The Nautical Club
(the old Yacht Club)
The Nautical Club of Tarragona was founded in 1878 and, in its speciality, is the oldest in Spain. In its origins the Club, which worked to promote nautical sports, as well as knowledge and respect for the sea, was known as the "crazy people’s" Club, because people did not understand how young people could have fun rowing and sailing like fishermen.
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The first social premises are located in a building in the Serrallo district, in front of which, in 1917, construction began on a building that was destroyed by a Francolí flood in 1930. After its reconstruction, the bombs of the civil war again damaged the building, which was not rebuilt until 1945.
During the 1960s, the School of Seafaring was inaugurated, founded by Tomàs Forteza, who was in charge of spreading love for sea sports among young people from Tarragona. As a result of this formative work, the club receives sporting recognition through countless titles and championships that fill the showcases at the social headquarters. The construction of a new marina outside the scope of the Commercial Port and the determined collaboration of the Port Authority of Tarragona sowed the seed so that in 1997 His Majesty King Juan Carlos I would inaugurate the current social headquarters of the club.
The celebration of the 125th anniversary in 2003 marks a turning point for a young and dynamic club that works every day to promote nautical sports and enhance knowledge and respect for the sea.
In June 2005, the new stage of the restaurant at the headquarters was launched. The Nautical Restaurant.
