September 6, 2019

One of the world’s largest Tall Ships, the 270-foot-long Cuauhtémoc, sailed into Dublin yesterday September 5th, for a five-day visit to the capital. This beautiful ship is docked at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay for the duration of their stay, and is open to the public to visit, free of charge, on the following dates and times:

• Friday, 6^th September, from 11.00am to 8.00pm
• Saturday 7^th September, from 11.00am to 8.00pm
• Sunday 8^th September, from 11.00am to 8.00pm
• Monday 9^th September, from 11.00am to 8.00pm

Having arrived from Hamburg, Dublin is the second-last stop on the ship’s 250-day training voyage of Northern Europe involving visits to 15 ports in 10 different countries (Canada, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Ireland, Spain and Colombia).

Led by Commanding Officer Captain Carlos Gorraez Meraz, the Cuauhtémoc is an official sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy which travels around the world carrying a message of friendship and goodwill. This is the Cuauhtémoc’s fifth visit to Irish waters since her maiden call in 1998. She subsequently visited the capital in 2008, in 2012 as part of the Tall Ships festival and again in 2015.

Members of the public visiting the ship this weekend will be able to get a closer insight into life on board for the 257-strong crew and inspect the fine craftsmanship of the vessel which has trained more than thirty generations of officers, cadets, petty officers and sailors, both Mexican and other nationalities.

Built in the Celaya shipyards in Bilbao, Spain, the Cuauhtémoc was launched in July 1982. She was the last of four windjammers built by Bilbao shipyards and is named after the last Aztec Emperor who was imprisoned and executed by the conquistador, Hernán Cortés, in 1525. This is her fifth visit to Irish waters.

Image by Photographer Shane O’Neill, via Dublin Port Company.