Used to kayak as a kid, and enjoyed it. Figured I wasn't getting any younger, and after borrowing a cousins a couple times, last year bought myself an inexpensive kayak. I am a chubby 62 year old, and have a lot of fun. I don't do white water, just creeks and small lakes. I found a friend with one and we go together. I got a two person (tandem) inflatable at a yard sale this summer and took my grandkids. We got wet and loved it. Next year I want to kayak a bit on the Erie Canal. (Already did it in a 36 ft sailboat, all the way from Buffalo to Albany.)