Optimist sailors run the world!  If you havent already heard, David Hein who sailed in his last Optimist regatta at the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta this past December at Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, Florida is now officially sailing a campaign for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil!

This past Sunday during the NBC coverage of the 2012 Olympic closing ceremonies in London, they played a 3 minute interview with David talking about his sailing career and his plans for his campaign leading up to 2016.  You can see the interview and read more about David on his blog which is http://www.followmetorio.com.

It is that time of year again, the USA Optimist National Championships are under way in Sandusky, Ohio.  The schedule of events includes three days of team racing, one day of girls fleet racing and four solid days of open fleet racing on Sandusky Bay.

While there is much excitement from the sailors that have traveled from as far away as Bermuda, Canada and all across the USA, the most impressive moments from the Sandusky Sailing Club's USODA Opti National Championships of 2012 can all be seen at http://pix.daveheinphotography.com/event/OPTISAILING.

2012 OPTIsailing calendar

Wow, what an awesome year of Optimist sailing and incredible response from everyone voting on photos on our all new www.optisailing.com! The result is the best version of the Opti sailing calendar EVER!. This 15 month calendar offers a huge size of 18" wide x 24" high when hanging on your wall. So big you can practically feel the spray hitting you in your face while doing homework or just daydreaming about your next chance to venture out onto the waters at your next regatta! We have also worked closely with regatta hosts and Optimist organizations around the globe to include every possible regatta that is currently scheduled and have listed many that the dates are still pending in the month they are expected to happen. If you are sailing in North America, Europe or anywhere else around the globe, we have many regattas listed for your convenience!


The calendars were printed in a limited quantity and are available right now at http://www.opticalendar.com. They will also be available at some of the upcoming regattas, if there are any left... Enjoy your copy before they are all gone.

2011 USODA Team Trials

I will be in San Francisco to cover another year of the Opti Team Trials regatta and am expecting that many of the photos will end up in the 2012 OPTIsailing calendar! This is the elite Opti event in the USA, where the top sailors from around the country come to compete for a coveted spot on the US Opti Team and to qualify for specific regattas around the globe including Opti Worlds in NZL!

Watch for some exciting photos as the regatta gets under way! Then see them all online on the Beta site located at http://www.optisailing.com

Opti Sailing Video- David Hein

2010 Orange Bowl Regatta is underway

The 2010 Orange Bowl regatta started with a tremendous day of competition in cooler than anticipated conditions for most competitors. With temps that never stepped above 60 throughout the day and starting at only 34 (in Miami), there was an unusual chill to the air that helped to raise nerves and anticipation just before launch in the 9-20 knots of breeze that were providing for an awesome day of racing on Biscane Bay. Photos of all three fleets will be posted on daveheinphotography.com

2011 Optisailing Calendar

The 2011 edition of the Optisailing calendar is published and shipping from our Cleveland studios! Make sure to order your copy today to receive it in time for the Holidays!

Buy your calendars at http://www.opticalendar.com!