Anna: We Know What We Need To Do Better Next Season
Grinder and jib trimmer Anna Weis writes directly to fans of the U.S. SailGP Team…
Published 12/23/2025
We’ve clearly had some tough moments this season, but also a lot of positives to take from the season as a whole. We really persevered as a team and tried to end on a good note. We’re going to take that good momentum with us to Perth.
The next few events - including Perth - are looking like completely different conditions from what we’ve had in the back half of the season. It’s looking windy, whereas we’ve had almost exclusively light-air conditions.
I think it’ll be a bit of a change stepping back into the boat, but we have training days leading into the first event, so it should be good to get dialed back in and comfortable sailing in more breeze again.
Overall, the outlook is really positive. We’re continuing to come together and learn, and just today we had a really encouraging meeting discussing what we think we can do better for next season. There are a lot of really good ideas about how we can execute on that.
There is a surprisingly short turnaround to the start of the 2026 SailGP Season. So while it might look like the off-season, we’ve not stopped working, collectively or individually.
We’re still meeting regularly as a team. We’ll have a few days to spend with our families, but we’re continuing to study and brainstorm ideas about what we can improve and what our lowest-hanging fruit is heading into next season.
ANNA: WE CAN LEARN FROM F1
There’s a big focus on mindset, which I really like, because mindset is everything in how you approach these things. We have a really good group of people and athletes who just want to improve and continue to learn. In this league, nothing is ever guaranteed.
We can only control our actions and how we show up every day and work together. That’s what I’m trying to focus on personally – controlling what I can control and being the best I can be. SailGP is really hard, but we keep rolling with the punches.
After Abu Dhabi, I headed straight to Mexico to take part in my first ever triathlon which was a half Ironman featuring a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride, and a 13.1-mile half marathon run.
It was absolutely brutal, but something I wanted to focus on, to have a physical challenge outside of SailGP and to see how hard I could push myself. I learned a lot about myself in that process, and I’m proud of myself for crossing the finish line. That was the goal – and to have fun. I wouldn’t say it was the most fun, but I did cross the finish line.
It’s slightly different to the strength training I need for my role on the F50. It’s pure endurance, and you’re balancing three disciplines, which adds another layer. I usually lift a lot and do a lot of power work, lots of grinding, intervals, threshold-type stuff.
The triathlon was about building a big aerobic base and training for how long you can go, not for short bursts like we do in SailGP. That said, having that endurance base really did help my overall fitness on the boat. But I’m excited to get back to my normal scheduled programming in the gym to get ready for Perth next month.
I will be at home in Florida for Christmas with my family and I hope all our fantastic fans have a happy holiday season, wherever and however you are spending it.
Anna
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