Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: At Sea
At Sea – 24 March 2019 Our first of only two days at sea was very relaxing. There was not too much going on and so it was easy to…
The big voyages of the schafer family.
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Amanu, Tuamotu
Amanu, Tuamotu – 23 March 2019 The small exercise room was virtually empty except for one other cruise guest when I arrived around 5:30 am. But by the time I…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn: Anaa, Tuamotu
Anaa, Tuamotu – 22 March 2019 Today was the first time the Aranui had ever visited the island of Anaa. It is a small atoll in the Tuamotu islands with…
Aranui 5 Cruise to Pitcairn Island
Papeete, Tahiti – Thursday, 21 March 2019 - Cruise to Pitcairn Island We have been looking forward to this special Aranui 5 voyage for over a year. Not only have…
Haumana Cruise – Bora Bora, Tahaa and Raiatea
Our small tender slipped into place on the back deck and was greeted by the sound of Tahitian drums, strumming ukuleles and a harmony of singing. It was a magical…
I lost my swimsuit in Tahiti!
“Tahiti… come on honey… it's your favourite place on earth! Pleeease say yes” Norm pleaded with his boyish grin. I had already said no three times but we both knew…
Northwest Yachting Magazine Article
We thought we would share with you an article in Northwest Yachting Magazine on our Schafer Family Sailing Trip. It was well written although there is one slight correction to…
Sailing Adventure Music Video
Here is a Music Video the Schafer kids recorded during their year long 2013 South Pacific Sailing Adventure. It was recorded, edited and created completely by our 7 children (ages…
Family Sailing Adventure – On the Radio
It was a pleasant surprise to be invited onto local Victoria radio station CFAX 1070 this week to participate on their talk show. Little did we know what they had…
Family of nine returns from year-long South Pacific sailing adventure
If you live in or near Victoria, you are welcome to join us for an evening where we will be sharing experiences from our year long sailing trip and how…