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The Swarm
The WASZP Class is one of the fastest-growing classes in the world. We speak to sailors who sail in the class and have come through the class and onto bigger things in the professional space. We speak about our partnerships with professional leagues and teams, opportunities for our sailors and major WASZP events worldwide. We keep the stoke high and love connecting the Swarm globally!.
Episodes
27 episodes
Ep 23 - Pablo Astiazaran - Spain
The young Spanish sensation Pablo Astiazaran currently sts in 2nd place on the WASZP Global RankingsWe speak about his rise in 2024, his future goals and the development of the class in Spain.
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Episode 24
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Ep 22 - Thomas Sitzmann - WASZP USA
Thomas Sitzmann is a name to remember; he shares his team sailing career highlights, including becoming an all-American in his rookie season. The lead up to his experience at the SailGP Grand Final. He also opens up about his discovery of WASZP...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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Ep 21 - WeCANFoil
Get ready for the next chapter of the WeCANFoil program! Launched in 2022 to ignite the growth of foiling in Canada, WeCANFoil is now wrapping up its electrifying third year. With fresh ownership of the SailGP CAN team, a 2026 even...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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Ep 20 - Magenta Foiling Team - Alice Senior & Jaz Boote
Alice Senior and Jaz Boote from the Magenta Foiling Team join Martin Evans and Tyler Bjorn.Alice and Jaz have been WASZP sailors since 2020/21. Joining the class because it was the perfect platform to sail and race while studying at Uni...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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Ep 19 - Galen Richardson - Youth America's Cup
With the Youth Americas Cup kicking off we speak with young Canadian star Galen Richardson. For anyone wondering what kind of opportunities the WASZP Class presents, this is the discussion you want to listen to. Galen has come through t...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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Ep 18 - WASZP UK - Sam Whaley & Duncan Hepplewhite
Episode 18 of The Swarm Podcast, we feature two stalwarts of the WASZP UK class, who play equally important but very different roles in the success of the WASZP UK Class. Duncan Hepplewhite has been the UK distributor since 2017 and was instrum...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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Ep 17 - Magnus Overbeck - WASZP Games Champion
Martin Evans and Tyler Bjorn speak to Magnus Overbeck, The International WASZP Champion speaks about his journey to winning in Norway. Magnus is on the cusp of taking his sailing to the professional level and it comes on the back of hard work a...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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Ep 16 - WASZP Games Preview - Martin Evans & Marc Ablett
Class Manager Martin Evans and WASZP GM Marc Ablett preview the upcoming International WASZP Games in Sandefjord Norway. Hosted on an island in the middle of a spectacular fjord, WASZP Island as it has been named for the next 11 days will creat...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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Ep15 - Jack Ferguson - Team Australia Challenge - AC37
Dual Australian WASZP National Champion Jack Ferguson takes us through the exciting new partnership between WASZP, The INSPIRE Sailfoiling Foundation and the Team Australia Challenge for the Youth and Women's Americas Cup in Barcelona.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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Ep 14 - Luca Rizzotti - Foiling Week
One of the best discussions we have had on The Swarm! Foiling Week founder Luca Rizzotti joins us to discuss the unprecedented success of the WASZP Class at foiling week, selling out the entry quota in an hour. We also look back ov...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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Ep 13 - Jordan Roberts - The man behind the lens
Jordan is the man behind the lens at all of our major events at WASZP. General Manager Marc Ablett joins Jordan to discuss what we try and achieve through our coverage. It is all about the sailor and giving them the ultimate expe...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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Ep 12 - Class Update - Hawaii - EuroCups and much more
A fantastic pre-season update from Class Manager Martin Evans and North American Regional Manager Tyler Bjorn. We re-cap the recent Americas Championships in Hawaii with interviews with:- Bryce Huntoon- Pearl Lattanzi- ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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Ep 11 - Thomas Nilsson + February Update Martin & Tyler
We head to Norway, the home of what will be the biggest WASZP event on record with 180 competitors signed up. We speak to Thomas Nilsson who has been part of the WASZP family since 2018. It is amazing how far the class has come and it is due to...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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Ep - 10 - Hattie Rogers - Youth & Women's Americas Cup
Well what a week it has been for The Swarm, record numbers at events, Youth & Womens @Americas Cup selections, you hear it all here on THE SWARM! This week Martin & Tyler catch up with Hattie Rogers to discuss her selection,...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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Ep 9 - Christmas Edition - Class Update
Global Class Manager Martin Evans and North American New Business Development Manager Tyler Bjorn discuss all things WASZP as we head into the Christmas break. The guys take a look at the International WASZP Games in Sorrento, as w...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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Ep 8 - European Champion - Markus Berthet
We speak to the new European Champion Markus Berthet of Norway and re-cap his stunning final day at the WASZP European Games in Quiberon. Markus takes us through his impressive journey to the top of the WASZP Class. He also speaks of the import...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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Ep 7 - European Games - wrap-up with Martin Evans
We take a deep breathe and look back on an insane European Games in Quiberon with Class Manager Martin Evans! Plus we look forward to the next events that will be seriously big in 23/24!
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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Ep 6 - Trevor Parekh & Tyler Bjorn - WASZP North America
If you are a sailor in North America, this episode is a must-listen. So much is happening in North America, and future markets are about to explode onto the scene. We catch up with the new distribution and class development team of Trevor...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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Ep 5 - Gavin Ball - SailGP Champion
Gavin Ball from Hawaii has one hell of a story of how he got into sailing, from an encounter with a shark at 8yrs old, to winning SailGP Inspire and now onto an F50 and Youth Americas Cup trials with America Magic, it has been an amazing journe...
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Episode 6
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Ep 4 - Team Tilly - Jervis & Louis
The dynamic father and son combination taking Australian WASZP Sailing by storm. Jervis is the current President of the Australian WASZP Association and very proud Super-Master. At the same time, Louis is a young up-and-coming star who has come...
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Episode 5
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Ep 3 - Sam Street & Elise Beavis - Part 2
In part 2 of our chat with NZ WASZP Stars Sam and Elise, we look towards the future. This includes, the Youth Americas Cup an Olympic campaign, 18ft skiffs and some more WASZP action for Sam. While Elise talks about her role with E...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Ep 3 - Sam Street & Elise Beavis - Part 1
In Episode 3 of "The Swarm" we speak with our Male and Female International WASZP Games Champions. Sam Street and Elise Beavis from New Zealand take us through what it means to win the championship. We also touch on their junior sailing and the...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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The Swarm - WASZP News - November 24th 2022
All the news from around the world of WASZP. Event entries are open for the 2023 European Games in Quiberon, the NZ Nationals are go in December and why did it take Martin 26 hours to get home from the WASZP UK end-of-season party?
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Ep 2 - Ross Banham
Episode 2 of "The Swarm" podcast is out now. This week's special guest is current world number 1 Ross Banham. Ross's story is a fantastic one for any young sailor who is wondering "whats next" in their sailing journey. An acc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Ep 1 - Andrew McDougall
We take you on the inside journey of WASZP. How and why the boat/class has been created. Class designer and company director Andrew McDougall walks us through why he chose to create not just a foiling product, but a brand, culture and lifestyle...
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Episode 3
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