Thistle
The fastest Thistle Sails on the planet come from Dieball Sailing!
Thistle sailing was born in Ohio. It is no wonder that our team of Thistle experts are the best in the business.
For years we have been involved in not only producing the best sails, but also doing our part to help grow and foster the legacy of the Thistle Class. This class is engrained in the soul of Dieball Sailing!
In the late 1980s both Ernie and Skip Dieball competed throughout the Inter-Lake Yachting Association. Like 100s of sailors
before and after, they cut their competitive teeth in the Thistle Class as it has been the staple in the Sears competition for years. The speed and handling of the Thistle are the hooks and ever since, they have been active in the TCA.
In 2011, Paul Abdullah joined the staff of Dieball Sailing to help our growing number of customers all over the country. Paul has been sailing Thistles for nearly 20 years and brings a practical and sensible approach to teaching customers the finer points of Thistle Sailing.
Joined by fantastic team supporters like Greg & Scott Griffin and Craig Koschalk, the Dieball Sailing Thistle team is more like a traveling road show of support. This is why you should consider climbing on board with Dieball Sailing's Thistle team. It is the learning & support that will have you itching for that next regatta!
Our sails aren't bad either. Chief Designer, Rick Rothenbuhler, systematically enhances our products every year to ensure that we are going faster and the sails are living up to our customers' expectations with durability. Rick has done an amazing job and shoulders a lot of the credit in our recent successes. Check it out:
2011 Results:
Nationals - 1,5,6,7
Jr. Nationals - 1
Women’s Nationals - 1
Midwinters East - 1,2,5
Midwinters West - 2,6
Dixie Regatta - 1,2,5
Pacific Coast Champs - 1
Great Lakes Champs - 1
Orange Peel - 2,3,4,6,8
South Atlantic Dist. - 1,2
Carolina Districts - 1,2,3,4
Pacific NW Districts - 1
Bottoms Up - 1
Meigs Regatta - 1,2,3,4,5
2010 Results:
Nationals - 2
Jr. Nationals - 1
Midwinters West - 1
Midwinters East - 6,7,8,9,10
Orange Peel - 2,3,4,7,9,10
SE Interdistricts - 1,3,6,7,10
Great Lakes - 1,6,8,9
South Atlantic Dist. - 6
Carolina Districts - 1,2,3
Michiana Districts - 3*,7,9
LIS Districts - 2
NJ Districts - 3
Dixie Regatta - 1,2,7,9,10
Bottoms Up Regatta - 1,2,3,5
Independence Day - 4
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- 2012 - Dieball Sailing is VX One Agent
- Bennett Yachting has selected Dieball Sailing as their Midwest Agent!
- 2012 Strictly Sail - Chicago, IL
- Dieball Sailing is pleased to join in the fun at the 2012 Strictly Sail Show in Chicago
- Fall 2011 - Pan American Games & J24 Worlds.
- Paul Abdullah shares his experiences from the Pan Am Games & J24 World Championship One Design racing!
- 2011 Thistle Bloody Mary - Anderson, SC
- Season Finale for many. Skip Dieball provides this write up for the annual Thistle regatta.
- 2011 Thistle Icebreaker - Detroit, MI
- Team Sherry wins the 2011 Icebreaker in Detroit. They used BRAND NEW Dieball Sailing Thistle Sails and reported great speed!
- August 2011 Newsletter
- Summary of this summer's excitement @ Dieball Sailing!
- 2011 Thistle National Championship - Pensacola, FL
- Skip Dieball, Jeff Eiber and Abby Freeman make it 2 for 2 by winning the Thistle National Championship in Pensacola.
- 2011 Thistle Pacific Coast Championship - Eugene, OR
- Team Gillum worked hard for a terrific win in this Blue Chevron event in early July!
- 2011 Thistle Great Lakes Championship - Pymatuning, PA
- Craig Koschalk reports from the road where he traveled to/from Kansas City for this annual popular stop on the Thistle Circuit!
- 2011 Thistle Carolina Districts - Chapel Hill, NC
- Dieball Sailing equipped boats dominate! Report from Paul Abduallah.
- 2011 Thistle Midwinters East - St. Petersburg, FL
- Paul Abdullah gives daily updates from this annual winter championship.
- 2011 Thistle Midwinters West - San Diego, CA
- Paul Abdullah reports daily from the show on the west coast!
- Welcome Paul Abdullah to the Dieball Sailing Team!
- Long time Dieball Sailing supporter joins the Dieball Sailing sales team!
- 2010 Jubilee Thistle Regatta - Pensacola, FL
- Greg Griffin does it again by winning 4 out of 5 races in a start studded field. Third place went to Amy & Jeff Woodard. Congrats to all that sailed in tough conditions!
- 2010 Great Pumpkin Thistle Regatta - Birmingham, AL
- Paul Abdullah reports from the Great Pumpkin where 40 Thistles came out in 2010!
- 2010 Old Salty Thistle Regatta - Lake Norman, NC
- Greg Griffin gives a glimpse as how he does it!
- 2010 Old Goat Thistle Regatta - Lake Lanier, GA
- Report by Greg Griffin. Greg won this event against a great field of Thistle Sailors
- 2010 Thistle National Championship - LaSalle, Michigan
- Dieball Sailing team in full support of the Thistle Class Association. Report filed by National's Runner Up, Greg Griffin
- 2010 Thistle Great Lakes Championship - LaSalle, Michigan
- Big victory for Greg Griffin, with crew Jordan Gourash & Ryanne Gallagher!
- 2010 NJ/LIS Mega District Championship - Lake Hopatcong, NJ
- A great District Championship report from Craig Smith!
