Mexico's Regal Naval Ship Sets Her Sails for Home Latin American Herald Tribune
go to original August 9, 2016

Mexico’s regal naval ship ‘Cuauhtemoc’ takes a sail around the world (CCTV America)

The trade winds that carried Columbus to America are due to fill the sails of the Mexican Navy’s training vessel “Cuauhtémoc,” which dropped anchor at the Canary Islands on Monday. Las Palmas is the last scheduled port-of-call of the European leg of its 34th training cruise.

The tall ship has spent nearly seven months at sea in an era when ships can cross the Atlantic in only eight days.

The experience aims to “encourage the sea-faring spirit of future Mexican Navy officers,” said Cuauhtémoc’s commanding officer, Pedro Mata. “Our objective is to instill in the cadets a deep understanding of astronavigation or magnetic compass navigation, and that requires investing a good deal of time,” he said.

The three-masted ship, boasting wooden decks, with all hands on board was received with “Hurrahs” and applause by the Mexican expats gathered at the pier to the strains of a Mariachi band.

“The idea is that the cadet obtains a deep knowledge of navigational sciences and not as a mere GPS user; he must understand the origin of all the collected data and maintain a close contact with Nature,” said Mata.

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