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Sailboat Racing Tips: Speed Through Kindness
Where Kindness May Be Your Most Strategic Sailboat Racing Strategy…
by Kim Couranz
Kim Couranz
North American Championship – Day 2
Norfolk, VA, USA, October 21, 2023…
by SnipeToday
North American Championship – Day 1
Norfolk, VA, USA, October 20, 2023. Results after 2 races: Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, 2Gavin O’Hare & Erika Seamon, 9Arthur Blodgett & Grace Howie, 12Brady Stagg & Lexi Pline,…
by SnipeToday
Help Create the Bridge to One-Design Sailing for Younger Sailors
Grownups: Love your one-design sailing class? Help form the bridge for younger sailors to join you.
by Kim Couranz
4 Tips for a Terrific Team
by Carol Cronin (from her blog: Carol Cronin Newman, Author, Editor, Olympian) September 2021 was a busy and successful month of competitive sailing. In just three weeks,…
by Carol Cronin
Asking Exactly the Right Question
(Photo courtesy of Ted Morgan) By Carol Cronin (from Carol Newman Cronin – Author, Editor, Olympian) Everyone thinks they want answers. But I’ve learned to value…
by Carol Cronin
Better Together by the Snipetones
Just a bunch of Snipe sailors from around the world having some fun during a pandemic. The Snipetones: Harri Palm (Canada), Arthur Blodgett (USA), Reino Suonsilta (Finland), Kim Couranz…
by SnipeToday
Thank Your Teammate Day
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…
by Carol Cronin
Comodoro Rasco – Day 1
“Life is great when you sail all your life” Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz Miami, FL, USA, February 1, 2020. Results after 3 races: Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, 5 Augie…
by SnipeToday
Pole Shockcord Problems: The Augie Workaround
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
7 Reasons To Go to a Regatta When Your Chances of Winning Are Slim
Sailors sharing ideas about boat set-up in the boat park. Photo by Kim Couranz By Kim Couranz (from Spinsheet) Big Regattas, Big Learning Opportunities Early last month,…
by Kim Couranz
Denial: A Sailing Allegory
(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…
by Carol Cronin
Collaboration, Not Competition
By Kim Couranz, SpinSheet Magazine Once that warning gun sounds, it's on. It's time to sail fast, fair, and smart. But on the way to and from the…
by Kim Couranz
5 Life Lessons from Winning a Worlds
by Carol Cronin As a writer and sailor, there are few chances for me to sit back and, well, CROW about a recent accomplishment. But that’s exactly what…
by Carol Cronin
Women’s Snipe World Championship – Final
Newport, RI, August 19, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Matthew Cohen) Down to the Wire The title for the championship came down to the wire. Only one race was planned for…