Without competition, there is no development in the economy. Economic experts say that local or regional confrontations between companies have historically led to large multinationals. The French struggle between Citroën and Peugeot is recognized, not least the duel between Coca Cola and Pepsi in the US or that of IBM and NCR also in America. In our small but great Spain, as far as he is concerned there were times when the Rías Baixas Regata led the national concert.

When in Vigo the 50 ships were reached in the King's Cup they did not reach the 20,..., I mean the International Mediterranean Championship held in Barcelona waters. The competition between San Sebastián, Las Arenas, Santander, Gijón, La Coruña, Vigo, Alicante, Málaga, Palma and Barcelona, which was important in the 50, 60 and 70 years, even achieved a level, quality and prestige for all, who won?,..., is the least. What is clear is that the candle.

In the 80's hand of Rafael Olmedo the Monte Real rose as the foam in Galicia. In the south with Angel Ruiz first and Joselito Escribano later, he dominated the Royal Nautical Club of the Port of Santa Maria,... In the Mediterranean, it was the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona, and also the Real Club Nautico de Palma. The north had an active club on its line, the Royal Maritime Club of Santander and in Euskadi el Abra, one of the largest reacted to such misfortune and began to stretch.

The incruenta struggle was between Bayona and Barcelona, between El Puerto and Palma, or between Bayona and El Puerto. No one thought of the Yates Club that was done at the Club next door, the "cordial enemy" was Nautical of Barcelona, or with whom it could not be agreed on dates was the Nautical Week of the Port of Santa Maria. All this hustle and the presence of very illustrious characters such as Arias, Vissiers, Curt, Santana, Jáuregui, Milmi Suevos, Touges & Touges, Gandara, Lastra, Delgado, Terry, Gorostegui, Abascal, Maes, Santamarina, Pombo, Campos and above all the great Martial, formed a framework in which the Spanish candle grew enormously, both in the plane the Olympic candle and in the heavy.

How many ships did the Godó take out? Bayona's partners asked, was the Sherry very high-quality? others thought. In that maremagnum was born the Regata Vuelta to Spain and the rivals we join to achieve several editions of success. Regats like the General Optica that was the Atlantic version of the Godó, or the Sherry that was the best regatta in Spain or then the Prince that competed from you to the King's Cup,..., and now what?... because simply the disaster has been widespread and that very few have been able to follow the path of what is well done, the path of loyalty to their own essence.

On this plane, and with the exception of the King's Cup, the leading leader is the Catalan candle, which has again taken the helm of the Spanish. With a splendid Count of Godó, with a spectacular Barcelona World Race, with a race of classics by Marc Puig with a quality out of the standard. Barcelona has a directive of enviable sailors and regatists, which reminds me of the one I had in Bayona in the 1980s and 1990s,..., curiously some of those who today govern the destinations or have recently ruled them from the Catalan club came to the Mount Real Club of Yates when we were younger, to compete or even to exercise tasks within the staff.

Congratulations, you have the yellow maillot.