Living, working, kayaking, rowing in Venice, Italy
September 12, 2015
Regata Storica
This year’s Regata Storica was held on September 6th, and we went down to look in our gondola, which we moored just opposite the Erberia close to Rialto.
The unusual calm Grand Canal – this is a very rare sight
There were a few kayaks around, mostly used by the trainers of the rowing club, or by the occasional off-duty policeman
Traffic jam
The police passing before the main parade
The ‘Serenissima’ – the main parade boat
The gondolone fron the Canottieri Mestre
The gondolone fron the Canottieri Mestre
The Ladies in Pink in their dragon boat
A replica of a 17th century gondola
A ‘batea a coa de gambero’ with rowers from Row Venice
The ‘peata’ from the Riviera del Brenta – the only example of its type left
A caorlina.
Prosecco and snacks are a must when you’re on a Grand Canal picnic in a gondola
Some of our crew were more interested in food than in the races
The woman’s race in ‘mascareta’ rounding the Rialto Bridge
The woman’s race in ‘mascareta’
The woman’s race in ‘mascareta’
The race judges
Television crew and photographers
The orange ‘gondolino’ doesn’t arrive – they’ve were disqualified earlier in the face
Waiting for the race to pass
Gondolieri
Waiting for the race to pass
Gondolieri mulling around the Grand Canal
The women’s race in ‘mascarete’ coming down the Grand Canal
The women’s race in ‘mascarete’ passing the Rialto markets
The ‘caorlina’ race at the Rialto Bridge
Interesting light under the Rialto Bridge
Interesting light under the Rialto Bridge
The ‘gondolini’ contestants passing the Rialto Bridge
The ‘gondolini’ on the first leg of the race, under the Rialto Bridge
Gondolieri mulling around
The winners of the ‘gondolini’ race on the return leg of the race
