Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV), roughly meaning "North German Regatta Club", is one of the oldest and most prestigious yacht club

Yacht club

A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...

s in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. This club is located in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

 and is one of the organizers of the Kiel Week

Kiel Week

Kiel Week is an annual sailing event in Kiel, Germany. It is the largest sailing event in the world, and also one of the largest Volksfest in Europe.- Procedure :...

 together with the Yacht Club of Kiel, the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee

Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee

The Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee is the second oldest yacht club in Germany after Segelclub RHE. It is located on the shores of the Greater Wannsee lake, southwest of Berlin....

 and the Hamburger Sailing Club

Hamburger Sailing Club

The Hamburger Segel-Club , is one of the oldest and most active sailing clubs in Germany. This club is located by the shores of the Alster, in the heart of the harbor city of Hamburg and is one of the organizers of the Kiel Week together with the Yacht Club of Kiel, the Verein Seglerhaus am...

. Taking place in the Bay of Kiel

Bay of Kiel

The Bay of Kiel is a bay in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany and the islands of Denmark. It is connected with the Bay of Mecklenburg in the east, the Little Belt in the northwest, and the Great Belt in the North....

, this annual event is one of the largest and most prestigious sailing regattas in the world. The NRV also assists the Yacht Club of Lübeck

Yacht Club of Lübeck

The Lübecker Yacht-Club , is a yacht club in Germany. The club is run by two commodores and has four houses.The oldest one was established in 1920 in Lübeck, one of the former Hanseatic League cities...

 in the organization of the Travemünder Woche

Travemünder Woche

thumb|Barque Passat in TravemündeThe Travemünder Woche is the second largest annual race week in sailing in Germany. It is held since 1892 by the end of July at the traditional seaside resort Travemünde located at the Bay of Lübeck of the Baltic Sea...

.

History

The Norddeutscher Regatta Verein was established in 1868. Since that year it has taken part in many international yacht racing

Yacht racing

Yacht racing is the sport of competitive yachting.While sailing groups organize the most active and popular competitive yachting, other boating events are also held world-wide: speed motorboat racing; competitive canoeing, kayaking, and rowing; model yachting; and navigational contests Yacht racing...

 competitions.

In 2003 Norddeutscher Regatta Verein initiated a transatlantic regatta

Regatta

A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...

 known as DaimlerChrysler North Atlantic Challenge (DCNAC) together with the New York Yacht Club

New York Yacht Club

The New York Yacht Club is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1844 by nine prominent sportsmen. The members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. The organization has over 3,000 members as of 2011. ...

. This event was staged to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Hamburgischen Verein Seefahrt (HVS).
In 2007 Norddeutscher Regatta Verein organized another transatlantic regatta, the HSH Nordbank blue race from Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...

 to Cuxhaven.

This yacht club is one of the main members of the International Council of Yacht Clubs

International Council of Yacht Clubs

The International Council of Yacht Clubs is an international organization that operates at the level of Commodores of yacht clubs through a Commodores’ Forum....

, which was established in 2006.
With over 1918 members in 2007, the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein is the largest sailing club in Germany.