We are delighted to learn that Nashville is making progress in fighting the COVID-19 virus and are happy that progress is being made in re-opening businesses. As a small, high-touch business located in a busy public park, we still are not able to open yet. We want to keep our staff and customers safe and continue to offer the same quality of instruction and experience you’ve come to expect from us. Thank you for your patience.

We miss y’all and we miss this view. We want to see you, but only when it is safe to do so. We are working with Metro Parks and following Metro Nashville’s Roadmap for Reopening to determine when it will be safe to reopen. Until then, stay safe and stay apart.

Strange times out there, aren’t they? The weather is amazing (there’s no humidity), lake temperatures are rising, and trees are budding. But we aren’t prepping to open quite yet. Due to COVID-19 prevention best practices, we are closed, as are many Metro Park facilities (tennis court, dog parks and buildings are closed; trails and parks are open). While outdoor exercise is encouraged during Safer at Home mandates, paddleboarding and kayaking outfitters are non-essential businesses and closed statewide.

We know it is hard not to paddle; believe us, we know! But we encourage everyone to stay home and stay close to home. It may be tempting to go out on the water. But anything we can do to reduce the potential burden on area hospitals and first responders, the better equipped they will be to treat those who contract the Coronavirus.

We’re taking this extended time re-evaluate our processes and systems to make sure that we can reduce our capacity and keep gear sterilized and everyone safe when it is appropriate to re-open.

Stay safe, stay sane, and we hope to see you on the water soon.

Get paid to spend the summer lakeside. Nashville Paddle Co. is looking for part-time shift staff and leaders for May-Sept. It’s the most fun you’ll have making money and has great perks like Unlimited Paddling. Apply now at this link or email info@nashvillepaddle.com with any questions.

During the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) many Jews participate in a service/tradition called tashlich, which loosely translated from Hebrew means “casting off.” This is observance involves symbolically casting off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread into a body of flowing water. The service of tashlich is one of Margaret’s favorite of the year…no surprise since it takes place on the water.

To start the Jewish year 5779, we’re offering a community-led tashlich on Percy Priest Lake for the third year in a row. We have a limited number of kayaks and paddleboards available for those who want to get on the water, or you are welcome to bring your own. We also have some inflatable inner tubes and floats for those who prefer those. There is no charge to join us. We do ask that you register online so we know how many people to plan for.  Do this in advance online through this link or by calling us, as numbers are limited.

Tashlich will be observed: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3 p.m. 

Hope to have you join us for this Nashville Paddle Company-style approach to a Rosh Hashanah tradition.

1968 was a good year! Our favorite lake, Percy Priest Lake, turns 50 on Friday, June 29, 2018 and we’re having a birthday party. Nashville Paddle Co. will have special discounts (book a class or rental and get 50% off your next class or rental). We’re ask 50 customers to each paddle 1 mile, for a total of 50 miles. We’ll have a lake clean-up effort, a sunset Intro class, yoga and fitness classes, and, of course, we’ll have cake.

The Army Corps of Engineers is having their own celebration right up the street at 10 a.m.! Stop by there before heading to paddle with us.

Thanks to a grant from the Tennessee Clean Water Network, we have a water fountain that anyone can use—park-goers or customers—any time we are open. We encourage you to bring your own refillable container to keep hydrated at the lake (it is hot in Tennessee in the summer).

If you don’t have one, you can buy one of our lightweight, pack-flat options. The idea is that you can keep it with you all summer and ditch (by recycling, please) those one-use bottles. We’re supporters of TCWN and the Cumberland River Compact; keeping our waterways clean is essential to us. Reducing plastic waste is a big part of that effort.

As if our regular Sunset Social Paddles weren’t enough fun, Sara Bradley is making selected nights that much more fun. Pack your own dinner or a snack (in a waterproof bag, trust us on this) and join her for a Picnic & Paddle. You’ll SUP or kayak your way out to a pretty spot, and then feast on your board.

You’ll get to talk to your fellow paddlers (that’s the social part, after all) and paddle back. Don’t be surprised if Sara has some fun surprises up her sleeve, too.

Upcoming Picnic & Paddle dates:

June 24, 6 p.m.

July 22, 6 p.m.

August 5, 6 p.m.

We know one of the reasons you like to come out to paddle on Percy Priest Lake is it is scenic and serene (and with all the rain we got this spring, it is greener than ever). We want you help keeping our lake clean. Here’s the deal: Nashville Paddle Co. has a stack of river clean-up bags given to us by our friends at TWRA. They’re mesh, so they keep the trash in the bag, but let the water run out, so they don’t get heavy. Ask our staff for one the next time you paddle. Bring it back filled with trash from the shore or the water, and we’ll give you a code for 10% off your next class or rental.

Thanks for your help in keeping Percy Priest scenic!