Spike Africa to Pause San Juan Islands Cruise to Join Wooden Boat Festival

Friday Harbor, Washington (July 20, 2016) – Schooners North’s famed vessel, Spike Africa, will take a break from cruises around the San Juan Islands to join the 40th Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Port Townsend marina. This year’s festival will take place on September 9-11, 2016. There will be live music, delicious food, local …

Historic Schooner Spike Africa is Available for Booking Burials at Sea

Schooners North’s historic 80-foot wooden schooner, Spike Africa comes out of a 7-year restoration period and is now available for booking respectful burial at sea ceremonies. Final farewells are always a sensitive period for surviving members of the family, but it is all one can do to make the experience positive to honor the memory …

Schooners North Offers Private Sailboat Charters Aboard Spike Africa

Schooners North now offers a multi-day, private sailboat charter in the San Juan Islands aboard the recently refitted 80-foot wooden schooner, Spike Africa. Cruise passengers have a rare opportunity to travel and enjoy life on the waters in a new way a board an historic schooner, the Spike Africa, even more so now that Schooners …