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Sailor · 2013–2026

Diana Young-Paiva

lnyc ThistleHandicapSunfish

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Events
26

114 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 26

Podium rate
31%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–70%, 629 boats)

Best class ranking
#99

Crew in Thistle · rating 138

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mark Gise

2 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate

Best trio
Mark Gise & Scott Gise

2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Scott Gise

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mark Gise

Mar 2023 – Apr 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

7–27 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Scott Griffin

15–14 in 29 races

Best day
21 Mar 2026

12-1-1-3-3 · Orange Peel 2026

Signature result
1st of 35

2024 Thistle Old Goat Regatta · Handicap · 6 Sep 2024

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mark Gise — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate
  • Scott Gise · MaHOGany, Stella · Handicap, Thistle 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 39 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Mark Gise · Red, Stella · Handicap, Thistle 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 6 of 35 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2026
  • John Norton · 4000, Red, RED, Thirty Seven Twenty Five · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 8th · Feb 2018 – Mar 2023
  • Craig Ambler · D'OH, New Perspectives, RED · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 10th · Jul 2014 – Mar 2022
  • John Howell · D'OH, New Perspectives, Sled · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2014 – Nov 2025
  • Jerry Pignolet · MaHOGany · Handicap, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
  • John Yingling · Alma & Louise · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Thomas Hubbell · Alma & Louise · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Meg Wannemacher · D'OH · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 16th · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018
  • , Alex Venegas · 4000 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-107251572014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jul 2026Thistle Nationals 2026MaHOGanyThistleCrew16th / 57
27 Jun 20262026 Red Horse Regatta and Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipMaHOGanyHandicapCrew2nd / 19
11 Apr 20262026 Thistle Southeastern ChampionshipStellaHandicapCrew7th / 28
21 Mar 2026Orange Peel 2026StellaThistleCrew1st / 25
15 Nov 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #1SledThistleCrew6th / 13
4 Oct 20252025 Thistle Old Salty RegattaStellaThistleCrew6th / 19
14 Mar 2025Orange Peel 2025StellaHandicapCrew4th / 33
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship2354ThistleCrew1st / 14
6 Sep 20242024 Thistle Old Goat RegattaStellaHandicapCrew1st / 35
20 Jul 20242024 3rd Annual Newport Women's Thistle RegattaUltimate Tanning MachineThistleBow10th / 11
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaAlma & LouiseThistleBow29th / 36
14 Mar 2024Orange Peel 2024StellaThistleCrew2nd / 36
6 Oct 2023Thistle Old Salty RegattaStellaThistleCrew4th / 17
8 Sep 20232023 Thistle Old Goat RegattaStellaHandicapCrew3rd / 35
23 Mar 2023Orange Peel Regatta 2023RedThistleCrew9th / 17
29 Jul 2022Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022Family MagicThistleCrew2nd / 5
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022New PerspectivesThistleCrew20th / 37
1 Jan 20222022 Thistle Oyster RoastAlma & LouiseThistleCrew4th / 20
1 Jan 2021Thistle Oyster RoastREDThistleCrew10th / 20
1 Jan 20192019 Thistle Oyster Roast4000ThistleCrew8th / 27
28 Feb 20182018 Thistle Midwinters EastThirty Seven Twenty FiveThistleStrategist18th / 33
25 Feb 20182018 Thistle Tampa TuneupD'OHThistleOther16th / 21
2 Sep 20172017 Labor Day Regatta, San Juan 21 North Americans & Shrimp Boil3751SunfishSkipper3rd / 3
27 Sep 20142014 Board Bash3751SunfishSkipper9th / 18
28 Jul 20142014 Thistle National ChampionshipsD'OHThistleCrew36th / 56

Crew rating across all classes: 157, #19,635.Helm rating across all classes: -40, #59,427. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.