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I was making a funny back
Here in Steamboat you can get a 3 hour never ever class with rentals for $75, through mountain sports kayak school, shouldn't be much more down there. But the best deal is through CMC which offers like ten classes through the college for $110 with rentals and pool time. You might want to look into community colleges to get a better deal. But once you learn to role you can just get out an meet people. Also, think about finding a never ever friend that wants to learn, because yak'n is a group thing. It's never a good idea to boat alone. People do, but only after they've been paddling for a long time and feel comfortable. As a newbie you should never ever boat alone. Even a girlfriend watching from shore is enough while you are on flat water. Maybe and old school approach, but I'd rather paddle another day than drown. But like I said in the first post, hardly anybody can buy all the gear new at once. Start out with a good set of cold water clothes (drytop, skull cap, base layers (fleece from your mountain gear) farmer john, booties...) You want to be able to swim in the cold water, get out and drain your boat, and get back in without feeling hypothermic. So many newbies try to learn wearing all the wrong clothing it is a painfull experience that shouldn't be. You can rent or borrow a boat, but you can't rent clothing. And don't buy the cheapiest paddle out there, it is next to impossible to learn with a paddle with a perfectly circular grip, look for a paddle that had a oval grip...it will let you feel where the blade is relative to the shaft. blablbalbblablbalb
just take a class
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