American Sail

Rome and Amalfi Adventure, New from Perillo Tours.
Leisure & Travel Week; 12/19/2009; 703 words; ...000 years ago. In Amalfi, days are spent with leisurely sails to Positano, perched on a cliff swooping to the Mediterranean...and a visit to a mozzarella factory and a local winery. Set sail again for Capri and its famous Blue Grotto. For the last...guides. All tours include transfers, baggage handling, ...

This day in history
The Boston Globe; 12/16/2009; 738 words; ...sixteen US Navy battleships, which came to be known as the "Great White Fleet," set sail on a 14-month round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power. In 1909, Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya resigned in the face of...

Today in History - Dec. 16
AP Online; 12/16/2009; 1020 words; ...1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped...quot;Great White Fleet," set sail on a 14-month round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power. In 1909, Nicaraguan President...

US Indian village holds out against plea to move
AP Worldstream; 12/16/2009; 2729 words; ...po' boys, traditional southern Louisiana sandwiches; it sails across Cajun farmlands of sugar cane fields, moss-draped...an anthropologist who has worked to get south Louisiana's American Indians recognized by the federal government. So far, the...

Persian Gulf ruled out as site of America's Cup
AP Worldstream; 12/15/2009; 1210 words; ...showdown between Swiss and American crews in giant multihulls...Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing...February 2010." The Americans hailed a double court victory...technical victory for the Americans, who said the Swiss wanted...foot) trimaran and wing sail ...