Jet Drive Exchange Boat Club: Brick NJ

New Jersey does not use an adult supervision exception: the minimum age is 13 for limited power vessels and 16 for any power vessel, including personal watercraft. Operators ages 13 through 15 need a boating safety certificate and may operate only an electric powered vessel or a vessel at least 12 feet long with less than 10 horsepower. Anyone under 13 cannot operate a power vessel, and the State Police manual says there are no exemptions to the age requirements.

The rental operator sets its own minimum, so confirm it when booking.

Source: New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau (nj.gov)

Yes. New Jersey requires operators 16 or older of power vessels, including personal watercraft, to hold a boating safety certificate. The requirement goes by age, not by birth year. Ages 13 to 15 may operate only an electric powered vessel, or one at least 12 feet long with under 10 horsepower, and still need a certificate; children under 13 may not operate power vessels at all.

Operating on non-tidal waters also requires a New Jersey boat license, an endorsement the Motor Vehicle Commission adds to a driver's license or ID card. It is an additional required document, not a replacement for the safety certificate. Out of state proof is accepted for visits under 90 days, as are Coast Guard operator licenses. The New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau administers certification.

Source: New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau (nj.gov)

From Brick, you can boat on the Metedeconk River and northern Barnegat Bay, then follow the Intracoastal Waterway toward Point Pleasant Canal, the Manasquan River and Manasquan Inlet. Public put-ins include Windward Beach on the Metedeconk and Trader’s Cove near the bay.

The Metedeconk offers relatively calm river water with shallow approaches before opening into Barnegat Bay. The bay provides broader cruising water but has extensive flats. Point Pleasant Canal is a narrow, safe-speed passage leading to the shallow Manasquan River. Manasquan Inlet is the Atlantic entrance and often carries heavy commercial and pleasure-boat traffic.

Source: Township of Brick (bricktownship.net)

Boaters from Brick commonly make day trips to F Cove, Treasure Island Sandbar and Point Pleasant Beach. F Cove is a Barnegat Bay raft-up stop reached from the Metedeconk River, with swimming and lounging on the water. Treasure Island is a Manasquan River sandbar where crews stop to sun and swim. Point Pleasant Beach adds a shoreside break for seafood along Channel Drive and boardwalk amusements.

Source: Waterfront Marine (waterfrontmarine.com)