Founded in 1927, the Real Club Marítimo de Santander is the city's nautical center, whose honorary president was H.M., Alfonso XIII. Its headquarters, designed by the architect Gonzalo Bringas Vega, is located in the marina and focused on the development of the essential activity of the club: the promotion of sailing and other water sports. Since its creation, the institution has brought together numerous figures of recognized social and economic importance, who have made the Santander RCM the political and social center of Santander. It regularly organizes highly prestigious international sports activities, which have made it one of the leading nautical entities at a national and international level.
