SEA NOTES: Cronin opens window to the world

By BARBARA VENERI
June 28, 2008

Today marks the second full day of racing outside Sippican Harbor for the 88 women competing in the 2008 J-24 International Women's Open championship.

The event kicked off Thursday evening at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion with a slide presentation by Carol Cronin of Woods Hole, who herself is competing in this weekend's races at the helm of Talking Heads. A competitor in the Yngling event in the 2004 Athens Olympics, Cronin entertained an audience of nearly 100 racers, volunteers, club members and guests with photos from yacht races she has competed in all over the world.

Of particular interest were a slew of photos from Qingdao, China, the venue for the 2008 Olympic sailing events. Cronin competed there in 2006 where, she said, "they could've hosted an Olympics then." 

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