APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE From the New York Times by Carol Cronin A recent Facebook data breach has revealed that Pietro Fantoni’s election as Commodore of SCIRA might not have been as unanimous as originally thought. Voters were manipulated by ads specifically targeted to appeal to their fashion sense. There was simply no one else…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE An investigative reporter has discovered that Commodore of SCIRA Pietro Fantoni stayed at Mar-a-lago resort during his recent trip to Florida…
Miami, March 25, 2018. Results after 8 races (1 discard) Report by Carol Cronin The 52nd DonQ Rum Keg Regatta delivered its dependable mix of Serious Sailing, Serious Fun over…
The first day of this year’s Comodoro Rasco was a glorious Biscayne Bay northeast hiking breeze.
Story by Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy Ted Morgan) At a recent Snipe regatta, Kim Couranz and I counted up the number of lines we each control. Her total? Sixteen…
Miami, February 3, 2018. 3 races in a nice 12-18 knots of NE today (along with passing rain showers to rinse off the salt). Raul Rios and Sophia gave the…
Severn Sailing Association Annapolis, MD USA October 14-15 12 boats, 7 races, 1 discard 12 boats turned out for two fun days of racing on the Chesapeake Bay, two weeks…
Winchester, August 25, 2017. (There are lots of great regatta and party photos courtesy of SCIRA USA - visit vhetheringtonyoung) Report by Carol Cronin “Where is the…
[caption id="attachment_19278" align="alignnone" width=""]Snipe in the pool. Classic Nationals[/caption]Winchester, August 23, 2017. From Carol Cronin For those of you watching from afar and waiting for results, I can't even tell…
Winchester, August 22, 2017. 4 races today on Mystic Lake: we finished the Crosby qualifying series (the first one in several years) and then sailed the first race of the…
Winchester, August 21, 2017. A classic one-race first day on Mystic Lake to start the 2017 Snipe Nationals. With 53 boats, the fleets are split for the 4 race Crosby…
I usually write articles when I have a solution to a particular problem. This one is more of a cry for help from a small skipper: how do I…
Ft. Lauderdale, May 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Lauderdale Yacht Club) Regatta report by Carol Cronin, results and photos 26 boats from five countries The conditions varied, but…
APRIL FOOLS' DAY - THIS IS A JOKE In a unique cooperation negotiated by Martha Parker, owner of Team1Newport, Patagonia and Raymarine have just launched the innovative ChestTick®,…
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