Updated: Victoria council votes to shrink luxury marina

Victoria council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to a downzoning designed to cut the size of a proposed luxury marina in Songhees.

Audi’s flagship A8 L raises the bar for premium luxury sedans

MUNICH—Presence, power and poise is how Audi describes its flagship, the 2011 A8 L. The “L” stands for long wheelbase. At 5.2 meters in total length, with no less than 130 mm in rear seat legroom alone, it literally fills the bill.

Princess Cruises Reveals 2011-12 Panama Canal Season

Line’s Unique Two-Day Canal Experience Offers Extra Time in Panama

If you think your kitchen is cramped, try cooking on a sailing ship

Imagine cooking for 10 to 60 people three times a day in a kitchen the size of a small closet. Then imagine that sometimes your closet is tilted about 15 degrees and bucking large waves on the Great Lakes or the ocean. That's just a taste of the challenges of cooking on tall ships that still ply the world's waterways.

Prototype yacht ready to take flight

Alain Thebault, the French skipper of the world sailing speed record holder, Hydroptere, has unveiled a new prototype of the "flying" yacht as a first step towards ocean-going records.

Fishing pond moves ahead

Doug Lindley/Idaho State Journal The proposed fishing pond will cover 3 acres at the Edson Fichter Nature Area in south Pocatello near Indian Hills Elementary School.

Hydroptere unveils new testbed for ocean records

Alain Thebault, the French skipper of the world sailing speed record holder Hydroptere, on Monday unveiled a new prototype of the 'flying' yacht as a first step towards ocean-going records.

Mega-yacht wows Malibu crowds

The nearly 400-foot-long yacht was reported to cost more than $300 million to construct. It is owned by 38-year-old Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.

Northeast boat show season approaching

The summer boating season is still going strong up and down the coast, but autumn is inevitably on the way. In the Northeast, that means boat show season.

Philanthropy becoming new status symbol for wealthy

As dozens of U.S. billionaires pledge their fortunes to charity and the country struggles to shake off recession, philanthropy is a growing status symbol of the rich, experts say.

SAILING Pentz Skippers RainMaker to Victory - Kitsap Sun

SAILING Pentz Skippers RainMaker to Victory Kitsap Sun By Kitsap Sun staff ReignMaker, a 40-foot sailboat skippered by Geoff Pentz, placed second in the annual Northern Century 100-mile race. ...