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.