.O. Box 579, Marco Island, FL 34146.
• 'Set sail for luxury: Fulfill your fantasies with cruise on Heiress' former private yacht (Boston Herald)
A BOARD THE SEA CLOUD -With the British Virgin Islands slipping past on either side, I looked up at a complex web of lines and masts supporting al- most an acre of sail that stretched 178 feet into...
• 'Steeplechase raffle benifits range of groups (St. Petersburg Times)
The Little Everglades Steeplechase is extending the reach of its charity arm with a new raffle drawing benefiting several community groups. Tickets cost $10, and winners will be drawn at the March 11 steeplechase.
• 'Wind Surf Sails Into Caribbean Season With All Degrees of Difference Enhancements Completed (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Emerging from a five-week work period, Windstar Cruises' motor sailing yacht Wind Surf sailed from Barbados on December 16 with all Degrees of Difference enhancements completed on board.
• 'The Orbitz Insider Picks Seven Hotspots for 2007! (SYS-CON Media)
Want to vacation at one of the 'in' places before the rest of America catches onto the tourism trend? Backed by a team of travel professionals, The Orbitz Insider knows which 2007's travel hotspots will be the 'in' locations for experience seeking vacationers.
• 'OREGON / Search ended for lost sailors (San Francisco Chronicle)
A British sailor and two Americans have been identified as the three adventurers who are believed to have been lost at sea when the catamaran they were delivering to Seattle from South Africa ran into a huge Pacific storm last week off the coast of Oregon, a...