NALU Canoes was founded in 2007 by Marton Buday.

He was born into a paddling family, so it was only natural that he would follow in their footsteps. He was particularly enthusiastic in watersports, with a concentration on paddling and racing. In sprint canoeing and Dragonboat, he won multiple national, European, and international medals.

Apart from paddling, surfing had a big effect on him, and when he was exposed to outrigger canoeing, he thought he had found the best of both worlds. He enjoyed traveling and racing across the world, and after a few trips to Hawaii, where he competed in both big Molokai Races, the Molokai Solo and the Molokai Hoe, he was captivated by the Outrigger canoeing culture.

The next step for him as a technically inclined person was to design and build his own canoe.
He has the know-how to do it correctly and assemble the finest possible structure using high-tech materials and state-of-the-art techniques as a technical product designer in Composite Engineering, working on projects in the fields of Aerospace and Motorsports. He actively participates in ocean paddling races as a designer, developer and racer.