Category: Whangarei

The clock is ticking and it will soon be time to leave so we took one last day to explore Whangarei and enjoy this beautiful town that we’ve come to love. Click here to see what we did

See how the Dazzler team avoided a potential disaster at sea by carefully inspecting our equipment, systems and rigging. Click here to read more.

After 34 years it’s time to replace the chainplates on Dazzler. This is a huge job but Captain Dan, as always, makes it look easy. Read on to see how he does it.

The detour is over and Dazzler is back underway. The circumnavigation has begun….away we go!

How does that work again? Seems a year of not sailing can make the first few days back on the water a tad tricky…read on to find out what we mean.

It’s time for the Dazzler crew to get moving again. We’re going to circumnavigate New Zealand’s North Island. Here’s the first leg of our journey.

The Dazzler crew gets an unexpected early Christmas gift from their Windlass and it isn’t one they put on their wishlist. Read on to find out what happened…

New Zealand really doesn’t have any insects that will kill you but they do have a couple that can be pretty nasty. Jilly gets attacked by White Tailed Spiders and Sandflies….

With the world of sailing and global cruising being squeezed by the chokehold of worldwide border closures…