Rene,
Thanks for the photos and the terms. The tides where I row have an 8-10 foot difference between high and low tide. Sometimes the bridges get tight. Roberto Vianello who rows at Bacino Orseolo showed me the edging trick and it has saved me a lot of extra rowing. The photos of the gondolier lying down are informative. It allows you to do a “push-up” under the bridge forcing your stern lower in the water. Dulce.
Hope to see you this May.