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3 Writing Lessons from Olympic Sailing

Posted onJuly 23, 2020July 30, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Sailors might be better known for swearing than writing, but lately I’ve been realizing how much my Olympic training helped me succeed as an author. Physically, the two skills couldn’t be more different; one demands constant movement, while the other Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsauthor, Carol Newman Cronin, lessons learned, Olympics, swear like a sailor, writing

Olympic excitement: Read all about it

Posted onJuly 23, 2020July 21, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Tokyo2020 was supposed to start this week. Instead, here’s a special offer. Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails, Olympics, Tokyo2020

AP over 2020, Olympics postponed until 2021

AP over 2020: Lessons from a Postponed Olympics

Posted onApril 2, 2020April 1, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The 2020 Olympics have been postponed until 2021. What can we learn? Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, lessons, Olympian, postponement, Tokyo2020

Winning a race at the 2004 Games. Photo: Daniel Forster

Olympic Memories: Audio-documentary

Posted onNovember 21, 2019November 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Interviewed by my nephew about my Olympic experience: does this make me the “cool” aunt? Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsaudio documentary, Carol Newman Cronin, Elon University, interview, Sam Newman

Malcolm Page Charlotte Rose Greg Fisher Pan Am Games 2019

U.S. Olympic Sailing: All Change

Posted onSeptember 26, 2019September 26, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin14 Comments

Our current system is broken, and now we have a golden opportunity to fix it. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat Racing, Team building, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Greg Fisher, Malcolm Page, Olympic Sailing, US Olympic program, USST

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

Dave hughes 470 game face 2019 Sailing World Cup Miami

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

Transitions without Thought

Posted onApril 26, 2018April 17, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Change is the only constant, in life as well as in sailboat racing. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat RacingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, change, sailboat racing, transitions

Sailing Athens 2004 Daniel Forster

Podcast: Solving the (Sailing) World’s Problems

Posted onApril 5, 2018April 3, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

The shoe was on the other foot when I answered questions instead of asking them. Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, Olympics, Sailboat Racing, SailingTagsAndy Rice, Carol Newman Cronin, podcast, Sailjuice

What Makes an Olympic Champion?

Posted onMarch 22, 2018March 8, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Medaling at the Olympics is cursedly hard. So is understanding how it’s done. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympic champion, Olympics, Seahorse Magazine

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