Each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins his co-hosts Eron Berg, Port of Port Townsend’s Director, and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates, and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. Spike Africa (pictured above) is the last coasting schooner, with a proud history of carrying America’s goods across the world’s oceans. Her every detail combines beauty and grace with sturdy seaworthiness. Built by poet and designer Robert Sloan, Spike Africa was named after the legendary sailor of the same name, who was lovingly and humorously monikered “President of the Pacific Ocean.” This iconic Schooner is in our boatyard on the hard and getting thorough attention from a flock of fine shipwrights. We speak with Spike’s current owner Wade Hall, with Doug Jones who’s creating the new foremast, and with Ian Weedman, owner of Brian Toss Yacht Riggers.