SFWMRT - 2007-08 Season And Beyond
As we return home and bask in the glow of the silver medal from the World Championships, we reflect on a very successful 2007-08 campaign and turn our sights on the upcoming season. With the ’08 Worlds coming so early in the year we treated it as the end of the ’07 season and a successful end it was!
We had a great team this year – In all we had a team of 15 sailors which allowed us to mix and match talent and strengths for the wide variety of events and boats. Here was our crew line up for the different events:
Rolex Women’s Match – Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Karina Shelton, Suzy Leech
IX International Match Race Criterium - Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Melinda Erkelens, Karina Shelton, Suzy Leech
Santa Maria Cup - Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Karina Shelton, Suzy Leech
Mayor’s Cup – Liz Baylis, Pease Glaser, Ruth Paulling, Shala Lawrence, Denise George, Sue Service, Karyn Jones
Lysekil Women’s Match - Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Chafee Emory, Karina Shelton, Aimee Daniel, Suzy Leech
US Women’s Match Racing Championship – Liz Baylis, Cory Sertl, Suzy Leech
Rolex Osprey Cup - Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Karina Shelton, Suzy Leech
New Zealand Women’s Match Racing Championships – Liz Baylis, Hannah Morris, Karina Shelton, Taylor Holland
Marinassess Women’s Match Racing Regatta - Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Karina Shelton, Suzy Leech
BSPORT ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships - Liz Baylis, Lee Icyda, Karina Shelton, Suzy Leech
We received coaching help throughout the season from a number of the sport’s top coaches: Jeff Madrigali (USA), Mark Ivey (USA), Michael Dunstan (AUS), Dave Perry (USA), Steve Flam (USA), Traks Gordon (AUS), and Harold Bennett (NZL).
We won three of these events and culminated with a silver medal at the Worlds, so all in all a very successful year. Are we resting on our laurels? – HECK NO! We’re hungrier than ever to compete at the top level, defend the titles we won, and win a few more!
Here is our tentative schedule for 2008 Season:
May 28-31 : BoatUS Santa Maria Cup – (Grade 1 – J/22) - Annapolis, MD
July 9-13 : Mayor’s Cup - (Grade 2 – Catalina 37) - Long Beach, CA
July 30 - Aug 4 : Lysekil Women’s Match Race - (Grade 1 – DS 37) - Gullmar, Sweden
September 10-14 : US Women’s Match Race Championship - (Grade 3 - Sonar) - Rochester, NY
October 15-19 : Rolex Osprey Cup - (Grade 1 - Sonar) - St. Petersburg, FL
December 5-7 : Carlos Aguilar Memorial Match Race Championship - (Grade 3 – IC 24) - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
You may ask: “How can I help the SFWMRT reach the next level?” The Team needs your financial support now as much as ever and the Belvedere Cove Foundation (www.belvederecove.org, P.O. Box 786, Belvedere, CA 94920) is accepting charitable donations on our behalf to help offset our travel costs.
Thank you again for all of your support throughout this season and we look forward to your continued support for the upcoming match racing season!
Cheers,
Liz, Karina, Suzy, Lee, Melinda, Pease, Shala, Denise, Sue, Karyn, Chafee, Aimee, Cory, Hannah, and Taylor
The 2007-08 San Francisco Women’s Match Racing Team