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Boats Meet Books: The Small World of Odd Bedfellows

Posted onMay 27, 2021October 19, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What can a failed marriage from long ago between a sailor and a novelist teach us about inspiration? Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Peter Scott, writing

Road to Gold: How to Improve at Sailboat Racing

Posted onApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Andy Rice and Hamish Willcox have designed a 12 step program to help improve results—at any level of sailboat racing. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat RacingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympics

Need a New Compass for 2021?

Posted onApril 1, 2021March 23, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

In case you haven’t already noticed: it’s April Fool’s Day. This year (like everything else) it feels different, because I’ve been feeling pretty foolish for about thirteen months now. Most of my best-laid sailing plans were laughed out of the Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Snipe, Team1Newport

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

Vendée Globe: The Sailing is the Easy Part

Posted onFebruary 4, 2021January 26, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Welcome home, Vendée Globe heroes—and now for the hardest part. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat RacingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, ocean race, sailboat racing, Vendée Globe

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

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