Our First Oyster Fest Ever
We Are Excited To Invite You To Our First Fundraiser For Tokyo2020 The First Place Oyster Fest! That is right, Arielle and David are having our first fundraiser for our Foiling NACRA 17 Campaign for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 and we want you to attend! We...
Why Optimist Sailing is Where to Start
My love of racing began in an Optimist Sailing on LakeErie When I was only 8 years old I was allowed to join my older mad much wiser siblings in the learn to sail program at the Cleveland Yachting Club. Our summer "sail camp" was my first big step into becoming...
New Quad, New Boat and New Sponsorship Programs
We Are Flying Into Tokyo with Brand New Sponsorship Programs The 2020 Olympic Games will be in Tokyo, Japan and will feature the brand new Foiling NACRA17 Mixed Multihull class. This change marks a huge change in the direction of Olympic sailing to focus on...
David and Arielle take on Hiram’s Haul
Hiram’s Haul started 15 years ago and has continued on every year after that. It is a two day, round trip, 30-mile distance race from POW/MIA Park in Melbourne, FL to Riverside Park in Sebastian, FL. This regatta is open to all classes of beach catamarans from 16-22ft...
Arielle and Team Trouble Win US Sailing Team Race Champs
Sail Sheboygan hosted the US Sailing Team Race Championship during August 2016, where the top teams from the U.S. battled for the historic George R. Hinman Trophy. Team Trouble, comprised of Charles Higgins, Johnny Norfleet, Matt Allen, Gabe Smith, Isabel Strachan and...
Blessings in a Backpack and Team HDsailing Unite
Team HD Sailing gives to the community with Blessings In A Backpack On Sunday, September 25th, 2016, Team HDsailing was able to work with Blessings in a Backpack and Machen Elementary School in Hampton, VA to teach a group of children how to sail. David flew all the...
Achieving New Height at Team EXOS
David Hein and Arielle Darrow take on new heights by accepting an invitation from Team EXOS, the most elite gym in the world, to train at their facility in Phoenix, AZ. EXOS teaches everything, from strength training, endurance training, HIIT and high-level...
Why I chose Jacksonville University for my education
David Heads off to Jacksonville University As many of you know, my education has been anything but typical up to this point in my life. In 7th grade I left school in Rocky River, Ohio to pursue my dream of becoming a champion in the sport of sailing. Leaving behind...
Amazing Athletes At the Rio Olympics
The Rio Olympics are here! For four years elite level athletes pour 100% of their life into one single goal, to represent their country at the Games and win Gold while competing. In the sport of sailing in the USA nearly a dozen teams in each fleet commit their time,...
Getting Classy at the Unbridled Eve Gala
After a great day at the Kentucky Oaks with artist Dr. Nicolosi and Brooke Wiseman, we hit the Unbridled Eve gala in a new Chevy pick up truck. The Unbridled Eve gala is a black tie event held on Derby Eve that begins with an amazing cocktail hour sponsored by local...
Team HDsailing Takes on the Kentucky Oaks 2016 in style
Arielle and David Make First Public Appearance at Kentucky Oaks 2016 With the success of our social media, Delta Dental invited Team HDsailing out to the 2016 Kentucky Oaks and Unbridled Eve event. We were very delighted for this event and that means we finally get to...
Formation of Team HDsailing
After a long week of the ISAF Worlds in Miami, David Hein and Arielle Darrow officially joined forces and formed the team Team HDsailing. They already are off to a great start with Arielle owning a F18 and David owning a Nacra 17....
2016 ISAF World Cup Miami
For never sailing together, David and Arielle's personalities seem to really match up out on the water. After the first day, they placed 39, 41 and 33 which is pretty good for sailing together for the first time. They were still having some issues with the port...
Practice before ISAF World Cup Miami 2016
David Hein and Arielle Darrow team up for the first time before the ISAF World Cup in Miami, FL. They were able to connect through mutual F18 sailors before the event started. Arielle just came from a first place finish in Islamorada for the F18 Midwinters. After a...
