The Garden State Yacht Club on Lake Hopatcong will offer a US Coast Guard-sanctioned boating safety course on Saturday, May 4. Given in one day, students are eligible to receive the NJ Boating Safety Certificate at the completion of the course and passing the exam. All boaters are required by New Jersey law to have this certificate. The cost of $75 covers materials, the exam, and lunch.
Sign in at the GSYC Clubhouse, 33 Point Pleasant Road, Hopatcong, NJ at 7:45 a.m. The class runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Register online at f.federico@att.net or call 973-398-0022. Visit www.GSYC.org for further details.

The Garden State Yacht Club is also hosting two open houses at the Clubhouse for prospective members on Sunday March 31 and Sunday April 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tour the facilities, including heated pool, playground, fire pit, dining room, bar, lockers, tennis courts and docks. (A boat not needed for membership).
Club members will be in attendance to talk about the extensive summer and year-round activities.
Some of these include dining, dancing, parties, trips movie nights and entertainment that are available to Garden Sate Yacht Club members.
For more information and to reserve a spot at the open house, please call 973-398-0022 or visit
www.GSYC.org.