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WASZP - The Swarm Podcast: European Champion Markus Berthet

by WASZP Class 3 Aug 2023 10:40 PDT
WASZP European Games day 5 © Antoine Dujoncquoy

Our WASZP European Champion Markus Berthet from Norway joins us on "The Swarm" podcast and re-cap's 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 importance of family and the support he has received from Foiling Norway. Lastly, he touches on what makes the WASZP class a very special place to be and he can't wait to come down-under and compete in the 2023 International WASZP Games in Sorrento.

Listen now...

The Global Rankings have now been updated and it is extremely tight at the top, you can see the graphic below the top 8 sailors our of 330 ranked WASZP sailors. Every event is going to make a difference to the final rankings, it should be an enthralling competition as to who will claim the top spot heading into the International Games in Sorrento later this year!

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