About Us
Why sailing with Tom?
CAPTAIN Tom Fallows
Founder and Co-Owner (along with his wife Evelyne) of Fallows Sailing Inc. Tom drives the experience. He began as a sailor in the early 60s in Balboa Harbor at Newport Beach, California (pictured below!). Sailing at boy scout camp at Big Bear Lake. Sailing later on the Charles River in Boston. While living in Italy for 10 years, he sailed out of the coast on the Italian riviera (Liguria, Cinque Terre) and sailed windsurfs and small craft on a lake outside of Rome. Summer cruises in Greece, Turkey and Sicily. On vacation in Hawaii and Phuket, he’d rent a boat for an outing. Then in Hong Kong in the 2000s he took courses and enrolled in the local sailing club.
After being overseas for 30 years living in Moscow, Rome, Milan, Paris, Seoul, Hong Kong and Riyadh) (where he was first an aspiring Professor of Russian History and then eventually a Corporate & Investment banker for Citigroup and wealth management advisor in Saudi Arabia), Tom returned with his wife Evelyne to New York. They bought the boat “As One Does” (a 30-foot C&C Mark I ‘cruiser/racer’) in 2019 and have enjoyed the sailing season out of New Rochelle since then.
Tom commutes to the boat on public transportation from Manhattan. In New Rochelle, he is also a member of the Huguenot Yacht Club, and teaches the ASA 103 (“Coastal Cruising”) course in association with the Port Sailing School of New Rochelle. Tom holds the US Coast Guard “six pack” license as a Merchant Mariner.
“Sailing With Tom” is the inspiration for this experience: you are with Tom for a few hours on his boat in the area of the Sound he knows best, to teach you everything you need to know for a pleasant and safe outing. With a patient approach encouraging you to gain confidence and learn, in an outdoor setting of healthy fresh air. Sailors of all types and ages are welcome, and international visitors will find a kindred spirit of an American with years of living overseas.
“As One Does”
“As One Does” is the star of the show: our sailboat, a 30-foot yacht built by the Canadian company C&C in 1980. This beauty is a “cruiser/racer”: a combination between sporty sailing performance and speed, alongside comfort and stability.
Max fallows
Max Fallows has been sailing with his father since he was a kid, and was part of a sailing school at the American Club in Hong Kong. He has been instrumental in assisting his father in launching the business and having fun on the water. He is fully capable of sailing As One Does on his own.
For experienced sailors interested in sailing lessons and hands-on experience, typically Tom will be with the customer on his own. But Max can serve as my Crew assistant when customers opt for a ‘fun in the sun’ family/friends outing, or a sunset cruise outing.