MBAC NEWS

Gift MBAC fun to someone special this holiday season

The holiday season can be stressful as you try to come up with creative gifts for the person that has everything. MBAC gift certificates are one gift that surely won’t be re-gifted. With options to gift monetary amounts, classes, rentals, or our NEW Annual Paddling Membership there’s something for everyone.

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2019 washes away

2020 Class Schedule released

Can you believe 2020 is nearly here? Long is the night of staying awake until midnight eyes glued to the computer to find out if the world would still function after Y2K. Did I just date myself? Probably, so if you don’t know what I’m talking about don’t worry about it. The good news is that everything still functions, and the better news is that we just published our 2020 class schedule through June.

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Myfatherslist: A journey to check sailing off the bucket list

Photo credit Steven Seighman

Laura Carney came to Mission Bay Aquatic Center through her inspiring journey of completing her late father’s bucket list that was discovered after he passed. We had the opportunity to help Laura cross off her father’s goal of “learning to sail by myself” when she took our Basic Sailing class in October. Laura has been documenting her progress finishing the bucket list through her blog, “myfatherslist,” and Instagram @myfatherslist. She is currently writing a book about her experience. She shared with us her inspiration to start her blog as well as her exciting adventure in learning to sail. 

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Annual Wakesgiving Event November 24

Each year on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving break we hold an annual “Wakesgiving” Youth Wakesports Session. This year’s Wakesgiving event will be on Sunday, November 24th from 12pm-3pm and is an opportunity for kids 6-17 to ride behind our world-class Nautique wakeboarding and wakesurfing boats without waiting until summer camp.

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Exploring plankton with microscopes

Become a marine scientist for a day in our STEM Explorations: Microscopic Mysteries

If you’ve ever been curious about what microscopic critters are living in Mission Bay, then you should become a marine scientist for a day in our STEM Explorations: Microscopic Mysteries activity on Sunday, October 20th from 9:00am-11:30am. In this fun and educational program students will collect and get a face to face with planktonic organisms that, though small, have a BIG impact on our entire planet!

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