The Voyages of La Peregrina
“Men and ships rot in port.”
1989: Cabo Rico #34003 (hull #3) was built in San Jose, Costa Rica
October, 1989: Purchased by Andrew Barrett at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show
1989 - 1997: Christened “Tobermory,” she was sailed in Florida waters, then in the Chesapeake Bay and along the New England Coast
February 1995: Barrett wanted more power for ICW travel, so he had a new 46 horsepower Yanmar 3JH2TE engine installed
August, 1997: Sold to Canadians Eric and Johanna Rafuse, and re-christened “Papa II.”
1998 - 2001: Papa II was sailed around the world via the Panama and Suez Canals, by Eric, Johanna, and their young daughter Erica.
2001 - 2008: Papa II sailed the Caribbean
April 2008: Sold to Marcelo (Brazilian) & Martina (Swedish) Spina Hering in Antigua, and re-christened “Mar Mar.”
2008-2014: Mar Mar sailed the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and Florida. Daughter Marina was conceived, and later born in Sweden.
April 2015: Purchased by Joe & Maribeth Hagan, re-christened “La Peregrina,” and USCG documented.
2015: Sailed 1000 nautical miles, Florida to New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain
2016 - 2017: Joe & Maribeth’s “Year of Living Dangerously.” Sailed 5100 nautical miles. US, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, US
Route Map, Joe & Maribeth’s Year of Living Dangerously
2018: Launch of Offshore Adventure Sailing LLC - 2400 nm, mostly in the Gulf of Mexico
2019: 3200 nm, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
Spring 2020: 2000 nm, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Florida. Season shortened by Covid
Late 2020 thru 2021: 5700 nm, Florida, US East Coast to Canadian Border, return to Charleston SC
La Peregrina’s travels, Fall 2020 - Fall 2021
2022: 2900 nm, South Carolina to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, inland waterway to Nashville
Winter-Spring 2023: 3600 nm, inland waterway Nashville to Florida, Bahamas, US East Coast
May-August 2023: 3700 nm, Eastbound Transatlantic - Charleston, Bermuda, Azores, Madeira
January - April 2024: 3600 nm, Westbound Transatlantic - Madeira, Canary Islands, Cabo Verde, Trinidad & Tobago
La Peregrina’s 2023-2024 Atlantic Circuit
Fall 2024 - Summer 2025: 3300 nm, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina.