The fucking bridge of Béjar today... in 1989 I sent to repair the "Aifos" (Photo Pedro Seoane)

We talked about the times when the Nautical Week of the Port of Santa Maria was the most important date in Spain of heavy sailing... we talked when the Club that presided Joselito Escribano did not touch anyone in the circus of the national velistic elite, Copa del Rey included... we talked about when the road from Mombuey to the outskirts of Seville was a 12-hour calvary for a fast car and 30 or more for a special transport... when the carrier par excellence of the northern area was Reiriz father... when there were many of the ships of regata who chose to take part in the first time in the Holy Mary's journey, or in the first time in the day of the Holy Mary's home. "

The regatist madness of sailing along the Portuguese coast until the Guadalete where the "Cherry" expected, was reserved for very large ships (more than 13 meters) or for the cruises. Between Vigo and Cadiz there was the friolera of 1200 km with a road from which he saved the stretch Vigo-Puebla de Sanabria-Mombuey (first-order road in good state with a double sense) and of course the payout highway between Sevilla and Cadiz... the rest was a real madness, which had its black point on the bridge of departure from the railway at the station of Béjar, almost halfway...

His low-five-meter gauge caused not a few accidents... the most sound of the "half ton" "Aifos" when he was patrolled by the current Head of State, who left part of his cover behind... the ship would later be called the "Cortegada" and competed for the Navy Naval Regatta Commission based at the Naval Miltar School in Marin...