Benefit from Team FollowMeToRio’s participation in Sailing World Cup Miami
If $1,000 could generate goodwill and bring tremendous long-term attention to your brand, would you look twice? Here is the opportunity to turn a small marketing investment with the sport of sailing at the USA Olympic Trials, and help Team FollowMeToRio win Gold at...
Display Your Brand At The Olympic Sailing Trials
Bring your brand to life at the Olympic Sailing Trials for only $500! That is right, for only $500 you can have your brand appear as part of the USA Sailing Olympic Team Trials and let the world see that you support the hard-work, dedication and focused athletes...
Moving Into Olympic Trials With Strong Sponsorship Potential
We are moving full-steam towards the Olympic Sailing Trials and have some tremendous sponsorship opportunities for your company right now! After 1,482 days of dedicated focus on becoming an Olympic sailor for the United States in the 2016 Rio Games, we are now in the...
It’s Orange Bowl Regatta Time of Year
It's that time of year where everyone is getting excited about the Orange Bowl Regatta and spending the end of the year in Miami! My first time sailing in Miami was my first OB regatta. I was only 9 years old and sailing in the green fleet in the Optimist class....
My Life Under A Microscope
Some People Ask Me Why I Live My Life Under A Microscope I have been asked my some people why I am sailing an Olympic campaign when it means that the life I live is under a microscope and my answer is always the same. I am engaged in this campaign because I am driven...
Major Exposure for Sponsors of Team FollowMeToRio
People often wonder how much exposure they can get as sponsors of an Olympic sailing campaign The main motivation of anyone who supports an Olympic campaign is to help the athlete focus their time, energy and attention on training to be the best they can be as they...
The Idea of My 2015 Summer Club Tour
Summer is here and the time is right... Okay, I may have stolen that line from a song but still it rings true right now for me. This is the last hot season before the USA Olympic sailing trials and the teams in the NACRA 17 are following diverse training programs....
Importance of Being Focused on Sports Nutrition
If you are active at all you need to have a focus on sports nutrition I am not writing this article as an expert, or as a well educated individual on food or nutrition or healthy eating or even what is in food in general. I am a recent highschool graduate who just...
Meet David Hein the Person
David Hein is an 18 year old athlete focused on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. You are on this blog about his Olympic campaign so you know about his sailing, this article is more about who David is as a person, what drives him, what sets him apart from typical...
A Unique Approach to Olympic Campaign Fundraising
It is no surprise that sailing an Olympic Campaign is expensive and that it requires the athletes to do a lot of fundraising to compete at this level Some athletes engaged in an Olympic Sailing campaign take the approach that money is money and so they go to the...
Success Comes When You Believe In Yourself
Sometimes people try and stop you when you truly believe in yourself People measure success in a lot of different ways. Some people measure success purely financially, if you make a lot of money or have a lot of "things" they consider you successful. Others try and...
Chance Meeting with Brian Vickers at Kentucky Derby
Went to Kentucky Derby and met with NASCAR driver Brian Vickers Waking up Saturday morning after my amazing evening at the Barnstable-Brown Gala was difficult to say the least. The party went practically all night and frankly I wish the night had never ended. I got up...
A Day to Remember at Kentucky Oaks and Barnstable Brown Gala
My Day at Kentucky Oaks and the Barnstable Brown Gala Friday morning came quickly following the Taste of Derby party on Thursday night. Waking up to the thought of my dayat Oaks and the Barnstable Brown party was a great way to start the day. I quickly got cleaned up...
Thursday at the Kentucky Derby
My first day in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby was eventful Having driven from Miami up to Kentucky (it is a drive of just over 1,100 miles but well worth it), My day in Kentucky started with the sunrise over Bowling Green where I spent the night. Originally I had...
My week at the 141st Kentucky Derby
This past week I had the privileged of attending the 141st Kentucky Derby While it might seem out of character for a competitive sailor and for me in particular to take time off the water to head to land locked Kentucky to watch some horses run around a track, you...
Headed North to watch the Kentucky Derby
Horse racing at it's best and I will be enjoying all that the Kentucky Derby has to offer. Sailing an Olympic campaign for the 2016 Games in Rio takes up a ton of time. It is typical to have 80-90 hour weeks filled with sailing, training, gym workouts and...