Meredith Rodgers | Sailing Around the World & Filming a Women’s Surf Film

Meredith Rodgers spent the past year "onboard reporter" for the Clipper Round the World Race, sailing a staggering 40,000 nautical miles across the globe as part of the Perseverance team. What started as a lifelong dream led her into this wild, transformative role—documenting the journey firsthand while living it.In this episode, she shares what it was like to become part of a crew navigating oceans and elements, the highs and lows of that epic year, and the emotional return to everyday life once the journey ended. We also dive into her creative side—how she transitioned into freelance photo and video work, and her latest passion project: filming an all-women's Northeast winter surf film.This conversation is a vibrant mix of salt air, ambition, shift, and vision—revealing the grit and grace of chasing dreams on the open sea.Follow Meredith: @meredithrodgerssAlso behind the lens at: @atrainstudios