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Want to Fuel Right? It’s Personal

Posted onOctober 1, 2014December 20, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Fueling is one of the most important aspects of competing at the top of our game. Here’s what Kim Couranz and I find works best for us. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, SnipeTagsfueling, Hammer Nutrition, Kim Couranz, Sailing

Here's what the car and trailer looked like when we left RI. After 4 days with World Auto Body, the left side looks even better than this.

Deer in the Headlight: More Good Luck

Posted onSeptember 25, 2014March 23, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Part two of the Deer in the Headlights saga. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, TravelTagsAudi, Carol Newman Cronin, cross-country, deer, driving, Q5, Snipe

Audi Q5 wins over deer

Deer in the Headlight: Better Lucky than Good

Posted onSeptember 23, 2014March 23, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The less exciting a regatta road trip is, the better. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, TravelTagsAudi, Carol Newman Cronin, cross-country, deer, Q5, road trip, Snipe

High Summer: Making Those February Dreams Come True

Posted onJuly 10, 2014July 21, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

High summer is the time to bring those midwinter dreams to life. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, high summer, Narragansett Bay, New England, summer

Casual Sailboat Racing: Saved by a Sneaker

Posted onMay 29, 2014October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A casual regatta can be even more fun than the carefully organized ones. Read More …

CategoriesSailingTagsDan Neri, Laser, sailboat racing, West Ferry, West Passage

Team Atkins wins Olympic Trials

Remembering Our 2004 Olympic Trials Win

Posted onApril 11, 2014July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The memories just won’t fade. Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTags2004, Carol Newman Cronin, Olympics, Sailing, Trials

Eight Bells: Bob “Buddha” Billingham

Posted onApril 3, 2014January 2, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Saying goodbye to an important member of the Olympic sailing family. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Team building, WritingTagsBob Billingham, Carol Newman Cronin, Olympic Sailing Committee, Olympics, Olympics 2012

Tired of Email? Try Pid-Me

Posted onApril 1, 2014October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Google brings back carrier pigeon service. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsApril Fools Day, Carol Newman Cronin

Time Capsule of Words: Yesteryear’s Crossword Puzzles

Posted onMarch 19, 2014October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Another form of time travel: the New York Times Crossword archives. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, crossword, New York Times, words

Breakfast in first class comes on real china, with real silverware.

My Kingdom for an Overnight Kit

Posted onMarch 5, 2014October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

This starts out as a rant, but there is a moral… so please bear with me. Last week, I left Providence Sunday afternoon to fly to Seattle. Before I’d even arrived at the airport, I learned that the first flight Read More …

CategoriesTravelTagsbreakfast, Carol Newman Cronin, customer service, first class, flying

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