The champion youth sailing team with a heart for our ocean.
Our SAILING Team
CJ Perez
Role: Helm
Country: Hawaii, USA
Age: 19
Born and raised on Oahu,Hawaii, CJ Perez began sailing when she was 13 years old. She has a competitive spirit and fast growth rate, snatching an Open Skiff World and North American Championship title within her first 3 years in the sport. Foil sailing in the WASZP class, she recently won the 2021 US National Championships.
CJ is the youngest person ever to join the SailGP league. She represents the United States SailGP Team.
Lukas Hesse
Role: Main Trim
Country: Germany
Age: 24
Lukas is a professional sailor in high-performance boats and German Champion 2020. He is currently training for the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup and the WASZP Worlds. As an Opti sailor, Lukas achieved 7th in the Worlds in 2013 and was awarded Second Best Nation. He then graduated to 29er boats, taking part in the World Sailing Youth Worlds in New Zealand. In 2017, he started a four-year campaign for the Olympic Games in the 49er, but tried foiling and became absolutely hooked.
Jann Schüpbach
Role: Flight Controls
Country: Switzerland
Age: 22
From a very young age, Jann was sailing a small family boat in the Swiss Alps. He soon took over the helm and began sailing competitively in the Optimist class. After a successful time in the Opti and several national and international podiums, Jann continued his sailing path in the 420 Dinghy, as Crew. He is currently training in the WASZP, preparing for the European and World Championships, alongside our 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup 2022 campaign.
Three champion sailors, at the highest standard of foiling, on a mission for cleaner seas.
Meet the Persico 69F boat.
The Persico 69F is a unique one-design dinghy built by renowned shipyard, Persico Marine in Italy.
The boat is 6.90 m long, 2.1 m wide (3.58 m rack to rack), and has a 1.70 m draught.
It's capable of 18-20 knots boat speed upwind and up to 35 knots downwind. That's fast.
With three champion sailors in it, well - expect fireworks.
About the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup.
The Youth Foiling Gold Cup is an international youth circuit for under 25’s.
Teams racing on 6 shared boats in locations across Europe and the USA.
Four Act's, plus a Grand Final event.
