Regatta “O Fundador”

The O Fundador Regatta pays tribute to the origins of the Vouga Class and to the people who contributed to its creation and evolution over the years.

The event highlights the link between tradition and continuity, evoking the history of the class and the role it played in the development of Portuguese sailing. The reference to the first sailboats of the Vouga Class, which appeared in 1923 on Costa Nova beach, frames this regatta as a moment of remembrance and celebration of the legacy left by António Ferreira Gordinho and by all those who carried it forward.