Is it "初めてのカヌー” or is that saying something like "It was my first canoe"?
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How to say "It was my first time canoeing"
To express doing something for the first time, use the following conjunction:

> 〜初めて + action verb

Thus, for your desired sentence, `It was my first time canoeing.` would be
expressed as

> カヌーを初めてしました。

References: [1](https://www.italki.com/question/226972),
[2](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/35912/what-is-the-difference-
between-v%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%82%8B-and-%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%A6v-meaning)
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You can say 初めてのカヌーです for “This is my first time canoeing,” as well as, more
colloquially, カヌー、初めてです。

This is an addition to the other answer.
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"初めてのカヌー体験です" is probably what I'd say to emphasize the experience of canoeing
instead of the canoe itself. 経験 instead of 体験 would probably be alright as
well.
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