The Mexican sail training ship Cuauhtemoc departs amongst other shipping at Point Lonsdale Victoria.

The Mexican sail training ship Cuauhtemoc departs amongst other shipping at Point Lonsdale Victoria.
In 2024 the tall ship Cuauhtémoc of the Mexican Navy is undertaking her 42nd training cruise and will visit Australia and New Zealand. Cuauhtémoc is a steel-hulled three-masted barque launched in 1982, which is 90.5m long and has a mast height of 48.2m. Cuauhtémoc is named after the last Aztec emperor and warrior, and is the Mexican Navy’s instructional tall ship for fourth-year cadets at the Heroic Naval Military School. She and her 261 member crew are a diplomatic symbol of Mexico abroad. This cruise is the one with the largest number of female personnel throughout its history, with 53 women out of a total crew of 261 members.

This 7 month voyage, travels over 25,000 nautical miles & visit 13 ports. At the helm is Captain (Navy) Victor Hugo Molina Perez. Several nationalities are amongst the crew, including an Australian Naval Officer, Sub Lieutenant Henry Mancilla, who will join Cuauhtémoc in Fremantle and disembark in Sydney.

After visiting Fremantle, from 19th to 21st September, Cuauhtémoc will be in Melbourne from the 3rd to 8th of October, and then will visit Sydney from 14th to 19th October. Then Auckland from 28th October – 1st November.

Cuauhtémoc is worth watching arrive into a port since the crew dress the yards (are up the masts) and they have Mexican music playing. Plus, when the ship is open to the public, they’ll have music playing. Thanks to her successful participation in important festivities and maritime events around the world, she has earned numerous awards and recognitions, among which are: three times winner of the Boston Teapot Cup; Cutty Sark Trophy twice; First place overall in the 2012 Tall Ship Races; A first and a second place in the Tall Ships Challenge Regatta; Second place in the Colón 92 Regatta and third place in the Osaka 97 Regatta, as well as numerous recognitions for elegant presentation and fraternity by its members. However, the most important thing has been to earn the admiration and affection of those who visit her decks. She is a tireless navigator with more than 36 years sailing, having visited 212 ports in 64 different countries and accounted for a total of 5,862 days at sea with 756,085 nautical miles sailed, the latter equivalent to making 35 trips around the world. In addition, the Training Ship Cuauhtémoc has 8 honourable mentions, which are represented with a star for each mention awarded, placed on the starboard and port bulkheads in the deck area.42nd Training Voyage “Tricontinental 2024” Itinerary ARM Cuauhtémoc (BE 01)

FAIRCHEM ENDURANCE (IMO: 9800441) is a Oil/Chemical Tanker that was built in 2020 sailing under the flag of Panama. Her carrying capacity is 25,986 tonnes and Length overall (LOA) is 160 meters and beam of 27 meters.

APL SAVANNAH (IMO: 9597513) is a Container Ship that was built in 2013 sailing under the flag of Singapore. Her carrying capacity is 9,200 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 12.2 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 328.2 meters and her width is 45.2 meters.
Ship spotting at Point Lonsdale and other water activities by Wally on Water.