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Anna Weis Will Join United States SailGP Team Just in Time for Australia Sail Grand Prix By: KATHERINE CLEMENTS
By: JORDAN B. DARLING
2022 William Berger and William Stein Race 1 Malibu and Return (Jan. 8, 2022) MARINA DEL REY— The Del Rey
Yacht Club is hosting the first race in the William Berger and William Stein Series on Jan. 8. The Malibu and Return Race is the first in a series of five races throughout 2022. The race will begin at 11:55 a.m. in Santa Monica Bay. The regatta is open to boats with a valid PHRF of Southern California rating certificate. There will be two divisions, the Berger (PHRF) and Stein (cruising class), the organizing authority retains the right to reassign a boat into another class. A $35 entry fee is due by 6 p.m. the Thursday before the race, and a $15 late entry fee will be added to the fee for entries submitted after Jan. 6. To learn more about the series or submit an application, see the Regatta Network website at https://www. regattanetwork.com/event/23494.
Turnbuckle Tightener (Jan. 15, 2022) LONG BEACH— The Alamitos Bay
Yacht Club will host the Turnbuckle Tightener on Jan. 15, 2022, in Alamitos Bay and Long Beach Outer Harbor. The regatta will be ruled by the Racing Rules of Sailing and is open to the following classes: Ocean Course Classes: 29er, 5-0-5, A-Cat, C420, Cal 20, Etchells, Finn, Formula 18, Hobie 16, I420, ILCA 7 (Laser), ILCA 6 (Radial), ILCA 4 (4.7), Open Skiff (Ocean), Optimist, Portsmouth (monohull and multihull), Tempest, Thistle, and Viper 640. Bay Course Classes: Lido 14 (A, B), Naples Sabot (Senior, Junior A, B, C1, C2, C3), Optimist (Green), Open Skiff (Bay), and RS Tera (Bay). Additional One-Design classes will be accepted at the discretion of the Regatta Chair based on the number of entries. Skippers should be in good standing with a club affiliated with US Sailing or other World Sailing national authorities. Entries will be accepted until 4 p.m. the Friday before the race and can be submitted online at https://www.regattanetwork. com/event/23593. There is a $20 fee for bay classes and $30 for ocean classes. Registration will open at 8 a.m. on Jan. 15, and the first signal will sound at 11:57 a.m. For more information, visit the Regatta Network website at https://www. regattanetwork.com/event/23593.
NEW YORK — On Dec. 13, The U.S. SailGP Team announced 23-year-old Tokyo athlete, Anna Weis will trail with the team at Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG in Sydney, taking place Dec. 17-18. Weis will sail with the American team in Sydney, potentially joining Daniela Moroz and CJ Perez on the 2022 roster. The American team is currently one point away from first place in the SailGP Season 2 overall leaderboard. Sydney will provide a crucial test as the top three overall teams look to qualify for the $1 million Grand Final at the United States Sail Grand Prix in San Francisco March 26-27, 2022. Weis and former U.S. SailGP Team wing trimmer Riley Gibbs compete as part of the U.S. Sailing team and race in the two-person mixed-gender Nacra 17 class. Weis’s role as crew on the foiling catamaran requires top-notch athleticism, agility, and strength, in conjunction with keen tactical abilities, in addition to operating the front of the boat. Weis’s top 10 performance in Tokyo caught the attention of U.S. SailGP Team CEO and Driver, Jimmy Spithill. Spithill told SaiGp in an article that, “our goal is
Anna Weis, US SailGP Team. Photo credit: Bob Martin for SailGP
ON THE HORIZONS
for the United States to be a powerhouse in professional sailing and Anna’s expertise at the international level stands out. We’re looking forward to trialing her in Sydney and between her, Daniela and CJ, we believe we’re building a strong foundation of talent that will benefit us now and into the future.” Weis is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Fl. She is a student at Boston University but deferred her education while pursuing her professional sailing dreams full time. She overcame injuries and operations on both arms in early 2019. Later that year, the Gibbs/Weis duo won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, becoming the first U.S. team to qualify for Tokyo in the mixed multihull class. Racing at the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG in Sydney started both days at 4:00 p.m. local time (12:00 a.m. EST) on Dec. 17 and Saturday, Dec. 18 and aired live in the USA on CBS Sports Network, SailGP’s YouTube channel as well as the SailGP APP. SailGP unveiled the first eight (of 10) events of its Season 3 calendar that include iconic locations worldwide earlier this week. In addition, two North American stops have been announced so far, in Bermuda May 14-15 and Chicago June 18-19, 2022.
At the next-to-last stage of SailGP season two, the United States SailGP Team has recruited 23-year-old Tokyo 2020 athlete Anna Weis to trial with the team in Sydney for the Australia Sail Grand Prix Dec. 17-18. Weis will sail with the American team, potentially joining Daniela Moroz and CJ Perez on the 2022 roster.
