A film crew from German channel RTL has flown in to Darwin to report on the annual Beer Can Regatta today.

Reporter Niels Buengen from Cologne said the event was not to miss.

“It’s going to be a typical, stereotype Australian story – crazy, funny and celebrating,” he said.

“That’s always interesting. And a lot of people will think let’s go and do holidays there.”

The 36th regatta is one of the few remaining Territory icons from the “Darwin that was” era.

The family day was founded a year before Cyclone Tracy hit the Top End.

President of the Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta Des Gellert said he expected to attracted up to 12,000 people and 20 boats today.

“It will be a day of fun in the sun, being as uniquely Territorian as we are,” he said.

Mr Buengen said the regatta might surprise some of the European audience.

“I think this event may prove that Darwinites drink more beer than Germans,” he said.

RTL is one of the main TV channels, attracting about four million viewers from all German-speaking countries in Europe.

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