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 Dehler's home, Freienohl, is located in the Sauerland region of Germany, within two hours' drive of Dusseldorf and Cologne. To the casual driver-by, Freienohl could be mistaken for any number of small German towns. Beautiful, wooded and inviting, Freienohl is the ancestral home to brothers Willi and Heinz Dehler.
In 1963, this charming city was changed forever when the first sailboat bearing the Dehler name left the factory, bound for the sea. She was one of the first fiberglass production boats in all of Europe, beginning a legacy of innovation and engineering greatness that lives on today.
Throughout decades of inevitable change in the boating industry, Dehlers have always been sporting, accessible and highly-engineered. Dehler has always been a leader in innovation, introducing features that have become common sailing conveniences. Single-line mainsail reefing is a simple example.
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 Visitors to the Dehler facilities are greeted by a long-standing Dehler hallmark: the piece of humorous art at left, resplendent in the mustard yellow gelcoat of the mid-1970's, when it was made.
The road hazard is attached to the building where all molding, composites, paint and structural work is performed. Across the road are the showspace and all offices. Tucked behind them are two large finishing spaces, where Dehlers are fitted out and prepared for delivery.
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There's a different flavor at Dehler than at most builders, rooted in their hand-crafted nature and small production volumes. "Factory" is too big a word for this quiet-- though bustling-- place. Tightly-knit, and with every element from basic engineering to final sailing yacht being performed right here, the Dehler facilities have a sense of family.
Dehler's Stateside branch is centrally located in the beautiful sailing city of Chicago, easily accessed via direct flights from virtually anywhere in the world. A new Dehler is on display and available for sea trial at most any given time, making a summer weekend in Chicago second only to visiting Freienohl in fully experience the difference a Dehler makes.
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