▁small ▁boat ▁sail ing , ▁sur f ing , ▁row ing , ▁k ay aking , ▁wind sur f ing ▁and ▁stand - up ▁p addle ▁board ing ▁to ▁U CLA ▁students . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁facility ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁A ▁c inder ▁block ▁bo ath ouse ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁replace ▁a ▁wooden ▁bo ath ouse ▁structure ▁on ▁Ball ona ▁Creek . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁a ▁dock ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁entrance ▁channel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁new ▁tra ilers ▁( which ▁were ▁previously ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Olympics ) ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁facility . ▁ ▁S ail ing ▁ ▁The ▁U CLA ▁MAC ▁currently ▁provides ▁classes ▁in ▁small ▁boat ▁sail ing ▁( under ▁ 1 6 ▁feet ▁in ▁length ). ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁ke el bo at ▁program ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁facility . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁classes ▁are ▁taught ▁in ▁Cap ris ▁and ▁intermediate ▁classes ▁are ▁taught ▁in ▁Las ers ▁or ▁R S ▁Vis ions . ▁ ▁The ▁U CLA ▁Lear n ▁to ▁S ail ▁Man ual ▁is ▁available ▁free ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁The ▁MAC ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁U CLA ▁S ail ing ▁Team , ▁a ▁recognized ▁Colleg iate ▁Club ▁Sport ▁which ▁compet es ▁within ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Colleg iate ▁S ail ing ▁Conference ▁and ▁the ▁Inter col leg iate ▁S ail ing ▁Association . ▁ ▁Kay aking ▁ ▁Rec