Overview
The Associação Naval de Lisboa was founded in 1856 as the Real Associação Naval and is the oldest yacht club in Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. From the start it promoted sailing and racing on the Tagus: it wrote the country's first racing rules, ran Portugal's first ocean race (Porto–Cascais, 1898) and the first amateur skipper courses (1900). The sailing section is at Doca de Belém, with a sailing school, 420 race teams, ANC-rated cruisers and adapted sailing in Hansa 303s; the rowing and canoeing section, founded in 1893, is at Doca de Santo Amaro and was the first in Portugal to take up canoeing, in 1929.
- Founded
- 1856
- vela@anl.pt
- Phone
- +351 213 619 485
On the water with VesselSOS
- Family see you from shoreA live link in any browser – they don’t need the app.
- One tap to the right rescue centreHere MRCC Lisboa – the app switches centre as you move, with your position and call script even without signal.
- Return-time checkIf you’re not back in time, your people know.
- Shared hazard mapRocks, nets and other hazards reported by other boaters.
Racing
Live map, a start clock on every phone and results — when the club runs a race on VesselSOS Racing, it shows up here. Racing is a pilot with clubs for the 2027 season.
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Boat classes
History and achievements
- 1853The 'Regata do Tejo' water festival, for which Portugal's first written racing rules are drawn up (published 1854)
- 1856Formally founded as the Real Associação Naval, statutes published on 30 April, to 'encourage the building and sailing of yachts and promote regattas'
- 1880Lisbon–Gibraltar–Nice race, organised with the Nice regatta society
- 1893Rowing section founded
- 1898First ocean race in Portugal, Porto–Cascais
- 1900First amateur skipper courses
- 1911The club takes the name Associação Naval de Lisboa
- 1926Declared a public-interest institution
- 1929The rowing section starts canoeing, the first in Portugal
- 1987Adapted rowing and canoeing courses begin
- 2001Recognised by the Portuguese sports confederation as the oldest active sports club in Portugal
- 2017Awarded the Order of Prince Henry
Home harbour & location
- Position
- 38°41.67′ N 9°12.16′ W
38.69455, -9.20263 - Address
- Doca de Belém
- Radio
- VHF 9
emergency VHF 16 · DSC 70
Frequently asked
Can I learn to sail here?
Yes. The club lists these courses: ANL sailing school and Rowing and canoeing.
Who do I call in an emergency at sea here?
Sea rescue: MRCC Lisboa +351 214 401 919. Or call 112. On the radio: MAYDAY on VHF channel 16.
When was Lisbon Naval Association (Associação Naval de Lisboa) founded?
In 1856.