about us

Hi!

That's Tom. He pretty much does everything at Avon Sailboats. If your boat has an Avon plaque on it, or has been in for service, Tom readied it for you.

I'm Lindy. You'll usually find me in the showroom, or on the phone. I grew up with small sailboats, Rhodes Bantams mostly, which my dad built in our garage. Mom toted me to one regatta after another to watch Dad and my older brother race. I was too little to be much use to anybody. But life was good around the water and small boat sailing, even if I wasn't race crew.

Then, we up and moved overseas—whoosh, and for a while, my only sailing was just a promise in my dad's eyes. When life drew us home, and to Michigan, he set out to build another small sailboat, this time a Wayfarer, and I was handy.

The shop where he bought it needed help— and Dad was just the ticket. Retired, he'd even work for free. It was a labor of love.

By 1970, he had his hands full. I was away at college (studying to become something wonderful) when the phone rang.

"Do you think when you come home this summer you could help out a little at the boat shop?"

I answered easy. I didn't know it was a life-changing question.

Before long, I got used to showing up every day and Dad got used to me being there. I liked it, so I stayed.

That same summer I met Tom, and we became a team, in marriage and in business. When Dad retired, we took over.

We value honest communication, just like Dad did, and we work to make safe and happy sailors—and paddlers, out of all who enter our door.

Dad said we wouldn't get rich owning a small business, but we'd be happy.

He was right.