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123. Iván Pérez-Gándaras and La Peregrina
April 2, 2026 · 1h 8m · 20 views
La Peregrina sails at sunset, heeling with full rig and spray.
What this video covers
Iván Pérez-Gándaras, marine biologist, fishing and yacht skipper, and ocean sailing instructor, manages La Peregrina, a ketch designed by Hermann Frers that belonged to the late Javier Bavé, who died on his return passage during the Reto Astrolabio — a transatlantic crossing made without modern navigation aids.2:25 The association Navega Bayona recovered the boat, and Pérez-Gándaras now runs it through his school Julio Verne as a shared training vessel available to other sailing schools.23:59 La Peregrina carries no hydraulics and no electric winches; all systems are manual, which Pérez-Gándaras credits for its reliability and its value as a teaching platform.17:48 On a recent Canary Islands–Cape Verde–Caribbean passage the boat averaged close to 8 knots VMG. The annual circuit runs from the Caribbean return in spring, through Macaronesia and the Azores in summer, back across the Atlantic in autumn, and coastal passages through the Antilles in winter.23:16 Schools can either charter the whole boat for their own programs or place individual students on scheduled legs.23:49 The interview also touches on Bavé's pre-GPS seamanship style — sextant navigation, no weather routing — and contrasts it with modern skippers who refuse deliveries without full electronics.15:15 Juan Merediz is mentioned briefly, mid-Atlantic and attempting a record on the Ruta del Descubrimiento to San Salvador de Bahamas.28:26
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