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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

ARC start 1986

Dreaming (Anxiously) about Sailboat Racing

Posted onMay 16, 2024April 30, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A few nights ago, I had a vivid dream that I was onboard Katrina—and we were approaching a crowded starting line. As the countdown wound down to zero, my father tacked onto starboard and lined up for a perfect start Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SnipeTagsAtlantic Rally for Cruisers, Carol Newman Cronin, dreams, Jimmy Cornell, Katrina, sailboat racing

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Cruising World Bylines Then and Now

Posted onApril 11, 2024December 10, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A magazine feature about a captain who has far more sea miles than sea stories Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsAdventure Sailing, Andrew Burton, Carol Newman Cronin

Snipe Fleet 17

My Best Sailing Buddies: Thank You

Posted onJanuary 4, 2024December 20, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Sailing, for me, is best shared with someone else. Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Narragansett Bay, team building

reaching heavy air Snipe NAs Norfolk VA

Why a Voiceless “Victory” Makes me So Proud

Posted onNovember 9, 2023November 2, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin14 Comments

How we finished second at the Snipe NAs, without a key communication device. Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Norfolk, Snipe

Snipe Masters' Nationals 2023

Cross Training for Sailing: Wingfoiling and Snipe Racing

Posted onOctober 12, 2023October 3, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Sometimes we hone our skills without even realizing it Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Snipe, WingfoilTagsCarol Newman Cronin, cross training, Mystic Lake, snipe sailing, wingfoil

sunset Great Salt Pond

Farewell to Jimmy Buffett

Posted onSeptember 7, 2023September 5, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin12 Comments

Saying goodbye to an icon Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Sailing, SeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Jimmy Buffett, Labor Day weekend, One Particular Harbor

One Ton of Summer Fun

Posted onAugust 31, 2023August 29, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

An unexpected invite led to one of the best summer memories of all. Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Sailboat Racing, SailingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Classic yachts, Eggamoggin Reach Regatta, Molly Mulhern, Wildwood

Paul wingfoiling Nantucket Harbor

Wingfoiling from a Sailboat: Making New Habits

Posted onAugust 3, 2023August 9, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A summer cruise starts a new phase on a classic sailboat. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WingfoilTagscruising, Katrina, Nantucket, wingfoil

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