We offer over 100 years of experience in boating and nautical safety.
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Boating Safety Is Our #1 Priority
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Our instructors do their best to provide an educational course adapted to all learners. We continuously are looking for more developmental methodologies to ensure our students not only learn, but retain the course information for continued safety when on the waterways of NJ & NY.
Capt. Vince Florio
USCG Master Captain
Capt. Vince is a NSBC certified train the trainer. He has been training on-the-water for over 10 years and has been teaching the NJ Boating Safety Certification courses for over 20 years. Outside of boating, Capt. Vince is a middle school math and science teacher, and he likes to spend time with his family. He is passionate about training on-the-water and promoting boat safety in a fun manner.
Capt. Jess Carney
USCG Master Captain
Capt. Jess is a certified trainer through National Safe Boating Council. She has been training on-the-water for 3 years and assists Capt. Vince with development of the coursework to ensure success of new boaters. She is very passionate about on-the-water training and safe boating. Outside of boating, Jess likes to spend time with her family and traveling to new places.
Capt. Eric Jacobson
USCG Master Captain
Capt. Eric is a certified trainer National Safe Boating Council. He has been assisting with training on-the-water for 2 years. He also does boat transports, deliveries, and works on fishing vessels for tournaments. Outside of boating, Eric is a high school teacher and likes to spend time with his children.
Capt. Bob Picton
USCG Master Captain
Capt. Bob is a NSBC certified trainer. He has been assisting with training on-the-water for 4 years. He has worked as a mate on fishing boats for years and has been on the water for 35 years. Outside of boating, Bob is a middle school teacher and coaches a variety of sports.
Our goal is to educate our customers on safe recreational power-driven vessels, such as boats and Jet Ski’s, on lakes, rivers, the bay, ocean within the waterways of not only New Jersey but the tri-state area. Our course focuses on safe operation of the vessel and safety for you and your passengers.
About Us:
Since Think Boating Safety began in 2007
We have dedicated ourselves in promoting safe boating on New Jersey and New York waterways by improving the knowledge, skills, and abilities of all recreational boaters. Now we are looking to expand into the Recreational Paddlesports market.
We offer over 100 years of experience in boating and nautical safety.
We will be offering recreational Paddle Sports safety courses throughout NJ.
We strive to meet the needs of all learners.
To ensure the highest quality experience in our classes, we offer multiple instructors at almost every class we teach. The differentiation between the instructors and students ensures learning and allows for further deeper understanding of the material being presented.
On-Water Training
Think Boating Safety offers continuing education courses with on the water training. Learn to operate a powerboat on the water with our certified Instructors.
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