Boatanist

Finally! After 4 agonising years of near misses, I once again felt the joy of crossing the Dublin 'Colours' Boat Race finish line ahead of our great rivals UCD on Sunday. We last won this race back in my first year in Trinity in 2010 and it was beginning to look like that may have been the one and only time I would get my hands on the coveted Corcoran Cup. We had fought bravely every year since, but as the 2014 race day approached I admit there was a part of me that was resig

This is why I love rowing in college so much! A little video that my DULBC teammates made earlier this season. I would also STRONGLY suggest anyone interested in rowing, or infact sports writing in general, should read this fantastically eloquent article by former a Yale and Trinity rower on the DUBC (men's boat club) website HERE. Perhaps rowing's not the first sport you would consider taking up in college, but why not? I started in the first term of my undergrad degree and

Rowing, rowing, rowing and some science thrown in along the way. This summer I'll be rowing on the Liffey in Dublin, the Irish Sea and across the Pacific Ocean. On route I hope to learn more about rivers, coasts, seas and oceans and I'll be collecting data for existing research projects as I go. I hope you'll join me, it's certainly going to be interesting! #pacific #rowing #sponsor