Buy a used boat and used gear. Go to a local pool session and learn to roll. Start boating really easy sections of rivers with other people. Do not start out in a tandem kayak unless its a sit on top.
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Buy a used raft and paddles/oar frame and go boat with others on easy stretches of water.
Have fun!
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Buy a used raft and paddles/oar frame and go boat with others on easy stretches of water.
Have fun!