Nelo awarded with London 2012 Sustainability Badge
The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games recognized Nelo’s efforts concerning sustainability, being on of few companies with that distinction.
LER MAISThe London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games recognized Nelo’s efforts concerning sustainability, being on of few companies with that distinction.
LER MAISThe Classic concept came from the need to fill the gap between the more stable racing K1s (Vintage) and the fitness boats (Vipers).
LER MAISHaving sold over 300 boats in the last few years, the Vintage Model has become the most popular boat amongst both the masters and the developmental group around the world.
LER MAISDay 2 saw the semis and finals in the 200 mt, the front wind stayed up all day, but still fair conditions for high level racing.
LER MAISMontemor welcomed over 20 nations and 600 athletes to the Winter Challenge, unfortunately the event lived up to its name presenting itself with a windy and rainy day, still the athletes were able to achieve some impressive results.
LER MAISWe are less than a week away from the 2012 NELO Winter Challenge, and on our list of “nominations” include more than 600 participants from 20 different countries.
LER MAISAs the year 2011 draws to a close, we at NELO would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Indeed, after an eventful tour in 2011, we are looking forward to a even more exciting 2012 here in the factory, as well as on the Asian front.
Guadalajara was the host for 2011, Canoeing took place a bit south in a small city called Ciudad Guzman, the course was brand new with all the facilities required for an event at this scale.
LER MAISSingapore turned out be an awesome location, but the heat and humidity marked the championships for many of the athletes as they could not recover easily from the efforts made in the early stages.
LER MAISAll Africa Games took place in Mozambique, at the same time took also place the first of the 5 Continental Qualifiers for London 2012.
LER MAISHungary is world recognized by their passion for this sport, no other country can get these crowds and followers, but it is also true they organize like no one else, with care for details, professionalism and above all excellence! So our first words must go to the organizers, officials and volunteers that made it all possible.
LER MAISA race is about paddling as fast as possible from A to B, but an event is much more than that, and the weather is one of the things that can compromise the experience unfortunately for the organizers and competitors Brandenburg was like that, great racing but not a great event due to the weather.
LER MAISSt Jean de Losne hosted the EC Canoe Marathon Championships, the French organizer did their best to create a nice and friendly athmosphere, the weather did not help, but it tuned out to be a good event.
LER MAISOver 100 medals, 4 days of 9 hours non stop racing, 216 races and 38 countries that is what Zagreb was all about!!
LER MAISBelgrade OC surprised all with an efficient and organized venue, with swift transportation and catering services.
LER MAISDuisburg is a classic!
LER MAIS45 countries lined up into what has to be considered one of the most competitive World Cup of the past 3 years.
LER MAIS2011 will be an important year as most of the teams focus on their Olympic Qualification, the process is complex and extremely hard, so the teams and athletes will use the World Cups to trial different options on boats, combinations and events.
LER MAISNelo tem sido pioneiro na promoção de soluções ergonómicas para os nossos barcos, criando mesmo gamas de modelos que sirvam os atletas na perfeição, assim a Paracanoagem foi um desafio que abraçamos.
LER MAISNelo has associated itself to TegySport, the Italian brand famous for their starting systems, in the development and comercialization of a new training block.
LER MAISThe Portuguese Canoe Federation, Nelo and the Montemor-o-Velho Council organized last weekend the PORTUGAL WINTER TRIAL 2011 - NELO WINTER CHALLENGE.
LER MAISThe 2011 New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships which included the Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships were held over three days from the 18-20 February at Blue Lake, Rotorua.
LER MAISIn Nelo investigation is a daily routine.
LER MAISThe Portuguese Canoe Federation, Nelo and the Montemor-o-Velho Council has the pleasure to announce the PORTUGAL WINTER TRIAL 2011 - NELO WINTER CHALLENGE.
LER MAISvin·tage (vin′tij)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a vintage.
2. Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.
What a great year that is coming to an end.
LER MAISThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
LER MAISConfederation of African Canoeing (CAC) have reached historic landmark 4 year sponsorship agreement with NELO kayaks of Portugal to develop the Olympic Sports of Canoeing In Africa .
LER MAISEnd of October is normally the time chosen by the teams to restart their trainings, and our experience confirms it.
Teams start to prepare and so do we!
A partir de agora, e até dia 31 de Dezembro, ao registar o seu barco irá receber um voucher de desconto para a nossa Loja Online.
LER MAISBanyoles welcomed the Canoe Marathon World Championships
LER MAISPoznan has one of the best venues in the world, with the course fully integrated in the city, and if it wasn’t for some days of very hard conditions and the lack of returning channel, this would be the best race course in the World.
LER MAISThe release of the XXL closes our first line of Surf Ski’s, the evolution has been part of this process, and we have gone a long way from the prototypes presented in Dubai last year.
LER MAISMoscow celebrating 30 years of the Olympic Games Moscow 1980, welcomed the sprint event with more competitors in the World of Canoeing. The course has to be one of the nicest in the world, with great stands, wonderful water plan and a lot of area for all the teams and athletes.
LER MAISThe New Ocean Ski Vintage is now officially released, even tough some of our loyal customers already received the very first ones, it is now time to have it offfcially presented.
LER MAISEuropeans in Canoe Sprint, has always been a hard race, but with the expenses restrictions some of the teams are facing, only the very best athletes had a chance to race in Trasona.
LER MAISWorld Cup II and III took place in 2 of the best courses in the World, add to that 2 weeks of great weather, and you get great paddling conditions and high level of competition.
