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Luis Borba Snipe Midwinters 2023

Snipe Mom Wisdom: What Really Matters After 3.5 Decades

Posted onFebruary 13, 2025February 12, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Old too soon, wise too late—even in sailboat racing Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SnipeTagsBiscayne Bay, Carol Newman Cronin, Miami, one design racing, one design sailing, Snipe, Snipe class

Women's America's Cup Team Luna Rossa

What We Learned from the Women’s America’s Cup

Posted onJanuary 2, 2025December 31, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Three interviews led to a boatload of perspective Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, Sailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Giulia Conti, magazine feature, Puig, Sailing World, Women's America's Cup

Brad and Cara Read onboard Althea

Two Writers, Two Unique Stories

Posted onNovember 21, 2024November 12, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

One couple, one voyage, two stories Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsBrad Read, Cara Read, Carol Newman Cronin, offshore sailing

Eric Heim and Carol

Making Snipe Sailing New Again

Posted onOctober 24, 2024October 8, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Even if you’ve only been reading this blog for a short while, you probably know that Snipe sailing has been my primary racing for most of the past three decades. So it may surprise you to hear that I had Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Eric Heim, Mission Bay, sailboat racing, San Diego, Snipe

Bunny sailing 1960s

SAIL Magazine: 3 Stories in 3 Years

Posted onSeptember 5, 2024August 21, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

For more than fifty years, SAIL has both educated and inspired Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Freelance, Sailing, WritingTagslearn to sail, SAIL Magazine, small boats

Betsy Alison Yngling

Betsy Alison: Using All the Tools

Posted onAugust 15, 2024July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A Seahorse profile about

an amazing competitor and human Read More …

CategoriesProfile, SailingTagsBetsy Alison, Carol Newman Cronin, profile, Sailing, Seahorse Magazine

Athens 2004 opening ceremony

Parade in Paris: Let the Inspiration Begin

Posted onJuly 25, 2024July 11, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The 2024 Games brings back many memories from 2004 Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsLara Dalman-Weiss, Olympics, Paris 2024, US Olympic Sailing Team

Team Atkins wins Olympic Trials

Looking Back on Our Olympic Trials Win

Posted onJuly 23, 2024July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Looking back on winning the 2004 Olympic Trials Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympics, Team Atkins

Snipes Newport Regatta

How to Be a Great Snipe Crew

Posted onJuly 18, 2024July 16, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin13 Comments

Two fresh experiences provide a great reminder of how hard Snipe crews work Read More …

CategoriesSeasons, SnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, crewing, Snipe, snipe sailing

Draken viking ship

Transatlantic Sailing: From Vikings to Foiling

Posted onMay 30, 2024May 31, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Newport Harbor was a study in yacht design contrasts on a recent May morning Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Sailboat Racing, SailingTagsClarisse Cremer, Draken, Viking ship

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