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Clicks of Chance: A Profile of Onne van der Wal

Posted onAugust 5, 2021March 1, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Onne van der Wal tells the story of winning a race around the world, long before he was a globe-circling photographer. Read More …

CategoriesProfile, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsFlyer II, Onne van der Wal, photography, Seahorse Magazine, Whitbread Round the World Race

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Game of Sails: An Olympic Love Story, now in Audio

Posted onJuly 29, 2021July 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Game of Sails is now available in audio, just in time to celebrate Tokyo2021! Here’s how to get a free copy. Read More …

CategoriesAudio, Books, OlympicsTagsAudiobook, Carol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails: An Olympic Love Story, Olympic Sailing, Olympics, Tokyo2020, Tokyo2020ne

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Tokyo 2020ne: Sailing’s the Easy Part

Posted onJuly 22, 2021July 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Every Olympics is totally different—this one is just more so. Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsAthens 2004, Carol Newman Cronin, Olympian, Olympic Sailing, Olympics, Tokyo2020, Tokyo2020ne

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The Book I WANT to Write

Posted onJuly 15, 2021July 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Working toward the book that I want to write means steering my characters with a firmer hand. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsbooks, Lisa Cron, novel planning

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One Design Sailing Fever: Curiosity, Commonality, Contrast

Posted onJuly 8, 2021June 29, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

A step aboard several classic one design sailboats reminds me that winning races is a timeless goal. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SailingTagsAmorita, Carol Newman Cronin, classic yacht, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Marilee, one design, racing, sailboats, Spartan

Good Morning! Fiction Writing Restart

Posted onJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Why taking a break is good for both us and our projects. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction writing, perspective, restart

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Reading the Lawn of a Happy Sailor

Posted onJune 24, 2021June 22, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

What our lawn has to say about this year’s sailing plans. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Sailing, SeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, grass, lawn, sailor's lawn

The Surprising Transformation of Re-reading

Posted onJune 17, 2021June 1, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Reading the same book again shows us how differently we perceive it each time. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbook group, Carol Newman Cronin, Muriel Barbery, surprises, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Asking Exactly the Right Question

Posted onJune 10, 2021May 27, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Asking the right question can lead to surprising insights. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Seasons, Snipe, SUP, WeatherTagsCarol Newman Cronin, heat tolerance, Kim Couranz, questions, Snipe

Pause for Percolation: The Writing Brain

Posted onJune 3, 2021May 19, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

This writer’s brain needs time to percolate. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, coffee, WIP

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