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WeAreFoiling

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by Chris Museler

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Welcome to WeAreFoiling, the Podcast all about the world of hydrofoils and the pioneers who are pushing the limits of technology and sport to change the world. Chris Museler, New York Times correspondent, foiler and ocean sailor is the host. As the voice of The Foiling Organization, Foiling.ORG, Chris speaks with the planet's top designers, engineers, manufacturers and watersports athletes, those using their amazing talents and technologies to make the world a better and safer place to live, work and play. Foiling today is so much more than just ripping around the ocean on carbon blades, it changes lives and industries. So let's go!

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October 10, 2024

06 - Nick Leason: The Board Rider

We made it!!! Final episode of Season 1 of the WeAreFoiling Podcast and I couldn't be more stoked to have Nick Leason of <a href="https://liftfoils.com">Lift Foils</a> close out this year. Efoil pioneer, surf foil madman, crazy creative engineer and the dude who enabled some of the biggest wave riders on the planet with slick, dynamic foils for every boardsports discipline. Nick is straight up a rock star in the boardsports space, starting Lift in 2010 and becoming the leading <a href= "https://liftfoils.com/efoil">Efoil</a> manufacturer in the word and developing hydrofoils for kitefoiling, surf foiling and now all the disciplines of downwind voyaging, pump foiling and beyond. He's a quiet guy and has arranged his life in Pureto Rico around developing and producing just the right sensation under a rider's feet for wave riding on hydrofoils. What a vibe: lunch brake tow-in sessions using an Efoil to whip in a buddy followed by some gentle tuning of a foil by hand under a palm tree. Rinse and repeat! Nick has taken all the risk in new foiling watersports and he has reeped some of the rewards, too. It hasn't been all easy ocean gliding. Nick has had a target on his back as he went from one of two or three foil manuacturers in the world to one of 40. As the OG in the space, he's had to dodge criticism and avoid chasing trends he didn't start, keeping Lift on the leading but stable edge of sport and manufacturing progression. Nick gives us the origin story of Lift which parallels the development of foiling in watersports since the early 2000s and also his personal path with all it's challenges of self doubt, grit and finally a few epiphanies! Since we spoke, Lift released the <a href= "https://liftfoils.com/florence">Florence Collection</a> of foils, the first ever partnership in foiling with a celebrity, current and three-time World Surf League Champion <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/john_john_florence/">John John Florence</a>! Who else but Nick Leason and Lift could score such a coup for marketing while also connecting the massive world of professional surfing with foiling along with John's brother <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NathanFlorence">Nathan</a>, a crazy popular surfing YouTuber. We close out Season 1 after covering some major topics and events on the show including the <a href= "https://www.americascup.com">America's Cup</a>, world foiling records, milestones in transportation and jamming with the sickest riders and minds in watersports and more. Nick is an elusive fella and we were sooooo stoked to get time with him just like all our amazing guests for Season 1 of the WeAreFoiling Podcast. Thank you so much for supporting our new dive into the podcasting universe. In Season 2, we will jam with a whole new group of killer foiling peeps from the worlds of sport, industry, design and sustainability. For now, I know you'll love all the pathways and even rabbit holes I go down with Nick in this episode. Let's go!

