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Mike Toppa America's Cup 1992

Mike Toppa: Superior Team Building, with a Smile

Posted onApril 24, 2025April 11, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

I always learn something from Mike Toppa! Read More …

CategoriesProfile, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Mike Toppa, Sailing, Sailing World Magazine

Robbie Doyle

Seahorse Profile: Sharing a Brain

Posted onMarch 13, 2025February 18, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

My 20th Seahorse profile documents the life of one of sailing’s big names—and the woman who helped make it all possible. Read More …

CategoriesProfile, Sailboat RacingTagsAmerica's Cup, Doyle Sailmakers, Janet Doyle, Robbie Doyle, Seahorse Magazine

Jamestown Newport Ferry approaches the dock

Stepping Out on My Fiction—Again

Posted onFebruary 6, 2025January 21, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Why does writing books take me so long? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, non-fiction, writing

Abeking & Rasmussen Gilgenast signature

Gerhard Gilgenast: Curiosity Can Be Contagious

Posted onJanuary 30, 2025January 21, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The man behind the “smoking letters” Read More …

CategoriesHound, Research and Rabbit HolesTagsGerhard Gilgenast, Hound, Maynard Bray, yacht design

Gilgenast Margaux Rose expedition yacht

Yacht Designer with a Wooden Toolbox

Posted onJanuary 30, 2025January 27, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

More than we probably needed to know about a German yacht designer Read More …

CategoriesResearch and Rabbit HolesTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Gerhard Gilgenast, Hound, writing

First an OOPs, Then a New Edition

Posted onJanuary 9, 2025December 31, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A new and improved version that needs your clicks Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Ferry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsebook, new edition, writing

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

The Boat Beggars story

The Boat Beggars: My Gift to You

Posted onDecember 26, 2024December 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

A disgraced captain steals a boat to earn back her reputation. Read More …

CategoriesSeasons, WritingTagsBrenton Island, Carol Newman Cronin, Cooperation Island, holiday stories, Where Books Meet Boats, xmas stories

Paul Callahan 2012 Paralympics

Paul Callahan: Maximizing His Unique Potential

Posted onDecember 19, 2024December 11, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A chance to chat with one of my favorite sailors Read More …

CategoriesProfileTagsCarol Newman Cronin, magazine profile, Paul Callahan, Seahorse Magazine

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

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