Superfans of Snapchat were excited to wake up and find that the much-hyped Snapbot was making an appearance in San Diego at none other than Mission Bay Aquatic Center. If you’re not familiar with the Snapbot, it is the only way for consumers to get their hands on Snapchat Spectacles–the company’s first foray into the tech gadget market. The brightly colored glasses can broadcast first-person clips on the platform popular with teens and tech junkies alike. Read More
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Camp registration opens February 1st
It’s time to start planning your summer schedule and we can hardly wait for the camp season to begin. The good thing is that you can reserve your spot starting February 1 and camp will be here before you know it! Many of our popular camps fill up, so early registration is a great way to ensure your spot in the week and activity that you want to attend. Read More
Adapting to the Water | NewsCenter | SDSU
Source: Adapting to the Water | NewsCenter | SDSU
Steve Kaliszewski thinks he has the greatest job in the world. He helps enable people with disabilities to take part in activities they never imagined possible.Kaliszewski runs the wheelchair sports program at Sharp Memorial Hospital and is paralyzed from the waist down. He’s also an organizer of Day on the Bay, a program that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in adaptive water sports, including water skiing, kayaking, jet skiing and sailing.
Mission Bay Aquatic Center to offer Specialty Enrichment program
Attend our open house on Thursday, September 22, 10am-12pm or Saturday, September 24, 10am-12pm.
Every year thousands of kids attend boating and watersports programs at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center. For many this is their first experience with watersports. Most of them will continue to develop their skills in that sport as they grow. For a lot of them this development will translate to interest in other watersports, the marine environment, or the science behind it. For some, this activity will become a life skill that they will enjoy through the ages. One first grader began his experience with us when he wanted to learn to sail. He eventually became an accomplished sailor, is now teaching sailing while studying engineering at SDSU, and hopes to design better boats after graduating. We never know where these early experiences will lead. All students benefit from a group learning experience that cannot be matched in a classroom, and this is the core reason we do what we do. Read More
NEW THIS SEMESTER: Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing!
Over the past year wakesurfing has exploded in popularity and a number of students enjoy both wakeboarding and wakesurfing. Having to choose between taking a wakeboarding class or a wakesurfing class can be a difficult choice. It no longer has to be a tough decision with our new semester-long Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing class, which offers the opportunity to participate in both sports in the same class. Read More
ACE studies confirm health benefits of Stand Up Paddling
The American Council on Exercise recently conducted two studies examining the health benefits of Stand Up Paddling confirming what many paddlers have assumed to be true: there are plenty of benefits to SUPing and the better you get at it, the bigger the benefit. Read More