APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Due to an abundance of post-virus shotgun weddings, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club calendar is already booked up for the next decade and so the 2020 World Masters (already postponed due to the Corona virus) have been resecheduled for May 1-6, 2030. In order to ensure that the current…
Blocking waves, adjusting all those controls: Thanks Kim! (Thanks also to Matias Capizzano for this photo from the 2015 Snipe Worlds.) by Carol Cronin Today, Kim and I are supposed…
Both teammate Kim Couranz and inspiration Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz give great boat-park advice—and they also keep me laughing. by Carol Cronin (Published on Carol Newman Cronin – Author,…
by Carol Cronin (Originally published on the website: Carol Newman Cronin – Author, Editor, Olympian) In a recent issue of Seahorse Magazine, I found myself both…
by Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano / SCIRA) It wasn’t until the Snipe Women’s Nationals that I realized how much I relied on gates. Because. There. Weren’t.
Matias Capizzano captures the moment just after our pole shockcord let go… by Carol Cronin The next time your pole shockcord lets go, here’s how to jury-rig a…
By Carol Cronin (from Where Books Meet Boats – written on October 10, 2019, before the Snipe World Championship) I’m sailing the Snipe Open Worlds this…
From Carol Newman Cronin Blog By Carol Cronin What does it take to go to a world championship in sailing? Well, that’s like asking “how long…
Sandra Tartaglino passed away tragically yesterday after a collision with a motorboat, while she was racing in Newport, RI, a F18 regatta. Sandra was Andrew Pimental’s…
Photo courtesy Benja Sans Photo & Video Jubilee Yacht Club, Beverly MA (8 races, 1 throwout) The Quantum Snipe Nationals took place over four days on Salem Sound,…
(Photo courtesy of Ted Morgan) By Carol Cronin (published on her blog: Carol Newman Cronin – Author, Editor, Olympian) A few weeks ago, Kim and I…
The US Snipe class is serious about attracting the next generation of sailors. At the 2019 Quantum Snipe Nationals in Beverly, MA, there will be a new trophy awarded…
Connie Commette and I have exchanged crewing ideas since the late 1900s, even after I defected from the crew union and moved to the (much roomier) skipper position. Recently…
We experienced some epic sailing for the US Pan Am Trials in the ocean off Fort Lauderdale, including four great days of practice ahead of the three day regatta.
Even after watching the video clip below several times, I still cringe at the critical moment. Anyone who’s ever felt that boat-stopping moment when the whisker pole digs into…