The company and our programs resulted from a desire I've had since the 7th grade. I grew up on the ocean and spent my life surfing, diving, and spearfishing. I've always wanted to be a captain and take kids out to experience the things I was fortunate enough to experience myself as a kid. It's incredibly rewarding and exciting work to safely immerse kids in the marine environment and see them grow through the experience. For Noah Bailey, Rapture chief mate, the vessel is perfectly named.
Rapture means to snatch up or take away.
It's a great name because that's what happens when kids come on board. They get taken away to a place where they experience things they've never experienced before and challenge themselves to grow without even realizing it. Rapture will arrive back in Honolulu at the end of October and begin its education programs on Oahu starting in November. On Oahu Rapture departs from Pier 8 and travels to Lanai, Molokai and Maui. In February, Rapture will move it operation to Kona and take students on expeditions up and down the West Hawaii coastline through March.