Cruise of the Ladybug

I am now back in Canada, leaving Ladybug in the capable hands of my friends Jo and Rob in McLeod Bay. Preparing her for her extended stay ...

Limestone Island is well named - for it is almost entirely made of Limestone. Once the site of a quarry, it is now managed by the municipal...

Living on board an ocean going sailboat at a mooring and going to 'work' every morning is loses some of its novelty after the first...

We have had two days of rainy weather - the first very windy also and the second very wet. I managed a quick walk ashore on the first day, ...

Hirakimata as the Maoris call it or Mt Hobson by its English name is the highest peak on Great Barrier Island. A nice day hike can be had f...

I have not put up any pictures in a while, so here is one of a tiny Ladybug anchored in Kairara Bay taken from the road into Port Fitzroy. ...

Non-boaters probably don't appreciate how much of a transition it is from living on board in one place to going off for even a short cr...

Ladybug is secured to her new mooring, kindly lent to us by friends of Jo and Rob. She is very close to the mooring we used last year and i...

When they downgrade a cyclone to a tropical depression, it does not sound too bad, right? The remains of a cyclone June are currently passi...

Single handed coastal sailing provides plenty of challenge and interesting experiences. This three day cruise from Maitai Bay down to Whang...