Diane and her husband Evan set off from Canada in 2009 on board Ceilydh, a much-modified, Woods-designed "Meander 40" with their daughter Maia and Charlie the cat. On their return leg, they passed the Cape of Good Hope en route for Suriname…
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19/09/2017
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Diane Selkirk
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We set off from Simon’s Town and rounded the Cape of Good Hope in perfect conditions. The breeze was light and fresh, and while the cold north-flowing Benguela Current made the air chilly, the late-summer sun shone brightly. Ceilydh, our 40’ Woods catamaran was lively in the following seas; and the three of us; my husband Evan, teen daughter Maia and I, stood out on deck and watched as the Cape faded into the mist. Behind us were the boat chores that punctuated our four-month South African sojourn. Interspersed between having our injection pump rebuilt and giving the engine a full check over w…
