How Lighthouse Sports Started
Lighthouse Sports came from the idea that there should be bags featuring superior functionality and crafted from the highest quality materials - made to allow you to keep all the essentials handy, and grab your bag and go to the courts.
Design for Play is our mantra. Great design is the product of innovative thinking and creative problem solving, and our bags embody that philosophy - products that enhance your ability to enjoy sports and activity.
Meet the founder
I am Wendee Lunt, an avid pickleball player and a lifelong racket sports player. I love pickleball because it is a great way to spend time being active with friends and family.
I started Lighthouse Sports because I was frustrated every
time I went to work out or play my sport.
My bag felt like a black hole. I could never find my keys.
My phone disappeared. Balls, paddle, sunglasses—everything was buried somewhere at the bottom.
All I wanted was something simple: a bag I could pack the night before, toss in my keys and phone on the way out the door, and know everything I needed was exactly where it should be.
It reminded me of when my kids were little, and I carried a diaper bag—every pocket had a purpose, and you could reach in and find exactlywhat you needed without thinking.
But no sports bag like that existed. No one was designing gear for the way women actually live – moving from one thing to the next.
After 30 years designing luxury accessories, I knew we could
do better!
And bags are just the start. For now, I have partnered with brands in sports categories that are the best at what they do and meet my expectations for what women want. Check out the sunglasses, hats and other items that I have found for us!
Why the name Lighthouse Sports?
Lighthouses guide ships around danger and stand strong against raging wind and waves. This is how I view myself too - providing support and direction to those I care about, and as a player, battling balls on the court.
The brand colors - blue water and golden sunshine - carry on this theme.
The product names are all picturesque lighthouses in locations that are special to us - Sankaty in Nantucket, Gasparilla in Florida, and Split Rock in Minnesota.
I hope you find that Lighthouse Sports delivers the functionality and style you deserve on and off the pickleball court!