Bridge Marina
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Whether you are brand new to boating or have some experience at the helm, we can help you become a better, more confident boater with our hands-on, on-water training classes and New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate courses! Follow our steps below and you can learn to dock like a pro, maneuver in tight quarters with ease, understand channel markers and more!
Bridge Marina offers small group and one-on-one courses that get you on the water, at the helm, learning to boat!
Join us for one of our learning experiences, and you’ll be out on a beautiful Bridge Marina boat on your choice of Lake Hopatcong or Sandy Hook Bay with a professional instructor, learning how to boat! Complete a course and you’ll gain:
Choose from four lesson modules, brought to you in partnership with the National Safe Boating Council. Together, we’ve welcomed thousands of new boaters to the boating lifestyle, and we’re here to make the process as simple and welcoming as possible!
Join us on a beautiful Bridge Marina boat with a professional instructor for a fun, easy, and affordable way to develop and improve your boating skills.
Learn to confidently shift, steer and more aboard a gorgeous, Bridge Marina single engine boat with a professional instructor in this three-hour course with a 4:1 student to instructor ratio, practicing skills at idle speed:
Your Investment: $239
Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a discount on a future Bridge Marina boating experience.
Our Module 2 course builds upon the skills gained in Module 1 with a continued focus on close quarter maneuvering, and a greater emphasis on docking and precision boat handling. You’ll be aboard a gorgeous, single engine Bridge Marina boat with a professional instructor in this three-hour course with a 4:1 student to instructor ratio, practicing skills at idle speed:
Your Investment: $239.
Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a discount on a future Bridge Marina boating experience.
Our Module 3 course builds upon Modules 1 and 2 skills and the essentials of close-quarter boat control, practicing open water boat handling skills. Sign up for this three-hour course with a 4:1 student to instructor ratio, and you’ll be aboard a beautiful single engine, Bridge Marina boat with a professional instructor, practicing skills at both idle and planing speeds:
Your Investment: $239
Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a discount on a future Bridge Marina boating experience.
Our most advanced course builds upon the skills gained in Modules 1, 2 and 3, with a greater focus on maneuvering skills. You’ll be aboard a beautiful single engine Bridge Marina fleet boat with a professional instructor in this three-hour course with a 4:1 student to instructor ratio, learning and practicing skills at idle, displacement and planing speeds:
Your Investment: $239
Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a discount on a future Bridge Marina boating experience.
Your investment for each module: $239. Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a discount on a future Bridge Marina boating experience. Please inquire about bundle or customized learning packages.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a two person minimum for courses. If that minimum is not met, you will be contacted in order to work out an alternative solution.
Private lessons can be held on a Bridge Marina fleet boat, or on your own boat, focusing on your module(s) or skill(s) of choice.
Private lessons allow you to focus on the module(s) or skills of your choice. Please contact us at [email protected] or (973) 663-1976 for details or to request a customized learning plan.
Hands-on, on-water private training with a professional instructor.
A professional instructor will travel to your location for a private, on-water training on your boat. Pricing includes up to ten (10) miles of travel from our location. Please inquire about additional mileage cost.
Includes 10 miles travel from our location, additional mileage beyond 10 is $2.50/mile. Terms and conditions apply.
To keep our New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate course costs reasonable, we’ve created a simple cancellation policy:
NJ Boating Safety Certificate Courses are held regularly on Lake Hopatcong and in Highlands, NJ. Register for the state-approved NJ course online here.
To obtain a New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate, you must complete a boating safety course approved by the New Jersey State Police.
Bridge Marina offers the approved New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate Course in Lake Hopatcong and Highlands, NJ throughout the season. With flexible course options and times and online scheduling available, we make it easy to get your New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate. You can see a course schedule and register online.
Great question! As a leading boating safety certificate course location in New Jersey, we are asked this often. A boating license (or boating endorsement) and a boating safety certificate are separate. Here’s how it works:
NJ Boating Safety Certificate: A Boating Safety Certificate is proof that you have taken and passed a state-approved Boating Safety Certificate Course.
NJ Boating License or Boating Endorsement: In addition to a NJ Boating Safety Certificate, non-tidal boat operators also need a boating endorsement on their New Jersey driver’s license. To obtain the endorsement, you must first complete a boating safety course approved by the New Jersey State Police. After completing the course, you will receive a boating safety certificate, which you must take to the NJ MVC, along with other required identification documents, to get your boating endorsement on your driver’s license.
Do you need an endorsement on your NJ Driver’s License? If you plan to boat on non-tidal waters like Lake Hopatcong, then yes – this additional endorsement is required. If you plan to only boat in tidal waters like Sandy Hook Bay, then no – you only need your NJ Boating Safety Certificate.
For more details on how to get your endorsement, please visit the NJMVC.
All New Jersey boaters must adhere to speed limits, no-wake zones, and regulations regarding alcohol consumption. There are also specific rules regarding age restrictions, mandatory safety course completion, and other regulations that must be followed.
Boaters on Lake Hopatcong must comply with applicable federal and state boating laws, as well as those specific to Lake Hopatcong.
For more details regarding boating rules and regulations in New Jersey, visit the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau
The Marine Services Bureau of the New Jersey State Police can provide a replacement if you have lost your NJ boat safety certificate. To request a replacement, please contact the Marine Services Bureau by email at [email protected] and provide the following information:
Please note that all requests for replacement must be e-mailed or sent through the United States Postal Service.
You can also read our blog post about what to do if you’ve lost your NJ Boating Safety certificate here.
Bridge Marina offers both small group and private, one-on-one lessons on Lake Hopatcong and Sandy Hook Bay in Highlands, New Jersey.
Our group training participants gain hands-on boat handling experience with a trusted captain aboard one of our beautiful Bridge Marina fleet boats. Group training sessions are designed for 2-4 participants and cover everything from boating basics to docking skills, as well as more advanced open water and tight quarter maneuvering skills. Each learning module is three hours in length.
Our private lessons offer participants a one-on-one, customized learning option, covering the modules of the participant’s choice aboard one of our fleet boats or the participant’s boat. The length of the lesson depends on the customized learning plan developed with the participant.
Please click the buttons below to sign up for a small group boating lesson in Highlands or Lake Hopatcong. Looking for more details? Please fill out our form below and we’ll get right back to you. Space is limited, and our courses fill up fast!
