Mexico's navy sail-training vessel 'Cuauhtémoc' is due to visit San Francisco on September 23-27.
The San Diego-based racing cruiser will head to Cabo after leading the fleet out of San Diego Bay on November 2.
September will be a busy month of sailing on Lake Tahoe, with several exciting regattas coming up before we all look ahead to ski season.
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