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!

Layline Optimist Great Lakes Championships

In 2010 Layline has been selected by USODA as their Platinum sponsor. Among many benefits of being awarded this honor, Layline is able to require all competitors at USODA events to place their logo on the boats.

At the Great Lakes Championships we witnessed the first event with the Layline logo and debate erupted over the placement of the stickers. What do you think? Should it be on the starboard side as shown, or directly on the bow?

Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club in Lakewood, New York was the host of this event and proved to be a great place to sail in the spring. With light, 8 knot breeze blowing in the beginning it looked like an average regatta, but the 18 knots were not far behind. 21 sailors from this event qualified for the 2011 USODA National Team Trials which will be sailed in San Francisco at the St. Francis Yacht Club in late April.

All photos posted

All photos of the incredible sailing action of last week's IODA North American Optimist Championship regatta at CORK in Kingston, Ontario are now online and available at http://pix.daveheinphotography.com/event/2010-OPTINAM-at-CORK. Here you can view the photos, purchase any prints you want and save your favorites to view online or vies as a slideshow and share with your friends.

Remember to vote on these photos at http://www.optisailing.com. The top photos here will be used in the 2011 OPTIsailing calendar, which will be distributed worldwide this fall! Login every day and vote for the top photos from OPTINAM 2010!

2010 OPTI North American Championships

So, you think you are too big for an Opti? Is the boat not "cool" enough for you?

Well this year, IODA sent the Opti NAM's to Kingston, Ontario, Canada and there are 200 of the World's top Opti sailors competing for the title in both fleet and team racing. Take a look at the photos below that will give you an idea of just what the calebar of sailing that the Optimist class is turning out.


These sailors are competitive in winds ranging from 3 knots to above 25, and CORK is delivering a challenging mix to provide a full-range assessment of the sailing abilities of the world's best sailors.

Valentines Regatta at SPYC

Getting ready to travel to St. Pete for the Valentines Regatta. This is the final qualifier for the 2010 USODA Team Trails regatta. See you there!