Bay Area Boat System’s 15th Anniversary
The Bay Area Boat System (B.A.B.S.) club celebrates its 15th anniversary in There this week! To honor this celebration the B.A.B.S. group is holding special anniversary events.
The B.A.B.S. group supports a network of large landing towers and outposts throughout There. The towers allow big groups of guided hoverboat tours to easily island hop from one location to the next. B.A.B.S. throws regular events and everyone is invited. You can pilot your own hoverboat or relax and enjoy the scenic view from the passenger seat.
The B.A.B.S. group was founded on September 23, 2004 by Thereian LossAngeles. It holds over 500 members and hosts regular events in There. The B.A.B.S. group is so extensive, it has three sub-groups consisting of the B.A.B.S. Flight Captains, B.A.B.S. Host Captains and the B.A.B.S. Outpost Community.
Don’t miss all of the ongoing flights, quests and other exciting events planned for the their week-long Anniversary Event. There are five quests out for the event: ACQ BABS Towers Quest, BABS Outposts Quest, BABS Behind the Scenes Quest, BABS Anniversary Quest & GPSD and BABS 15th Anniversary Quest. Plus many other fun BABS events…
BABS Anniversary BINGO Wednesday, September 25th
Thereywood Squares BABS 15th Thursday, September 26th
Cross Country Racing BABS Friday, September 27th
Cards Against BABSmanity Saturday, September 28th
BABS Anniversary Pajama MOTU Saturday, September 28th
RidgeRiderZ: BABS Caldera Sunday, September 29th
BABS 15th Anniversary Event Commemorative Flight Monday, September 30th
ZachC has listed the B.A.B.S. Bel Aire hoverboat in Auctions at a discounted price during the B.A.B.S 15th Anniversary event. Take one for a spin at any one of the celebratory B.A.B.S. events this week in There.
Bay Area Boat System’s 14th Anniversary in There.com
The Bay Area Boat System (B.A.B.S.) club celebrates its 14th anniversary in There this week! To honor this celebration the B.A.B.S. group is holding special anniversary events till October 1st.
The B.A.B.S. group supports a network of large landing towers and outposts throughout There. The towers allow big groups of guided hoverboat tours to easily island hop from one location to the next. B.A.B.S.throws regular events and everyone is invited. You can pilot your own hoverboat or relax and enjoy the scenic view from the passenger seat. Now you can log your flight path in There.
The B.A.B.S. group was founded on September 23, 2004 by Thereian LossAngeles. It holds over 500 members and hosts regular events in There. The B.A.B.S.group is so extensive, it has three sub-groups consisting of the B.A.B.S.Flight Captains, B.A.B.S.Host Captains and the B.A.B.S.Outpost Community.
Don’t miss all of the ongoing flights, quests and other exciting events planned for the their week-long Anniversary Event.
To help support B.A.B.S. events, you can purchase this limited-edition 14 Year Anniversary hoverboat created by Kheghen. There were only 20 created and they are going like hotcakes. Buy yours before they are sold out! Participate in the week-long anniversary events and you could win one as a prize.
Last BABS Hayride of the Season

Photo Credit: Rox Anne Rye Facebook
Join your host KatesHappy for the last Hayride floatilla for the Fall season. The tractors leave the Aurora Gulch Hover Port at 7:00 PM PST on Thursday, November 17th. If you arrive late and the gang has already left, you can open up the Bay Area Boat Systems Club page and click on the group IM window and request a summons to their current location.

Photo Credit: Rox Anne Rye Facebook
Bay Area Boat System’s 12th Anniversary

Image Credit: Fatjohn
The Bay Area Boat System (B.A.B.S.) club celebrates its 12th anniversary in There this month! To honor this celebration the B.A.B.S. group is holding special anniversary events September 15th through the 19th.
The B.A.B.S. group supports a network of large landing towers and outposts throughout There. The towers allow big groups of guided hoverboat tours to easily island hop from one location to the next. B.A.B.S.throws regular events and everyone is invited. You can pilot your own hoverboat or relax and enjoy the scenic view from the passenger seat.
The B.A.B.S. group was founded on September 23, 2004 by Thereian LossAngeles. It holds over 500 members and hosts regular events in There. The B.A.B.S.group is so extensive, it has three sub-groups consisting of the B.A.B.S.Flight Captains, B.A.B.S.Host Captains and the B.A.B.S.Outpost Community.
Don’t miss the big anniversary party on Monday, September 19th and the fun events leading up to it. B.A.B.S. has quests, bingo and cross-country racing and other exciting events planned for the celebration.
Celebration in Pictures Activity in There
The Bay Area Boat System’s 11th Anniversary celebration continues this week in There! The Celebration in Pictures activity is going strong and LOTS of Thereians have sent in some fantastic hoverboat photos and BABS Outpost pics.
Here are a few silly ones entered this past week by our members..

