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San Francisco Bay offers plenty of variety for Olympic sail training.

No Building? No Problem

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The January 2019 Seahorse included a small piece about FAST USA. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, FAST, Malcolm Page, Olympics, Sailing, San Francisco, Seahorse

What Makes an Olympic Champion?

Posted onMarch 22, 2018March 8, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Medaling at the Olympics is cursedly hard. So is understanding how it’s done. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympic champion, Olympics, Seahorse Magazine

Seahorse cover April 2017

Seahorse Byline: Sign of Success

Posted onMay 4, 2017February 17, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Interviewing Malcolm Page gave me the chance to write about the Olympics for one of my favorite magazines. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat Racing, SailingTagsAndrew Hurst, Carol Newman Cronin, Malcolm Page, Olympic Sailing, Olympics, Sailing, Seahorse Magazine

Team USA Rio 2016 sailing

Rio 2016: An Open Letter to All Medal-less Olympians

Posted onAugust 18, 2016August 18, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin27 Comments

Rio 2016 is drawing to a close, and most of you will go home without a medal—which probably makes you feel like a loser. You’re not. Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, medals, Olympics

Game of Sails

Let the Games Begin: Game of Sails for $2.99

Posted onAugust 4, 2016March 27, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Olympic sailing and publishing have both changed drastically since 1994. Fortunately, some traits remain constant. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, Olympics, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, Game of Sails, Olympics, Rio 2016, Sailing

USSTS Laser sailor in Rio test event for 2016 Olympics

What Wins Olympic Medals? Not What Wins Headlines

Posted onJune 30, 2016June 28, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

Worried about how sewage, Zika, the Brazilian economy, and crime are going to affect the Olympics? You’re missing the point. Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympics, racing, Rio, Sailing

Regatta Park pathway

Sailing World Cup Miami Update

Posted onJanuary 28, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Miami and Olympic sailing: there’s no better combination. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Coconut Grove, Miami, Olympic Sailing, Olympics, Regatta Park, Sailing World, Sailing World Cup

Nobody creates mascots for freelancers—fortunately.

Olympic Freelancing

Posted onDecember 10, 2015October 9, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Why working for myself is just like an Olympic campaign. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, freelance, Olympics, writing

Team Atkins wins Olympic Trials

Remembering Our 2004 Olympic Trials Win

Posted onApril 11, 2014July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The memories just won’t fade. Read More …

CategoriesOlympicsTags2004, Carol Newman Cronin, Olympics, Sailing, Trials

Eight Bells: Bob “Buddha” Billingham

Posted onApril 3, 2014January 2, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Saying goodbye to an important member of the Olympic sailing family. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Team building, WritingTagsBob Billingham, Carol Newman Cronin, Olympic Sailing Committee, Olympics, Olympics 2012

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