Boats in Newport Harbor
Project 04 · Ocean Expeditions

Minutes From the Coast and Never in It

Real ocean access for youth who have never been in the water despite living minutes from the coast. Every expedition builds a visual record of our changing oceans — and opens a door that stays open.

Why It Matters

The Coast Is Closer Than the Opportunity

Many of the young people we work with live twenty minutes from the Pacific and have never been in it. Not once.

The barrier is rarely interest. It is transport, equipment, cost, and knowing that the door exists at all.

Every expedition runs on a professionally operated vessel with trained crew, at no cost to the family. The point is not a day out — it is the first step on a path.

Ready to make an impact?

Put a Kid in the Ocean

Your donation today funds an expedition, a certification, a mentor, a career — for a young person who never thought the ocean was for them.

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