Women’s Round-the-World Voyage

Posted by Rachel Goodman | Oct 25, 2019 | All Talk, Talk of the Bay | 0

Talk of the Bay from KSQD

Women's Round-the-World Voyage

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Over two years and 38,000 nautical miles, a crew of 300 women will take on 30 challenging voyage legs to sail through some of the densest ocean plastic accumulation zones on the planet to study plastic pollution on board a world-class expedition sailing vessel S.V. TravelEdge and floating research lab. To follow the progress of this expedition: https://exxpedition.com/

On Talk of the Bay, Rachel Anne Goodman spoke to Rikki Erikson, a marine biologist on the voyage from the Azores to Antigua. As we spoke, a major storm was kicking up there, and there was a palpable tension in her voice as she described the harrowing voyage ahead. Listen to the interview here.

About The Author

Rachel Goodman

Rachel is host of Talk of the Bay and Board Chair of KSQD. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. She teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. She is a recipient of a Peabody award for excellence in journalism.