Learn to Boat

How Fast Can I Go in a No Wake Zone? As a long-standing marina located in a no-wake zone on Lake Hopatcong, we’re fortunate to offer members and guests alike

Bridge Marina’s Highly Anticipated Fall Boat Show: 10/5 from 12pm-4pm! You’re invited to join us Saturday, October 5th for our highly anticipated Fall End of Season Fleet Clearance & Boating

How to Dock a Boat in a Port Side Slip Docking a boat in a port side slip can be challenging with the helm sitting at the starboard side of

How to Dock a Boat in a Heavy Wind and Current We’ve received many video requests on how to dock a boat in a heavy wind and current. That’s why

3 Reasons Why You Should Get Boating on a Weekday Summer vacation is almost here, and families will soon start hitting the water! There’s nothing quite as exciting for us

How to Replace a New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate As hosts of the New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate Course, with classes on Lake Hopatcong and Highlands, NJ, we often are

Boating Safety 101: 5 Tips Every Boater Should Know Bridge Marina is dedicated to providing a safe, fun boating experience all season long. In honor of Boating Safety Week, created

If you pull your boat into a marina where there aren’t any dock slips available, or perhaps someone is in your space, you’ll need to know how to back down

Did you miss out on boating this past summer? We’ve added New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate courses this October on Lake Hopatcong to help you get a jumpstart on the 2024

Pulling away from a dock is a bit of a complicated maneuver, and there are several ways to go about it. Untying lines from the bow and stern and getting

How to Prevent Overshooting the Dock Slip While docking the boat, every turn should be deliberate. By being decisive in their steering, boaters can prevent overshooting the slip when docking

Pulling up to a popular restaurant on the water, docking your boat, and then enjoying a fantastic meal with a breathtaking view – docking and dining is a quintessential way

Trouble backing your boat into a dock slip? Backing your boat into a slip can require a lot of gear shifting and turning techniques similar to a three-point turn. In

Docking is made easier with organized dock lines! If docking wasn’t stressful enough at times, imagine your dock lines being a tangled mess as your crew struggles to prepare them

When backing your boat out of a slip, keep it slow, and remember to steer, then gear. In this video, Ray Fernandez of Bridge Marina provides a beginner’s guide to backing

All boats don’t steer the same. There are a few different types of steering systems on boats, but most have Hydraulic Steering. In our latest boating how-to video, Ray Fernandez

Summer vacation is almost here! After a long school year of homework, tests, and studying, kids need to let loose, too! A great way to kick back for the summer

What size boat can you use on Lake Mohawk? What are the Lake Mohawk boat requirements? We encourage boaters to contact Lake Mohawk representatives directly for all requirements.   We

What To Do If Your Boat Gets Stuck at a Sandbar If your boat gets stuck at a sandbar, it’s going to take a little elbow grease to get it

Get familiar with how trim, water-depth, and speed can affect a boat’s transition to plane. In this video, Ray Fernandez of Bridge Marina explains the do’s and don’ts of getting

Our 2023 hands-on, on-water training schedule is open for the season! If you’ve always wanted to learn how to boat – or have some experience at the helm and want

Boaters often make three common mistakes when trying to get their boat to go on plane.  In our experience at Bridge Marina, we find that boaters may not check that

You head out for a beautiful day on the water and find the perfect spot to sit back and relax, so you pull at your anchor and line and drop

What does “no wake” speed in a boat mean, exactly? Boaters are often confused as to how fast they should (or shouldn’t) go in “no wake” zones… what does no

Get a jump start on your 2023 boating plans and get your New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate with Bridge Marina!  We’ve added a Fall course to our schedule! Join us

Our team at Bridge Marina works hard everyday to take care of our boating guests and members.  From our dockhands to our trainers to our service professionals, our team works

Time to fuel up your boat? Many waterbodies have fuel docks “on the water” for boaters to conveniently fill their boat’s fuel tank dockside.  On Lake Hopatcong, Bridge Marina’s fuel

So you’re approaching the fairway back to your slip, and you realize that you need to turn your boat around… perhaps another boat is in your slip, or you went

Our On-Water Build a Boater Training courses are well underway this summer, with new courses being added due to high demand!  It has been a pleasure welcoming so many new and “seasoned”

Bridge Marina today announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2022 Travelers’ Choice award winner for Things to Do on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.  The award celebrates businesses

We find that many boaters struggle with how to maneuver their boat around tighter areas like docks. Often, we’ll see boaters frustrated as their boat won’t accurately go in the

Ever thought about getting into boating, but not sure where to start? Or, are you an experienced boater who just wants to feel more comfortable behind the wheel? If so,

Have you checked out our Tiktok channel? It’s full of short, fun and quick videos that will help make you a better boater. Looking for more content or prefer to