Tag: Carol Newman Cronin

Slowing Down, Down East
For me, Maine means getting on a boat with almost no internet or cell phone reception, plenty of food, and easy sails between harbors where the closest company is an osprey fishing for dinner. Read More …

Sailing Capital(s) of the Northeast
Greetings from Annapolis, MD: in mid-August, most sailors would’ve stayed in Newport. Read More …

Coach Carol
This week I’m helping Liz Baylis run a match racing clinic under the umbrella of WIMRA, the Women’s International Match Racing Association. Read More …

Why a Serious Writer Wears Three Different Hats
One of the most challenging aspects of being a writer, especially in today’s world, is that we must wear at least three hats. Read More …

Closing the Door, Again
It’s been a busy year since “Oliver’s Surprise” went to press. Read More …

Where Home and Office Collide
“…If you ever get annoyed, look at me I’m self-employed. I love to work at nothing all day.” Read More …

Second Edition of Oliver’s Surprise… IT’S HERE!
As reviewer Gary Jobson says, there’s nothing like the arrival of your own book: the most concrete representation we writers will ever get that the hard work was worth it. Read More …

Working with my Hands
Canvas work can be a nice change of pace. Read More …

The Joy of Day Sailing
When I formally retired from Olympic sailing (and most importantly, sold my two Ynglings), Paul and I took ownership of a 1938 Herreshoff Marlin. At just over twenty feet long, “Matsya” (Sanskrit for “God of the Fishes”) is big enough Read More …

The best question a fourth grader ever asked me
“Which do you like better, sailing or writing?” Read More …