[GabAlmighty]

Go to a local sailing club, there'll be a course offered where you bomb around in a Laser or something similar to learn the basics.

Me personally, after doing that course I would buy myself a small boat (something you can spend a couple nights aboard) and start touring around; probably try and take an experienced person with me the first few times), making sure you have a good motor incase shit hits the fan. And start learning maps and charts.

I'm not a sailor in any way whatsoever but I have the same goal/dream as you.