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The key to yachting (Daily Pilot)
Newport Beach Mayor Ed Selich handed visiting Mayor Chen Chu from Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, the key to the city Saturday before the two headed out on the water for a tour of Newport Harbor aboard a 98-foot Horizon yacht, the �??Reverie.�??

Elcome International unveils new yachting products at DIBS 2009 (AME Info)
Established in 1969, Dubai based Elcome International LLC continues its successful track record in the sales, service and integration of world class leading automation, communication and navigation electronic systems and safety solutions.

RYA Sailability to launch new Beginner to Winner programme (Royal Yachting Association)
RYA Sailability, the charity of the Royal Yachting Association which provides disabled people with access to sailing activities, will be launching its brand new �??Beginner to Winner�?? Sailability and Paralympic programme at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2009.

Teenage girl killed by yacht rope (Herald Sun)
AN Australian teenager has died after being hit in the head by a heavy mooring rope in a freak yachting accident on the Thai resort island Phuket.

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Giro cheque blue water sailors face jail (Yachting Monthly)
A Blue Water yachting couple who lived on benefits, including disability allowances are facing jail after sailing half-way round the world on a £100,000 yacht.

Sperry Top-Sider (AskMen)
Save your yachting trip to Cape Cod for another day. Sperry�??s classic boat shoes still have the same preppy look that made them a must-have in the days when pleated khakis and oversized double-breasted blazers ruled the runway.

Olympic sailing stars to open RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2009 (Royal Yachting Association)
Seven of Britain�??s history-making Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympics�?? team sailors, including three gold medallists, will be kick-starting a weekend dedicated exclusively to dinghy sailors when they open the doors to the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2009, in association with Yachts & Yachting and Suzuki.

Confusing winds at Midwinter Regatta (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Local knowledge went out the window for the Southern California Yachting Association’s 80th annual Midwinter Regatta.

Top builder Cookson under threat (Yachting and Boating World)
One of New Zealand’s best known boat builders, Cookson Boats Ltd, has announced that it will probably close its doors in late March when it has completed its two current projects: a 52-footer and an 80-footer.