Photo Credit: KatesHappy
You can participate in the Celebrations in Pictures Activity by entering your photos too!
To participate, you’ll need to do the following:
1. Capture a photo of a BABS flight captain, host captain, outpost tower owner, outpost tower, event or tour, you with your favorite hoverboat, your name on a boat track at Skidmark Speedway, you racing your hoverboat at Skidmark Speedway, the BABS Club House or an unfortunate boating accident.
2. Submit your avatar name and photo(s) via email to photos@babscommunity.com.
3. Attend the wrap-up party and see if you’ve won a prize!
There are several BABS events coming up this week that will offer the perfect photo opportunity!
Thursday, October 8th 5:00 PM EST/8:00 PM PT
Chat with friends, lap the track and search the place for special treats! Join us for this BABS anniversary event.
Friday, October 9th 2:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PT
Cross Country Races BABS Fall Flight
Enjoy Fall and race through the Autumn colored tree tops before all of the leaves fall to the ground for good! Random drawing for a prize at the end of the race event.
Monday, October 12th 4:00 PM EST/7:00 PM PT
YeeHAW! Hop on the hoverboat hayride and tour the countryside with friends! Bring your overalls and cowboy hats.
The idea is to take pictures with any BABS Flight Captain, Host Captain, Outpost owner or capture photos of any BABS outpost tower, BABS event or tour to qualify for entry into a random chance selected reward. Prizes will be awarded at the Celebration in Pictures wrap-up party event to be held Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 PM Eastern/10:00 PM Pacific at the BABS Club House.
Bay Area Boat System’s 11th Anniversary in There – Celebration in Pictures
Congratulations to one of the oldest running clubs in There, Bay Area Boat System (BABS) celebrates its 11th anniversary in our virtual world! To honor this celebration, the BABS group is holding a special activity from October 1st through the 15th.
The BABS group supports a network of large landing towers and outposts throughout There. The towers allow big groups of guided hoverboat tours to easily island hop from one location to the next. BABS throws regular events and everyone is invited. You can pilot your own hoverboat or relax and enjoy the scenic view from the passenger seat.
The BABS group was founded on September 23, 2004 by Thereian LossAngeles. It holds over 500 members and hosts regular events in There. The BABS group is so extensive, it has three sub-groups consisting of the BABS Flight Captains, BABS Host Captains and the BABS Outpcost Community.
In honor of their 11th anniversary, BABS is hosting a special activity during the month of October. It’s called the Celebration in Pictures and encourages Thereians to attend events, tours and to get out and meet new people. The idea is to take pictures with any BABS Flight Captiain, Host Captain, Outpost owner or capture photos of any BABS outpost tower, BABS event or tour to qualify for entry into a random chance selected reward. Prizes will be awarded at the Celebration in Pictures wrap-up party event to be held Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 PM Eastern/10:00 PM Pacific at the BABS Club House.
To participate in the Celebration in Pictures BABS activity, you’ll need to do the following:
1. Capture a photo of a BABS flight captain, host captain, outpost tower owner, outpost tower, event or tour, you with your favorite hoverboat, your name on a boat track at Skidmark Speedway, you racing your hoverboat at Skidmark Speedway, the BABS Club House or an unfortunate boating accident.
2. Submit your avatar name and photo(s) via email to photos@babscommunity.com.
3. Attend the wrap-up party and see if you’ve won a prize!
How do I find these places, people and events to capture a photo with?
You can contact one of the the BABS Flight Captains by ThereMail or IM’ing them in-world. The BABS Flight Captains are Cissy_59, Fatjohn, Glynni, Jayess1, KatesHappy, Loriendil, Mushka, Redneck97317, RK_Falagar, SunnyMusic and TimeScaper.
You can contact one of the BABS Host Captains by ThereMail or IM’ing them in-world. The BABS Host Captains are BlueAnn, EmmaJean, Fatjohn, Jayess1, Kateshappy, KorbenCongrejo, Noxy, Susanszy, Zayden and Xxxjoshuaxxxx.
Outpost Owners can be reached via ThereMail and IM’s as well. Here is a list of BABS outpost locations:
Flying Turtle BABS Outpost operated by peter7 and BeatleBaby
Botanical Gardens BABS Outpost operated by mushka
The Ridge operated by KatesHappy & RK_Falagar
Magic Cards operated by ilko_s
Wet Yer Whistle operated by Cissy_59
Over Egypt operated by ltbigdog
Poo With A View operated by fatjohn
Summer Games Outpost operated by There_Hoods
Center of There Outpost operated by B_A_B_S
Find Yourself operated by Cissy_59
Seaside Cove operated by Greenangel
Shorah operated by susanszy
Miracle Pictures operated by Francis_7
PlayPlace operated by idunno42, Duhmee, and TimeScaper
Warmth of the Stars opearted by Cissy_59
Avalon Island operated by amxscott
The Borg operated by OzGate
Skidmark Speedway operated by B_A_B_S and fatjohn
BABS SRD Outpost Base operated by Retief
The official rules of the Celebration in Pictures activity can be found at the BABS Club House.