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Upwind with the Uncategorizable Dee Caffari

Posted onOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A passion that transcends easy labeling Read More …

CategoriesProfileTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Dee Caffari, profile, racing, Sailing, Seahorse Magazine

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Where Books Meet Boats: It Takes a Team

Posted onOctober 23, 2025October 14, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Another book is coming your way soon Read More …

CategoriesSnipe, The Heart of HoundTagsBook design, Carol Newman Cronin, printing, Snipe, The Heart of Hound

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New Book Review: Slanting Towards the Sea

Posted onOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

A debut novel drops us into life on the Croatian coastline Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, coastal fiction, Croatia, Lidija Hilje, Slanting Towards the Sea

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Variety is the Spice of Sailing

Posted onOctober 9, 2025September 30, 2025AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

Celebrating the range of sailing successes Read More …

CategoriesSailingTagsGary Jobson, Greg Fisher, National Sailing Hall of Fame

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My Spectacular Summer of Reading Escapes

Posted onOctober 2, 2025September 29, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Reading highlights from the summer of 2025 Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks I love, Carol Newman Cronin, reading

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Soooo Awkward: 5 Tips for Learning a New Skill

Posted onSeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

One of my summer goals was to learn to tack while foiling. It’s harder than jibing, because you’re fighting all that apparent wind. And I can officially declare success—on one side at least.  Learning new “tricks” takes longer than it Read More …

CategoriesWingfoilTagsCarol Newman Cronin, education, learning, tacking, wingfoil

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How to Price Writing Projects

Posted onSeptember 18, 2025September 16, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

There’s no way to put a price on curiosity Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, freelancing, writing

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Controlling Our Fleet Destiny: 2025 Newport Snipe Sailing

Posted onSeptember 11, 2025September 11, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A summer of showing up is its own reward Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Narragansett Bay Fleet 17, Newport, snipe sailing

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Curiosity, Connections, and Witty Banter

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025August 26, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A quest for legibility leads to several fun discoveries Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, The Heart of HoundTagsButch Ulmer, Carol Newman Cronin, The Heart of Hound, UK Sailmakers

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Listening to the Legendary Butch Ulmer

Posted onAugust 28, 2025October 14, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Those of you who subscribe to Seahorse Magazine already know that there’s a profile of Butch Ulmer in their September issue. What you don’t know is what inspired my (very fun) interview with the Hall of Famer. Butch is retired Read More …

CategoriesProfileTagsButch Ulmer, Carol Newman Cronin, sailmaker, Seahorse Magazine

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