24-Dec-2006  (yacht cruise)

• '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...
• '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.
• 'Loophole seen in tech deal (The Sacramento Bee)
The California Highway Patrol bought more than $2.5 million in patrol car electronics from a major auto parts manufacturer that paid $8,000 to sponsor a 2004 San Diego Harbor dinner cruise at a conference the CHP co-hosted, documents show.
• 'Get a jump on your New Year's Eve celebration in Broward (Miami Herald)
There are plenty of reasons to go out: concerts, comedians, champagne toasts. You can drop big bills enjoying fine restaurants, Intracoastal cruises or a night at the casino tables or fritter away the last hours of 2006 dancing or sipping a brew by the beach.
• '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.
• '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...