Federico Arias at the Real Club Náutico de Vigo during the Caixanova Week (now the Abanca Week) in the "Tribute to the Spanish press..." Ramón Ojea, comedian of that of the Náutico, gives him one of the 25 plates that were delivered on that unforgettable morning of October 2006 (Photo Maria Muíña)

I took a piece this Sunday at the facilities of the Real Club Náutico de Madrid, where I was working on organizational tasks of the Iberian Snipe Championship... cunt Inoto how long without seeing you!... by the way, how is our friend Federico Arias who I haven't seen for a good time?... because he died last year... what?... as you hear a lung cancer took him in a pleas...

I immediately called my wife Zulema. I was reminded of dozens of anecdotes, experiences, historical moments for the sailing like that Regata Vuelta a España Bitárora of 1983 in which together with my friend Alfonso Jordana we passed the idea to "Fede" and with José Ramón Guimerans we put it in motion, with the work of them, Alfonso, of Ignoto, Enrique Gómez Curt, of Roselló, of Fernando Castiñeira (which is also no longer in our world), of Toni Tió, of Nicolas Terry, of Pedro Campos, of Javier Gandara, of José de Taranz... Federico with the very important support of his wife and partner Carmen, and his beautiful sister-in-law Maruja... what they worked for the candle!

It is impossible to speak of the modern candle in Spain without quoting "Fede" a loving man, good person, very elegantist, working, splendid, friend of his friends... You're a good guy, and you'll keep it quiet. With more calm and less sadness, I promise you that I will write, communicate... what it has meant for the candle your work.

Manuel Pedro Seoane, editor of ND
Correspondent in Galicia de la Revista Bitácora (from 1981 to its closure) and perpetual collaborator of Federico Arias