Spectacular Cuauhtémoc, Mexican tall sailing ship, arrives Sydney Harbour

Speeded up 4x Recording by . *** Note the crew dressing the yards (i.e. up the masts). Up there, they sing and there’s Mexican music playing. The tall ship Cuauhtémoc of the Mexican Navy is undertaking her 42nd training cruise, visiting Australia and New Zealand. Cuauhtémoc is a steel-hulled three-masted barque launched in 1982, which is long and has a mast height of . Cuauhtémoc is named after the last Aztec emperor and warrior (he ruled in 1520-21), 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