September 12, 2024

05 - Helena Scutt and Ben Biddick: Mechatronics Masters

With the <a href="https://www.americascup.com">America's Cup</a> at full tilt, the <a href= "https://www.americascup.com/the-technology">AC75s</a> are humming around at 40+ knots with hidden athletes pedaling, steering, turning knobs and pressing buttons to fly these rad beasts around the course. There is NO flight, NO racing, without the hyper quick hydraulics that move hydrofoil flaps and arms, travelers and sail sheets. These minute, split-second adjustments made with the press of a button by sailors pass through a web of software and computers that link human thought to action. That space in between is called MECHATRONICS! In our most techy episode yet we meet the brains behind these Cup systems that allow the scorching racing we have been seeing in Barcelona. Helena Scutt, an <a href= "https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/helena-scutt-836889">Olympian</a>, mechatronics expert for <a href= "https://americanmagic.americascup.com/en/news/148_New-York-Yacht-Club-American-Magic-Announces-Women-s-Team-for-the-Puig-Womens-Americas-Cup-2024.html"> New York Yacht Club American Magic</a> and a member of its <a href= "https://www.americascup.com/events/puig-womens-americas-cup">Puig Women's America's Cup</a> Team, tells us about how technology makes flying an AC75 possible. Ben Biddick, lead hydraulics engineer at <a href= "https://www.harken.com/en/stories/americas-cup/?srsltid=AfmBOopBkiQWoLpaY0lMGGiu6bng08K3a3-ucAo-OAhZvsYvd3sdONH2"> Harken</a>, gives us the nuts and bolts of the business end of foiling: controlling flight at pace both with sails and hydrofoils. As guests for the first ever "All American" episode of <a href= "https://wearefoiling.com">WerAreFoiling</a>, they share their unusual career patheways to becoming the geeks who make flight possible in the America's Cup, showing us "how it works." Helena and Ben give us the deep dive into the entire Cup boat system. From the finger that pushes a button, sending commands and requesting algorithmic answers, to filtering the data from hundreds of sensors all the way through to the fast moving sail and foil controls keeping the AC75's ripping along through almost any sea state and manoeuver. They are fun, young and blazing new career pathways in the marine industry. I know you're going to love this tech and our conversation. Let's go!

August 15, 2024

04 - Cash Berzola: The Bomb Meister

We couldn't be more stoked to have <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/cash_berzolla/">Cash Berzola</a> on <a href="https://wearefoiling.com">WeAreFoiling</a>!! He was 17 when we recorded this and he had just destroyed Instagram with his ridiculous showing at the <a href= "https://www.globalwingsportsassociation.org">GWA</a> (Global Wingsports Association) <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/embed/fdT26A2qGXs">Cabo Verde Wave</a> event last spring. His lip grinds were like skateboard 1/2 pipe stuff and he even ditched the wing and got barrelled! He only got a 2 out of 10 for that one but was second in the event and crashed onto the foiling scene conquering Maui's monster wave <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4lmdCxPfxV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=="> JAWS</a> on foil and just showing the world the sick lifestyle of the most progressivce foiler on the planet right now. We cover a ton of ground in this episode from pushing GWA judges to interpret completely new tricks, to his hopes for new equipment to shape a fun, surfy future for foiling. Of course he gives us the blow-by-blow of his <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3p9cWVoLGm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=="> biggest and most viewed moments</a> of 2024 and it was super special to here how, in one of the most influential corners of foiling, the trendsetters are thinking about sport and <a href= "https://youtu.be/qAI7LhIErPg?si=x5AtobjUk6EMmrgb">lifestyle</a>. Professional boardsports foiling is only about 3-4 years old and the average age of competitors is moving rapidly down towards the minimum of 14, so Cash, one of <a href= "https://www.armstrongfoils.com">Armstrong Foils</a> most visible athletes, is the voice of this genertation. Always laughing and down to earth (when he's not dropping in on bombs with a tiny foil and body armor), you're gonna love this radical rider!

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What is WeAreFoiling?: Welcome to WeAreFoiling, the Podcast all about the world of hydrofoils and the pioneers who are pushing the limits of technology and sport to change the world. Chris Museler, New York Times correspondent, foiler and ocean sailor is the host.

As the voice of The Foiling Organization, Foiling.ORG, Chris speaks with the planet's top designers, engineers, manufacturers and watersports athletes, those using their amazing talents and technologies to make the world a better and safer place to live, work and play.

Foiling today is so much more than just ripping around the ocean on carbon blades, it changes lives and industries. So let's go!
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 7 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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