Sailing schoolboy still plans non-stop voyage (Yachting Monthly) Gran Canaria to Gran Canaria? Sailing schoolboy Mike Perham, the sixteen-year-old from Potters Bar, Herts who is planning to become the youngest person to sail solo, around the world, still hopes to make the trip a non-stop voyage.

Second port (Yachting Monthly) Schoolboy Mike Perham, 16, has arrived in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, according to his locator chart. He is hoping to nail the autopilot problems which have beset him since he left Falmouth nearly two weeks ago.

Carroll and MacHale for Race of Champions (RTÉ News) Team Ireland A1 Grand Prix Driver Adam Carroll and Rally Driver Gareth MacHale have been invited to take part in the 'Race of Champions' at Wembley, writes RTÉ Sports John Kenny.

Gran Canaria Desktop Summit 2009 to be Held July 3-11, 2009 (KDE News) Posted by Sebastian Kügler on Wednesday 26/Nov/2008, @15:32 from the life's-a-beach dept.

The Welwyn and Hatfield Times (The Welwyn & Hatfield Times) A RECORD-breaking teenager hoping to smash another world record on the high seas will make his second stop during an epic voyage plagued with problems.

Holiday deals of the week (Daily Telegraph) The best late deals and lastminute holidays at home and abroad.

Rallying on (Yachting and Boating World) The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) yacht Geisha has been dismasted and is heading for the Azores under jury rig. Another boat, Blue Yonder, has diverted to the Cape Verde Islands following shroud damage.

Snowdonia, Plas Dinas (RainbowNetwork.com) Located between the Snowdonia Mountains and the Irish Sea, the idyllic setting and stunning views of Plas Dinas are not to be missed.

KDE 4 Video Editor Kdenlive Released (KDE News) Posted by Moritz Moeller-Herrmann on Sunday 30/Nov/2008, @12:29 from the moving-pictures dept. The promising nonlinear video editor Kdenlive has made its first non beta for KDE 4, version 0.7 is on us. This closes another gap of the free desktop world: a usable open source video editor.

Bankers are new pantomime villains. Oh, yes they are (Guardian Unlimited) As the financial system teeters, writers and comedians are finding inspiration from the gloomiest of headlines