During Closing Ceremonies in London
WKYC TV3 in Cleveland (the NBC affiliate) ran this story about me in their news during the closing ceremonies of the London Olympics on Sunday! Click this link to watch the full interview ===> David Hein sets his sights on Rio for 2016! Learn about David's...
It’s a wrap!
Sunday was the end of a long week of training in Racine, Wisconsin that ended with a favorable result. The day started out light and variable with clouds and what felt like insanely cold temperatures. Karl and I went out early with the expectation of a short, easy day...
Another day on shore
Yesterday racing was once again canceled with winds around 30 knots at the 12 o'clock start time. The Race committee postponed us on shore until 2 when they would reassess the conditions and make a decision. At 2 they once again pushed it back, but now until 5...
Gale Force Winds
Today was a day to stay on shore for the entire fleet as winds reached a high of 53 knots and a constant of around 36. All of the sailors had for the most part made the decision to stay on shore yesterday after seeing the final predictions. Although, we didn't let the...
Long Training Days
The past 4 days of sailing have been very productive working a lot on the same stuff everyday. It has been all work on boat handling and starts, which have always been a weak spot for me on the boat. It was extremely helpful because every other day has been different...
The past few months…
The truth of it is that this summer I have been doing a lot of coaching for the Edgewater Opti Team in Cleveland. It has been great to help bring up the next generation of sailors who I sailed with before I left and started off on my crazy adventure for Rio. It has...
Naples cup
After a weekend of sailing in Naples and a week of sailing with Marek and the twins, I got 29th at Naples cup which is lower than I wished it would get. Now I have a week of sailing with Marek and Juan before mids next week.
North Carolina Here I Come!
After a day of school and training, I am now packed and ready to go to NC tomorrow at 6 am! Kait is coming home at 12 and probably won't be up until after I get up. The McLaughling is strapped to the roof, and ready to go! Southeasts... Here I Come!!
1st day home!
I got home around 4 yesterday, and started working on the website. By the way, if you like it, leave a comment, I am constantly adding stuff! Today looks like LOTS of school work and training. Thanks again to Chris Herrera for making my workout!