The Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VSaW) (meaning: "Sailing house by the Wann Lake Union") is the second oldest

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after Segelclub RHE. It is located on the shores of the Greater Wannsee lake, southwest of

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. The club has mooring space for 250 yachts. It organizes yearly

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series with both domestic and international participation. Together with the

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, the Norddeutscher Regattaverein and the Hamburger Sailing Club, the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee organizes the

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. Taking place in the

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, this annual event is one of the largest and most prestigious sailing regattas in the world. Members of the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee have won Olympic, World and European competitions. The Olympic section of the club consists of six teams.

History

The club was established in October 1867 on a small wooden shack by river

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with fourteen members and eight boats. In 1877 it moved to its present location at the edge of the Wannsee lake. The first club house was built in 1881. Soon this yacht club acquired prestige and even German Crown Prince William sailed his yacht on the lake. A larger, roomier club house in Tudor style was built in 1910. This building is now a protected monument. The Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee is one of the main members of the

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References

Club's site

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Wannsee Wannsee () is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger ''Großer Wannsee'' (Greater Wannsee, "See" means lake) and the ...

1855 establishments in Germany {{Water-sports-stub

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