Ep. 15: The Boatanist, Susannah Cass - Adventures in Botany, Biodiversity, and Boats
Dr. Susannah Cass, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, as a member of a 4-person crew participating in the 2014 Great Pacific Race.
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Dr. Susannah Cass learned to row at Cambridge University where she says it was near impossible to make it through your degree without being dragged to a boathouse to give rowing a go.
This self-titled accidental athlete is a scientist interested in plants and other wildlife whose love of “messing about in boats” opened her up to adventures like the Celtic Challenge (150km across the Irish Sea), Great Pacific Race (2,400nm), and Row2Rio (London to Rio).
COVID-19 has put a damper on her travel, but Susannah is now looking for new ways to link her love of boats and biodiversity.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUSANNA
Boatanist.com
Recording breaking Row2Rio team land in Brazil
IG: @boatanist
TIME STAMPS
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00:00 - Intro
07:00 - LTR, Captain of Magdalene Boat Club, trialing the Cambridge University squad, rowing the women’s Boat Race
23:50 - Dublin University: rowing and masters studies
25:50 - The Great Pacific Race 2014
39:15 - Expeditions, science, and microplastics sampling
45:35 - Life during COVID-19, planning for next adventures and science exploration/studies
49:30 - British Exploring Society science expedition leadership
53:38 - Developing a school program linking the sciences with learning to row
56:58 - Rapid Fire