Lightning
With over 15,400 boats produced, the Lightning is one of the largest and most successful classes in the world. The boat is quite stable and easy to sail, but technical enough to challenge event the best sailors in the world!
We are a proud partner of the Lightning Class. We produce the fastest and most durable sails
in the ILCA! Both Ernie and Skip Dieball have been active in the Lightning Class for more than 20 years. You can find one of them at any number of events throughout the season and at the majors, including the Worlds, North Americans and South Americans. They've traveled the world and have a lot of experience they are willing to share.
The Lightning Class is one of the most proactive in terms of attracting new members. Their Boat Grant program is a huge success and Dieball Sailing has been a partner of that program since it started. We enjoy doing our part to hook young sailors in and know that when they spend time with the boat and class, they are hooked for life!
2010 Results to date!
Texas Districts 1,2,4 (1st Texas Division)
Indiana Open 1
Nigerian Nationals 1
Miami Midwinters 8
St. Pete Winter 3,14,18
Juby Wynne 1
Southern Districts 3
California Districts 2
Bay City 1
Michigan Districts 1,4,5
Great Lakes Champs 2,4
PNW Districts 1,3,4
Youth Worlds 8
North Americans 3
- 2010 Lightning North American Championship - Toms River, NJ
- Annual class championship for the Lightning offered up some incredible racing with great sailing conditions. Report by Skip Dieball. Photos: www.lightningclass.org
- 2010 Lightning Great Lakes Championship - LaSalle, Michigan
- Great turnout for this Lightning Pan Am Trials Qualifying event!
- 2010 Pymatuning Independence Day Regatta - Jamestown, PA
- Skip Dieball reports from this multi-class annual regatta featuring Thistles, Lightnings, J22s, Highlanders & Fireballs
- 2010 Michigan Lightning Districts
- Great turnout with a weekend of almost all conditions. Report by Skip Dieball.
- June 5/6 - Big Weekend for Dieball Sailing
- Customers light up the various One Design & Offshore events!
- 2010 Juby Wynne Regatta - New Orleans
- Dieball Sailing customer Tommy Meric wins tie-breaker with Larry Frost in the 2nd stop on the Lightning Southwest Circuit!
- 2010 Indianapolis Lightning Regatta
- Congrats to Dieball Sailing customer George Sipel, Jeff Hagman & Nate Alt on their victory at Indy. Check out Geo's report!
- 2010 Lightning Texas Districts
- Skip Dieball Report from the 2010 Texas Lightning Districts
- Lightning Southern Circuit - 2010
- Update from Skip Dieball - Miami & St. Pete
- Year in Review - Lightning
- The close of 2009 has left us with many memories of great sailing, camaraderie and friendships. That is the beauty of sailboat racing! You can get your competitive fix on the water and hang out with wonderful people in an amazing social environment afterward.
- Skip, Tom & Jody - Magazine Covers!
- The 2009 US SAILING Championship of Champions Regatta was held in October at Carlyle Sailing Association. Skip Dieball, Tom Starck & Jody Starck sailed a great event. Check out the Cover Shots, thanks to Rick Bernstein for supplying the images!
- Happy New Year
- In 2010 Dieball Sailing will be even more active in helping sailors all over the world get more out of their sailing experiences.