The Nelo Staff went for a 2 week tour following some of the best paddlers in the World, nice weather helps on the comunication between Nelo and the paddlers, in what is always a very enriching experience for our staff, as they can learn what really matters and what we can do keep improving.
Our new skis have been in the market for just some months but the feedback and the
development has been moving forward at such a speed, that we considered important to
create a new website specialized and exclusively dedicated to this boat style.
World Cup I racing is always full of ups and downs, with some athletes in good shape and others still struggling to get into race mode, but it is all about testing and learning.
LER MAISFrom today you can find a new website for our slalom line.
LER MAISEsta nova gama de embarcações incorpora na sua concepção as mesmas guias base de todos os nossos barcos: um cuidado equilíbrio entre performance, estabilidade e conforto.
LER MAISFollowing advice from the ICF, SYOGOC has approved the boats that will be used in the Games.
LER MAISIt is still 8 months left, but you didn’t want to wait anymore!
LER MAISIt is has in the imagination of the entire paddling comunity, to go to the richest race in the World.
LER MAISThe K4 was the first boat to win a gold medal for Nelo, in Sidney 2000 the German team paddled to gold in a Nelo K4 since then, we have won a total of 7 medals.
LER MAISThe C1 Vintage aims to help the young ones introducing themselves to the sport of canoeing and to help the older ones to enjoy their canoeing again with the required stability and comfort.
LER MAISNelo and CAC (Confederation of Africa Canoeing) will sign a memorandum of understanding.
The objectives of this cooperation are to promote and develop Canoeing in member countries of CAC in Africa and support the development of NELO brand in Africa.
Tehran welcomed the Asian Championships, this event went on for 4 days over 1000, 500, 200 and 5000 mt for Seniors and Juniors.
LER MAISWorlds in Portugal, was something special for us, and for all the Portuguese Fans, even more when Portugal took 4 medals.
LER MAISThe balance of this event has left the more optimistic of us overwhelmed.
When we planned this event we expected to create a serious event, but at the same time it should run in a relaxed atmosphere, where some of the more talented paddlers in the world could show their quality, but still being challenged by not so well known paddlers. Something that does not happen normally, as for example to line up besides Ronald Rauhe or Tim Brabants you have to be the best in your country….
LER MAISNova Scotia fans and volunteers deserved having this championships here, their dedication and joy was unique!
LER MAISThe Moscow course is a Winner! Clean water, narrow, return channel and good infrastructures, even if it’s not well mantained, it’s one of the best in the World. The Venue is impressive and taking into account it was made for 1980 Olympics is even more impressive.
LER MAISDrilling brand new boats, placing aluminium handles, installing water pumps… what a change of scenario compared to the sprint races we normally attend. Marathon is without a doubt a class of its own. This time it took us to Ostroda in North Poland, a nice location that reflected the effort of the locals in welcoming their visitors.
LER MAISDuring this championships 98 medals are awarded, what makes it one of the most active events in canoeing.
Even with so many athletes and events, it was clear for us, that our boats are not only the choice of the top paddlers, but also from their younger followers.
Nelo and the Polish Canoe Federation will offer a boat to the best male and female paddler of the European Champiosnhips taking place next week in Poznan.
LER MAISThe European Championships are without a doubt the biggest regional competition in the sport of canoeing, the level is almost as high as in the World Championships and in some classes it is hard to imagine that it can be any harder…
LER MAISSzeged closed in great style the World Cup Tour of 2009.
There is no other place on earth that can match the crowds and atmosphere that Szeged presents year after year. The athletes like to race here, and we have the time of our lives helping them…
LER MAISThe second leg of the World Cup 2009 took place in Poznan, Poland. Weather conditions were awesome all week, except for Saturday, where most of the racing were done in very difficult conditions, but after all this is an outdoor sport, so that is part of the game…
LER MAISRacice welcomed during the weekend the first competition of this Olympic cycle. The weather gave a hand, and we had wonderful weather conditions and the course was fast and fair…
LER MAISOur agent in Bulgaria, Martin Marinov, is the first to have his own NELO website translated into his native language, in this case; Bulgarian - Cyrillic alphabet…
LER MAISChristopher Camilleri, the best Maltese kayaker, spent 2 weeks in Cinfães preparing for the Mediterranean Games.
It was an honour for us to have him around. He’s been competing for only 5 years, but it’s amazing to see how dedicated he is to this sport…
A Carla Ferreira, do Clube Atlético do Montijo, já está inscrita na Federação de Canoagem, e em breve receberá um kayak adaptado, oferecido pela NELO, empresa portuguesa líder de mercado a nível internacional.
A Carla conseguiu impressionar os responsáveis da empresa porque é a primeira portuguesa com paralisia cerebral a praticar canoagem, com resultados surpreendentes…
From today you can find on our website a brand new Sea Vanquish, it will keep the same name, but the version is now in it’s name becoming the Sea Vanquish III.
LER MAISComo prometido, vamos começar a presentar os modelos de tripulações do novo Vanquish III, o primeiro a chegar à linha de produção é o K2 L…
LER MAISA Nelo durante a sua existência sempre se focou num objectivo: ser a melhor e ajudar os melhores atletas a serem ainda melhores. Slalom é o nosso próximo desafio…
LER MAISFebruary marks the beginning of the paddling season for many teams. For us that means the arrival of many athletes to Portugal to train under our hosting…
LER MAISNova imagem para a Nelo. Depois de muita pesquisa encontramos finalmente uma maneira de navegar entre os nossos mais de 50 modelos e as suas muitas especificações, sem nunca nos perdermos e que nos permite encontrar o que procuramos de uma forma fácil e intuitiva…
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