Anna Excited For ‘Special’ Germany Grand Prix
U.S. SailGP Team grinder Anna Weis explains why the Germany Sail Grand Prix has an extra special meaning for her…
Published 08/12/2025
SailGP heads to Germany for the first time this week but for U.S. SailGP Team grinder Anna Weis, the trip to Sassnitz holds extra significance.
That is because Anna’s family on her dad’s side have German heritage, her father having been born in Berlin before moving to the United States. While her family - almost all now based in the U.S. - won’t be able to make the trip to Europe, it’s an event Anna is looking forward to.
“Growing up with a German grandmother, we always had a bit of German culture woven into our lives,” Anna said. “I don’t speak the language, but I still call my grandma ‘Oma’ and keep little traditions like that.”
“I've been to Germany a few times and my grandma showed me where she grew up and where she lived. That was kind of cool to see as a child. I am excited to go to Germany because I feel like there is always something special about it.”
In fact, Anna was in Germany prior to the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, taking in stops in Wiesbaden and Manheim before flying to the UK to meet up with the U.S. SailGP Team.
Along with aiming to bring points back to the U.S., Anna has one more important mission - finding something special for her grandma.
She explained: “My grandma always make her dishes. She still bakes cookies and things like that. She always says she needs to get her baking powder from Germany - they don’t sell it in the U.S. - so every time she goes to Germany, she gets this special German baking powder. She makes certain meals that go back to her childhood.
“In fact, when she was really young, they had no money and she grew up right after the war. Her mom would always make her rutabaga. She hated it and would cry because that was all they could afford. One day I asked my grandma to make me rutabaga and I actually liked it. She’ll make it for me, but still to this day she won’t eat it!”
The team is already together in Germany with four days of practice and a practice race day to help prepare ahead of the weekend – a rare luxury in the SailGP schedule, and something Anna is grateful for.
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She said: “I think it’ll be so valuable, especially with the new team members, just to really hone in on things that are hard to work on during racing. In SailGP, you’re straight into racing and you want to perform, so you’re less able to try new things.
“In training, we have this unique opportunity to try things we’re curious about, push the hard maneuvers, and get more time sailing together. It’s such a unique opportunity, so I’m really excited.
“The only way is up. The better teammates we can be, the better our communication, the better the results will follow. For us, that’s focusing on communication, process, and trust.
“It’s a time of optimistic for our team and everyone is motivated to keep it going.”
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