Posts by Margaret Littman
Another FloYo Certification Opportunity
Have you thought about teaching SUP yoga classes? Students who took our two-day training in May learned: How to sequence classes How to convey safety for groups and individuals on the water Best practices for paddling techniques? It was so fun, we’re doing it again. Nashville Paddle Co. is hosting a FloYo® certification August 22 and August 23. This…
Read MoreIndoor Plumbing
We’re about to take on a big project. We’re renovating a Metro Parks building in the park where we paddle–Hamilton Creek Recreation Area–to be our bricks and mortar boathouse. It will allow us to have more paddleboards, plus kayaks and other goodies in the future, and also allow us to sell water bottles and other…
Read MoreTeach the Kids to SUP
Where I come from, school doesn’t start ’til after Labor Day, and the month of August counts as the dog days of summer, long, hot and full of fun. But while the temperatures will still say “summer” for awhile, Metro Nashville Public Schools’ calendar says there are less than two weeks ’til the kids go back to school. Yowza!…
Read MoreSafety for SUP Rentals
Our mission as a company—and as paddlers—is to help people learn to paddle in a safe environment, learning to appreciate the resources in our own backyard. That’s one of the reason we offer paddleboard rentals in addition to SUP classes and instruction. To keep everyone safe—and back on time so that the next group can…
Read MoreNew For July!
New Classes. We got it! You love to SUP. You want more…and we’ve got it. Once you’ve had your first taste of standup paddling (SUP), you want to improve your skills. We have a bunch of new opportunities: • Next Level SUP. This is our “tips, techniques and training” outing. Our experienced instructors will be out on…
Read MoreBook Online with Ease
You asked: We answered. You’ve wanted to be able to book your friends and family in SUP sessions. That is now possible. Our new online scheduler allows you to add multiple people to a class and pay for them all together. Just click and go. We all went to get on the water faster and spend…
Read MoreUltra-Beginner SUP Yoga Classes
We hear people take a look at photos like the one of Katy to the right and say, “I can’t even do that on land, how am I going to do it on the water?” We have a new class for you! FloYo® for Non Pros is the SUP yoga class for people who have never…
Read MoreSUP for Mom for Mother’s Day=Best Gift Ever
Why give Mom cut flowers for Mother’s Day that are going to wilt in a couple of days when you can give her the gift of outdoors? She can see flowers out in nature all season if you give her a Nashville Paddle Co. gift certificate. You can purchase online or from our Facebook page…
Read MoreStroke Technique with YOLO Board Team Rider Westy
Yolo Board Team Rider Westy will be coming to Music City! Join him on Sunday, May 10, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Westy has been a paddle athlete in both stand up paddling and outrigger canoe racing for the last eight years. He’s a competitive racer, but in the last seven years Westy also has found a passion for traveling the country…
Read MoreCumberland River Paddlefest 2015
Only five days left to the big local paddling event of the season. This Saturday, May 2, is the Cumberland River Paddlefest, the free kickoff to the season in Middle Tennessee. More 70 vendors will be on hand to let you demo canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and other things that float. Come out and listen to music,…
Read More