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Murphy’s Law of tall ship arrivals dictates that whenever a truly spectacular square-rigger arrives at the Golden Gate there will be dense fog and no wind — especially if we’ve encouraged local sailors to sail out and witness the spectacle. 

But Murphy must have been asleep at the switch last Saturday, because conditions for the arrival of the 270-ft Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtemoc could not have been more perfect: clear blue skies, flat water and a light breeze from astern. Trouble was, only a handful of local sailors were on hand to see her sail in.

The good news, though, is that you’ll have another chance to sail in her shadow tomorrow (Saturday) when she departs her Pier 27 berth at 10:00 a.m. and sets sail for Acapulco. Don’t forget your camera, and make sure you’ve got fresh batteries, as tallships such as this are a snapshooters dream.