Meet the Crew
Captain Giselle Guldentops
Also Project Administrator. First woman in Peru to receive her Master’s Ticket (up to 100 tonnes), studied Marine Engineering, and a degree in Organization Management from Universidad del Pacifico, bi-lingual in Spanish & English. Joined in 1998.
Maximo Flores
Bosun and Chief Mechanic; joined the Yavari from the Peruvian Navy in 1986.
Antonia Quispe
Guide and Artificer. First female crew member in Peru; joined the Yavari in 1999.
Meriel Larken
Director and Founder of The YAVARI Project and holder of the Orden al Merito
for services to numerous social projects through The Anglo-Peruvian Society.
Formerly Administrator of The Cusichaca Archaeological Project, Chairman of The Anglo-Peruvian Society and the founding Chairman of The Anglo-Latin American Foundation (ALAF).With a family background of naval and maritime exploration she also has a wide knowledge of South America, tourism and PR.
THE YAVARI PROJECT
Registered Charity No. 298904
LONDON
Vice Presidents:
Sir William Harding KCMG, CVO
Dr. Roger Knight
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CBE
Mr. Peter Stanford (USA)
Sir Eric Yarrow MBE
Sra Eleanor Zuniga (Peru)
Trustees:
Mr Tony Morrison
Mr John Illman CMG
Mr Hallam Murray
Hon. Treasurer & Trustee:
Mr. Peter Lea FCA
Director:
Meriel Larken
Consultants:
Maritime Services (International) Ltd.
Naval Architect: Mr.Tim Parr, C.Eng, MRINA
Bolinder Expert: Mr Per Fonser
Interior Design: Mr Christopher Hobson
Web Design: Mr Richard Lee
Press & PR: Mrs Christine Lea
ASOCIACION YAVARI
RDN No.348 INC
LIMA
Trustees:
Meriel Larken
Yasmine Martin
John Alfredo Davis Benavides
Gareth Hughes
Hon. Treasurer:
Mrs. Eleanor Zúniga
Advisors:
PUNO
Sra. Martha Giraldo
Sr. Christian Nonis
Sr. Juan Palao
Sr. Aldo Pasano
Sr. Alberto Quintanilla
AREQUIPA
Ing. Mauricio de Romaña
For further information on trustees and supporters, please e-mail us at yavarilarken@talktalk.net or yavariguldentops@hotmail.com.