Can you kayak without experience?

You can kayak without experience if you truly understand the complexities of the sport, and find a kayaker with some experience to help you out the first time.

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Before you go kayaking without experience, you need to know several things including how to paddle properly and how to steer the kayak.

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If you are getting into the kayak from a dock, it is easier to sit down on the dock with the kayak parallel to you.

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The best places to practice kayaking without experience are small lakes or calm parts of larger lakes.

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The more you know and understand about kayaking, the better prepared you will be to kayak without experience.

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Can you kayak without experience?

You can kayak without experience if you truly understand the complexities of the sport, and find a kayaker with some experience to help you out the first time.

Before you go kayaking without experience, you need to know several things including how to paddle properly and how to steer the kayak.

If you are getting into the kayak from a dock, it is easier to sit down on the dock with the kayak parallel to you.

The best places to practice kayaking without experience are small lakes or calm parts of larger lakes.

The more you know and understand about kayaking, the better prepared you will be to kayak without experience.

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