Liz Baylis

SFWMRT Is Sailing Again!

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:43:52 +0000

The San Francisco Women’s Match Racing Team will be competing again in 2011 at both the Grade 1 Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis in September and the U.S. Women’s Match racing Championship in New Orleans in November.

We’re looking forward to getting back into the women’s match racing circuit. More news later!

E.T. Under New Management

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:34:10 +0000

E.T. is has found a new home with Tony and Linda English. Congrats!
Here’s a great time-lapse video fo E.T. doing the 2011 Jazz Cup:

http://www.norcalsailing.com/movies/201109jazzcup.html

Follow the E.T. Team on California Condor

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:19:07 +0000

The team from E.T. is racing in the 2010 Pacific Cup on Buzz Blackett’s Antrim Class 40 - California Condor.

Follow the action here:

The California Condor blog:
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/cacondor/

or here:

I On Earth Tracking:
http://www.ionearth.com/2010/pacific-cup/

Laysan Albatross & Plastics

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:32:11 +0000

The Problem

In the middle of the North Pacific Ocean, on a tiny island 1,000 miles from the nearest big city, many Laysan albatross chicks die each year because their bellies are full of bottle caps, toothbrushes and other plastic. One study found that 97.5% of chicks had plastic in their stomachs. Many people think that the biggest source of pollution in the oceans is oil spilled from ships, but most marine pollution is litter that starts out on land.

To read more, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium website:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/oceanissues/plastics_albatross/

Why So Few Posts Here?

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:58:37 +0000

If you are wondering why there has been so little activity on this website, it’s because I’ve been SO busy updating Facebook, Twitter, and the WIMRA website with new posts!

So, if you want to see what I’ve been up to check out:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1430458124&ref=mf

http://twitter.com/LizBaylis

http://www.wimra.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-International-Match-Racing-Association-WIMRA/96370131218

http://twitter.com/wimra

Nation’s First Marine Debris Action Plan Implemented in Hawaii

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:46:54 +0000

January 12, 2010

Derelict fishing gear snagged on a coral reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (Credit: NOAA PIFSC CRED.)

Today, NOAA and several partners in Hawaii announced a comprehensive long-term plan to actively assess and remove plastics, derelict fishing gear, and other human sources of marine debris from coastal waters and coral reefs along the island chain. The plan, a first of its kind for the nation, will be instrumental in protecting the state’s coastal communities and marine life from the thousands of pounds of marine debris that wash ashore each year.

“For too long marine debris has marred the natural beauty of our ocean and threatened our marine ecosystem,” said Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. “I have long championed a coordinated effort to mitigate the many tons of debris that suffocate our coral, kill our fish and aquatic mammals and blanket our coastlines. This is a critical issue for our state and I am proud that Hawaii is taking the lead in finding a solution to this global problem.”

To read the entire article, please visit the NOAA website: www.noaanews.gov

A Little Modernization

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:18:13 +0000

We’re moving into a more modern social networking mode:

Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LizBaylis

or Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Liz-Baylis/1430458124

SFWMRT at 2009 Busan Cup - Day Four

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:17:09 +0000

Tuesday was kind of a brutal day on the water for the San Francisco Women’s Match Racing Team. We ended the round robin with a scorecard of 5-6 and the round robin racing included a run-in with a large anchored seaweed farm during the pre-start with Leroy (ask Liz how the water is for swimming at Haeundae Beach next time you see her). Needless to say we are not in the semi-finals and feel a little frustrated with how we sailed, but as always we are taking away some valuable lessons which we hope to apply in future events.

Thanks for all of your support and encouragement!

Liz will stay in Korea for the next week or so for the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Annual Conference then return home on the 14th. The rest of the crew will return home soon!

Cheers,
Liz, Katie, Shala, Lesa, and Karen
The San Francisco Women’s Match Racing Team

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Busan Cup - Day Four

Racing continued in Busan, South Korea. The round robin was finished and the semi-finals were sailed in shifty and puffy conditions off of Hundae Beach amongst the fish nets and crab pots.

The semi-finals saw Lucy Macgregor (GBR) face Ann-Claire Le Berre (FRA) and Clair Leroy (FRA) face Sally Barkow (USA). Macgregor won her semi-final 3-0 and Barkow won hers 3-1.

This sets up a finals pairing of Macgregor and Barkow. The petit-finals will see Leroy and Le Berre meet.

Results after Round Robin:
Macgregor (GBR): 11-0
Leroy (FRA) : 10-1
Barkow (USA): 8-3
Le Berre (FRA): 8-3
Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN): 6-5
Ward (DEN): 5-6
Tylinska (POL): 5-6
Baylis (USA): 5-6
Thies (NED):5-6
Urara (JPN): 2-9
Karlemo (FIN): 2-9
Lim (KOR): 0-11

Visit www.busanmatch.com <http://www.busanmatch.com> for more information.

SFWMRT at 2009 Busan Cup - Day Three

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:57:08 +0000

The SFWMRT had a better day on Monday - winning all three matches we sailed today. We left the dock in around 25 knots of wind with a reef in the main. By the time we started racing off of Haeundae Beach the wind had subsided, but it was reallt puffy as the breeze came around the high-rises along the beach. We raced with a reef in the main, but no spinnakers. There were massive windshifts and “helicopter puffs”, so we stayed on our toes for all of the matches.

After three days of racing at the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, Claire Leroy (FRA) and Lucy Macgregor (GBR) still sit on top of the leaderboard with 8 wins and no losses. Round Robin racing continues tomorrow morning followed by the semi-finals.

Results after 19 flights (out of 22):
Leroy (FRA) : 8-0
Macgregor (GBR): 8-0
Barkow (USA): 6-2
Le Berre (FRA): 6-2
Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN): 5-3
Baylis (USA): 5-3
Ward (DEN): 5-6
Thies (NED):5-6
Tylinska (POL): 5-6
Urara (JPN): 2-9
Karlemo (FIN): 2-9
Lim (KOR): 0-11

Visit www.busanmatch.com for more information.

Keep the good karma coming our way!

Cheers,

Liz, Katie, Shala, Lesa, and Karen

The San Francisco Women’s Match Racing Team

SFWMRT at 2009 Busan Cup - Day Two

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:38:09 +0000

After two days of racing at the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, Claire Leroy (FRA) and Lucy Macgregor (GBR) sit on top of the leaderboard with 5 wins and no losses.

The San Francisco Women’s Match Racing Team had an up and down first day of racing. The win was very shifty sailing near the beach at Haendae. We won our first match against Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA), then were safely leading the 2nd match until the 2nd beat when the Polish team, Tylinska, got a puff that no one els on the race course got and sailed up and around us. After a two hour delay waiting for wind, the course was moved offshore and we won the next match against the Korean team, Lim. The next two matches were losses to Macgregor (GBR) and Ward (DEN). It seemed like a day we couldn’t catch a break, but we also identified some areas for improvement, so onward and upward tomorrow.
Round Robin racing continues tomorrow for the 12 teams from ten countries. The forecast is for substantially more breeze and cold (43 F).

Results after 10 flights (out of 22 flights in the round robin):
Leroy (FRA) : 5-0
Macgregor (GBR): 5-0
Barkow (USA): 4-1
Le Berre (FRA): 3-2
Ward (DEN): 3-2
Thies (NED): 3-2
Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN): 2-3
Tylinska (POL): 2-3
Baylis (USA): 2-3
Urara (JPN): 2-3
Karlemo (FIN): 0-5
Lim (KOR): 0-5

Visit www.busanmatch.com for more information.