Thanks SilverDuck! Janis and her hubby are actually neighbors of mine, and very nice people. I think what I'll do is contact her directly once the springtime is here, and see if I can arrange a way to start learning. She is knowledgable about every aspect of the lake, and will surely be able to give the best advice with regard to where to rent an appropriate boat for learning!
Perhaps she'll see this thread and post, so others can who may wish to learn but have no boat may also be able to benefit from her training and expertise!
I'm sure there must be other folks who would love to learn, but don't yet have a boat, and won't buy one because they haven't got the faintest idea how to operate it!
There is no doubt in my mind that there are a lot of problems caused by people operating boats without proper training. I don't intend to ever be one of them!