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Only One Jud (Smith)

Posted onFebruary 28, 2019March 1, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Interviewing Jud Smith for Seahorse was a lot of fun‚ even before he won the Rolex. Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, Profile, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Champion, Jud Smith, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Seahorse Magazine

San Francisco Bay offers plenty of variety for Olympic sail training.

No Building? No Problem

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The January 2019 Seahorse included a small piece about FAST USA. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, FAST, Malcolm Page, Olympics, Sailing, San Francisco, Seahorse

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Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Celeste Ng’s careful and insightful novel asks, what makes the best family? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Celeste Ng, literary fiction, novel, Shaker Heights

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Finding Your Next Book

Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding the next book to read can be a challenge. Here’s how I do it. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, novels, reading

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US Olympic Update: Sailing’s the Easy Part

Posted onFebruary 7, 2019February 7, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

While it’s easy to see the big picture from the VIP boat (or sidewalk), it’s much harder to appreciate how much work goes into every detail of Olympic sailing. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, SailingTagsMiami, Olympain, Olympian, Olympic Sailing, USST

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Oops! January SUP Swim

Posted onJanuary 31, 2019January 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Cold weather paddling requires excellent clothing that insulates even when wet—just in case. Read More …

CategoriesSUPTagsCarol Newman Cronin, cold water, hydrophobic fleece, stand up paddling, SUP, Zhik

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Book Review: Suspicion

Posted onJanuary 24, 2019January 24, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Barbara Rogan’s book about a ghost-story writer who moves to a haunted house is full of surprises. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsBarbara Rogan, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, Suspicion

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How To Make Meetings Fun

Posted onJanuary 17, 2019January 9, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The best motivator is shared laughter. Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, Team buildingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fun, meetings

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Publishing Contract, Signed!

Posted onJanuary 10, 2019March 7, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin9 Comments

Just before Christmas, I signed a publishing contract for Spring 2020. Here we go! Read More …

CategoriesAgent, Ferry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsApril Eberhardt, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing, publishing, writing

2018 highlights

Personal Highlights of 2018

Posted onJanuary 3, 2019January 1, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

2018 was a watershed year for me in both sailing and publishing. Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTags2018, boats, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Snipe, Where Books Meet Boats, world champion

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