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How to Thank Your Supercrew, Again

Posted onMarch 18, 2021March 10, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

I’d planned on thanking my teammate in person this year, but instead here’s another reminder for all of us. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Kim Couranz, snipe sailing, supercrew

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What a Long Strange Sailing-Free Winter It’s Been

Posted onFebruary 18, 2021February 9, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Not going sailing all winter is bad for mental health. But going sailing might make me part of the problem. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, SeasonsTagssailing-free, Snipe

2020: The Year of Seeing Differently

Posted onDecember 31, 2020February 23, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What was supposed to be a year denoting clarity (20/20) instead turned on the blinders of uncertainty—for everyone in the whole world. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, Seasons, WritingTagsNew Year's Resolutions

Writer Jane Sigal Talks About Eating to Understand

Posted onDecember 17, 2020December 18, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

My neighbor (and New York Times food writer) Jane Sigal uses food to understand other cultures—and then translates for the rest of us.  Read More …

CategoriesSnipe, Travel, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, food, New York Times food writer, Snipe Western Hemispheres

4 Important Life Lessons from Losing on a Lake

Posted onDecember 10, 2020December 1, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin17 Comments

What sailboat racing on lakes can teach us about navigating through a pandemic. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, life lessons, Mystic Lake, Snipe

Farewell to the Best Boat Park Buddy

Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin22 Comments

We lost Geoff Ewenson much too soon. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SailingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, EWE Spirit, Geoff Ewenson, goodbye

Rod Johnstone: An Amazing Legacy of Yacht Designs

Posted onOctober 29, 2020March 1, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Rod Johnstone, co-founder of J/Boats, followed his passion for yacht design all the way to the top of sailing. Read More …

CategoriesProfile, Sailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, J/24, profile, Rod Johnstone, Seahorse Magazine, yacht design

Paul’s New French Girl

Posted onOctober 15, 2020December 8, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Different boats for different… spouses? Read More …

CategoriesSailingTagsArchambault 31, Carol Newman Cronin, kincora, SUP

Competitive Cruising

Posted onOctober 1, 2020July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

What to do when summer regattas are cancelled? Go cruising, preferably with friends. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, SeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Down East, Maine

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

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