Barry & Samantha Spanier

Barry Spanier became involved with sailing in 1956 and windsurfing in 1979. His designs have been used to set world speed records, and powered one sailor to a dozen consecutive PWA World Championships. He founded MauiSails in Maui and went on to open and run  Trilogy Excursions full service, ground floor sail loft. West Maui Sail & Canvas is now run by his son, Cutter Spanier.

Samantha Spanier lived in Australia for thirty years as well as the US, Guam and India. She worked in the advertising industry in radio, TV, ad agencies and as National Advertising Manager for TAA/Australian Airlines.  She was editor/publisher of Barry Spanier's successful ocean adventure book, Dear Mom, The Bare Chronicles. and Rosie’s Perspective, a book about dogs. She and Rosie G, her Red Cloud Kelpie, joined Barry in Maui 2006.  

  Now at 78, Barry and his wife, Samantha at 75, are living their dream, on their custom-built scow bow junk rig boat, SV Rosie G.