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Small World Wonder: Watching the Vendée Globe Race

Posted onJanuary 16, 2025January 14, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Watching sailboats around the world seems to shrink the planet Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, WeatherTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Charlie Dalin, racing offshore, Vendée Globe

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Keeping our Brains Tanked Up and Working Right

Posted onMarch 28, 2024March 12, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A tropical getaway starts with a reminder about the importance of proper hydration Read More …

CategoriesTravel, Weather, WingfoilTagsdehydration, Hammer Nutrition, supplements, wingfoil

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Saltwater and Blueberries: August in Maine, Then and Now

Posted onAugust 18, 2022August 18, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Maine in August is still lovely, but quite different than my childhood memories. Read More …

CategoriesSeasons, WeatherTagsCarol Newman Cronin, climate change, Gulf of Maine, John Manderson, Penobscot Bay

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Boat Gawking Bonanza: Three Classic Sightings in One Foggy Harbor

Posted onAugust 11, 2022July 26, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

A foggy morning paddle surprises me with three classic yacht sightings. Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Weather, WritingTagsBolero, Carol Newman Cronin, Dutch Harbor, fog, SUP, Swamp Yankee

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Unexpected Rewards of Race Commentary and Homework 

Posted onJune 23, 2022June 21, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A well-received first attempt at race commentary Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, WeatherTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Coastal Queen, Jamestown Newport Ferry, Newport Bermuda Race

World Ocean and Women’s Fiction Day: June 8

Posted onJune 9, 2022May 24, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

On June 8, the world celebrated Books and Boats—or at least Oceans and Authors. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Weather, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, June 8, Where Books Meet Boats, Women's Fiction Day, World Ocean Day

boats on the rocks Jamestown RI hurricane Henri Suzy Leech

Hurricane Personalities

Posted onSeptember 2, 2021August 24, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Note: I’m writing this a few days after Hurricane/Tropical Storm Henri hit Rhode Island, and I’m hoping it will seem a bit dated by the time you read it. Because that would mean that we don’t have another storm on Read More …

CategoriesWeatherTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Henri, hurricane

Asking Exactly the Right Question

Posted onJune 10, 2021May 27, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Asking the right question can lead to surprising insights. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Seasons, Snipe, SUP, WeatherTagsCarol Newman Cronin, heat tolerance, Kim Couranz, questions, Snipe

helicopter puffs on a Snipe

Living with Uncertainty: A Sailing Analogy

Posted onMay 14, 2020May 12, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

If life is a sailboat race, what’s the best analogy for the Coronavirus? Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, WeatherTagscoronavirus, helicopter puffs, sailboat racing, weather

The Call of Fall

Posted onOctober 25, 2018October 25, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

When in doubt, write about the weather. Read More …

CategoriesSeasons, WeatherTagsautumn, Carol Newman Cronin, coastal living, fall, New England

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