Located in Cleveland, Ohio, NALU University is a fun place to SUP in the area! Perfect Paddles recommends checking out their beginner lessons for a fun time learning a new skill on the water!
Learn how to stand up paddle at Nalu University an ASI accredited stand up paddleboard school, located near the shores of Lake Erie at Rocky River, Cleveland, Ohio.
Nalu University has been owned and operated by Dr. Lynne Nagy since 2010. She has a passion for the water and nature which continues to grow as their creativity for how to utilize a SUP board expands. Safety of clients is their first concern as well as teaching people a new sport. Their goal has always been to promote the sport in the best way possible, an opportunity to help get as many people as possible out paddleboarding as safely as possible with proper instruction.
Lynne has been Stand Up Paddleboarding since 2008, when she was inspired by a photo of Laird Hamilton paddling across the cover of Outside Magazine. Since then, she has actively promoted the sport throughout the Great Lakes region by working at Nalu Stand Up Paddle &Surf. As the headmaster of Nalu U, she aims to empower children, teens, and adults with a stronger sense of self and an appetite for adventure.
Lynne holds ASI Level 1 and Level 2 SUP Instructor accreditation for Enclosed Flat Water and Exposed Waters locations, water rescue and first aid qualifications. She has a PhD in Learning & Development from Cleveland State University, with an emphasis on experiential learning and Outward Bound and holds a permanent teaching certificate in the State of Ohio. Additionally Lynne is certified as an American Red Cross Lifeguard instructor, CPR and first aid instructor. Lynne’s team of experienced and accredited SUP instructors work to provide the safest and most thorough SUP instruction in the Midwest.
Nalu University provides group and private lessons, core fitness classes, expeditions, SUP Wise certificate courses, corporate lessons and team building activities, kids’ programs, race league, the annual Nalu race & festival, workshops, boot camps, and parties throughout the year!
SUP programs are available for children, families, school groups, and the general public.
Nalu operates at Lake Erie: Rocky River, a short 3/4 mile paddle out toLake Erie; Bradstreet Landing, a Rocky River beach launch and protected pier directly on Lake Erie.Sessions are tailored to paddlers’ experiences to meet their paddling needs and conditions. Flat water paddling on the scenic Rocky River offers the opportunity to paddle around Cleveland Yacht Club island, Clifton Lagoon (the site of Elliot Ness’s home), and along the passage to Lake Erie.
Lake Erie has both protected areas and exposed waters offering wind and wave challenges.
With the Nalu University staff’s wealth of knowledge of the Lake Erie waterways and their passion for stand up paddleboarding, you can be sure you are in good hands. For a safe and exhilarating day on the water, whether you’re paddling for fitness, cruising, racing or just for fun, come and see what others are raving about.
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