Sailfaster: The Podcast For Racing Sailors - Jen Sturmer: boat speed, boat speed, boat speed!

Jen Sturmer: boat speed, boat speed, boat speed!

12/14/23 • 37 min

Sailfaster: The Podcast For Racing Sailors

Jen Sturmer has a fantastic racing resume; she has crewed expertly on pretty much everything from Express 37s, J22s, Farrs, Snipes, 420s, J70s and - most recently - J/105s. Jen’s competed in a long list of national championships including J/70 Worlds, Rolex Women’s Keelboat Championships, Snipe Nationals, Women’s European Open Championship and US Women’s Double-handed Open Championship, among others! What’s more, she’s experienced in offshore racing include Annapolis to Newport and the SORC series in Florida. I am proud to say that Jen is a key member of our J/105 team, handling main trim on London Calling!

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Ray Wulff: preparation is everything

Today it’s our huge privilege to welcome Ray Wulff To the Sailfaster podcast. A resident of Annapolis, Ray cut his teeth racing lasers and 420s on Long Island Sound and at the University of Rhode Island where he won a silver medal in the Collegiate Keelboat World Championships.

After university, he moved to Annapolis and pivoted to racing J-22s, J-70s, Melges 32s and Farr 40s. More recently, he has been racing IC 37s where he represented the New York Yacht Club in 2019 and 2023 for the Rolex Invitational Regatta.

Closer to home, Ray races his J-105 Patriot in the local Annapolis fleet winning the Annapolis Nood, Chesapeake Bay championships, and most recently finishing 3rd at the 2023 North Americans in Rye, New York.

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Lorie Stout: a natural winner...!

We are very privileged to have as our guest today Lorie Stout, a well known, very experienced and successful sailor from the Annapolis area.

Lorie's winning ways started early and continued at Boston University where she was ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the Women’s National championships during her college years, as well as winning the Fowle trophy for top team. Her post college sailing career continued in the same style, winning the Snipe North Americans, a one design that she became known for. She also finished 4th in the Worlds, 1st in the US Nationals and 5th in the Pan American games. Aside from Snipes, she also has a ton of experience in Melges 15 and 24, J/22 and J/105. Lorie is well-known in the Annapolis area for her sailing prowess as well as her sailing clothing company, Stoutgear. https://www.stoutgear.com/