Rebecca McPhee

Rebecca McPhee

Title: Freelance Writer
Email: rebecca.mcphee@explorersweb.com
Location: Northampton, UK
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Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Swimming, rowing, open water sports, marine wildlife, adventure travel
  • Years in This Expertise: 5+

Education & Certifications

  • Education: BSc Marine Biology, Newcastle University / MSc International Marine Environmental Consultancy, Newcastle University / Diploma: Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism / PGCE and QTS Secondary Science Education, Northampton Teacher Training Partnership
  • Years of Writing: 3
  • Certifications: MMO, PAM, PADI Rescue Diver

A Word from Rebecca McPhee

  • Why Author Chose This Career: Being a freelance writer for ExplorersWeb allows me to combine my love of ocean sports, science, and writing.
  • How Author Began Career: Whilst working for a publishing company I realized I wanted to write rather than edit. Doing this in a freelance capacity allows me to teach at the same time
  • Personal Interests: Open Water Swimming, Diving, Hiking, Rowing, Marine Conservation, Travel
Jari Saario in an ocean row boat.

There and Back Again: 14,000km Across the Atlantic

Jari Saario is setting out to do something no...
A newly born gray whale calf is pushed to the surface to breathe by its mother

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The race winners light flares at night to celebrate

Rowing Extra: Ocean Cats Win TWAC; Another Atlantic Rower Dips In

Ocean Cats have won the 2022 Talisker Whisky Atlantic...
Antonio de la Rosa gives a thumbs up.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for January

Since our last rowing roundup, teams in the Talisker...
A close up image of copepods in water droplets. On the left are immature harpacticoid copepods. On the right is an armored protozoan with an intricate mineral skeleton

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Rowing From Antarctica to South Georgia

Fiann Paul is no stranger to ocean rowing. The...
Cyril Derreumaux sets off a flare as he makes it to Hawaii

Top 10 Expeditions of 2022: #3: Kayaking from California to Hawaii

Ocean rowing is becoming ever more popular, but kayaking...
The special kayak, with Richard standing with arms raised.

Kayaking 7,000km from South Africa to Brazil

Richard Kohler, 53, is attempting to kayak alone across...
Archaeologists digging a trench around the shipwreck to get a closer look.

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Kayaking down the river through the oine trees

Top 10 Expedition of 2022: #8: Madison Eklund Kayaks to Hudson Bay 

Madison Eklund had always been an active hiker, climber,...
Orion capsule retrieval

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Tom Robinson has made it to the Cook Islands

Ocean Rowing Roundup for December

Since our last round up, one soloist has completed...
An imagining of how North Greenland may have looked two million years ago.

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A rescued sea turtle is cared for

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Both packed bikes sit on a beach in Argentina

Cycling Around the World for Four Years and Counting

Aurelie and Doc Marco, both 39 years old, started...
An image of “Yori Pass” taken by one of the Hazard-Avoidance Cameras on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Nov. 5, 2022

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The under-ice river in Antarctica

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Michelle Lee at the oars

Ocean Rowing Roundup for November 

Since our last round up two soloists have continued...
A close up image of a common rat

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Drone images of an adult right whale with a blue whale calf.

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The girls reach their first stop, National Park Tierra del Fuego

Two Women Begin 30,000Km Cycle Across the Americas

Antonia Staacke (25) and Laura Moeller (26) are cycling...
A bee plays on little wooden balls.

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brught red and yellow fish

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