{"id":12162,"date":"2016-07-14T11:14:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T15:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/get-on-a-boat-part-ii-4-ways-to-go-kayaking-canoeing-and-rowing-in-brooklyn-for-free\/"},"modified":"2016-07-14T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T15:14:03","slug":"get-on-a-boat-part-ii-4-ways-to-go-kayaking-canoeing-and-rowing-in-brooklyn-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/get-on-a-boat-part-ii-4-ways-to-go-kayaking-canoeing-and-rowing-in-brooklyn-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Get on a boat, part II: 4 ways to go kayaking, canoeing and rowing in Brooklyn for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple rowers ready to launch out onto Prospect Park Lake. Photo via Village Community Boathouse On Tuesday, we told you eight ways to get out on the water\u00a0for under $50. Those are all great opportunities to be a passenger \u2014 on yachts, sailboats, cruisers and ferries commandeered by professional boat captains in NYC \u2014but what if you&#8217;d like to row yourself? There are plenty of ways to be your own captain on smaller, self-propelled vessels, like kayaks, rowboats, or canoes. Here are five free opportunities to get out and make your own waves from the Newtown Creek in Greenpoint down to the New York Harbor in Red Hook. ROW BOATS\u00a0 Village Community Boathouse Prospect Park Lake,\u00a0200 Well House\u00a0Dr. Saturdays, noon-4pm Thru August 27 Free The nonprofit Village Community Boathouse is offering free rowing Saturday afternoons in Prospect Park this summer. Boats launch from Well House Drive, on the Southwest side\u00a0of Prospect Park Lake. Rowers under 18 must be&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Get on a boat, part II: 4 ways to go kayaking, canoeing and rowing in Brooklyn for free : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/free-kayaking-brooklyn\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple rowers ready to launch out onto Prospect Park Lake. 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