While the main focus of the Center is to teach boating skills and support boaters, it will also provide outreach regarding the marine environment. In this regard, the Boating Center will provide educational opportunities about the Channel Islands marine environment, natural history, challenges to preservation, and current efforts to preserve this environment. These exhibits will be available to the public at large, but will also be useful to CSU students, school groups, and community groups.
The Channel Islands Boating Center is a facility to provide educational and recreational opportunities for students of California State University, Channel Islands, and Ventura County residents. The facility includes classrooms, a conference room, showers and lockers, and both indoor and outdoor boat storage. The exterior and lobby area will include a variety of exhibits about the marine environment. The total size of the facility is about 15,000 square feet of building plus outdoor boat storage, along with a handicapped accessible dock structure that also provides boat storage.
