Summer in Town n.8 by sandra46
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Description
The sàndolo is the most commonly used boat of the Venetian lagoon. It varies from 5 to 9 m in length, has flat sides, a straight bow stem inclined forwards with a straight-cut stern.
The many variations of this boat are to adapt it to many uses: fishing (sàndolo a la ciosòta, sàndolo buranélo, sàndolo sampieròto - the names come from the different parts of the lagoon), for recreation and regattas (mascaròta, pupparìn), hunting, carrying passengers, and so on. All the names are in the Venetian language. Here you can see a S'ciopòn on the river Bacchiglione, near my house, belonging to a member of a local association supporting the tradition of Venetian rowing and boats. In the background the Arena Park; the photo was taken some days before the previous one I posted.
The Sàndolo da s'ciopo or S'ciopòn is about 5.25 m long, 1 m wide and 30 cm high.
It was used by the inhabitants of the estuary of the nearby Brenta river to hunt ducks using a technique called 'col s'ciopòn' (with the big musket)in the 15th century. The hunter followed the game around the lagoons in this light boat rowing with two crossed oars, threw bait from the sàndolo and using a small oar called a pénola (feather) or palina (small spade) he closed in on the ducks, shooting them with a large (3 m-long) type of musket or s'ciopo, from which the boat gets its name. The s'ciopo (pr. tschòpo) is the musket, the s'ciopòn (tschopòn) is the big musket.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (43)
claude19
pauvre gondolier...il rame sous un soleil de plomb ! belle capture !
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
renecyberdoc
i love seeing the people on the benches and relax in this peaceful scene.
brycek
Beautiful..nice capture!!
durleybeachbum
I want one! But not to kill birds!
virginiese
You sure have great traditions in Italy in general and Venezia in particular. Thisone is certainly the most famous of them ! Great capture !
alanwilliams
a sleek looking craft
eekdog
cool shot of this man rowing his boat, nice job Sandra.
0rest4wicked
A super shot!
jayfar
A great shot and nice a reflection too.
Radar_rad-dude
A fine photo and a most interesing descriptive! Very well captured and finely presented, Sandra! Most excellent!
anmes
Lovely shot and intriguing to see those sitting under the trees trying to keep cool! Green greens
drifterlee
It looks like it would tip over easy. Cool shot, Sandra!
jclP
belle capture !
Faemike55
Very cool boat they should make this an Olympic sport
Minda
stunning capture sandra.
bazza
Fabulous capture and info on these boats Sandra!!
bobrgallegos
Beautiful capture and great information!!
cricke49
a very beautiful capture and history of such, thank you for sharing!:)*5
wysiwig
Wonderful picture and interesting history. When firing the musket one must be careful not to capsize the boat!
whaleman
Excellent shot! I thought there might be a brace used for sculling too but I don't see one.
fallen21
Wonderful shot!
Rhanagaz
Great capture and thanks for the info too!! :o)
dakotabluemoon
What a beautiful capture awesome stuff.
marybelgium
beautiful !
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
danapommet
A beautiful photo and scene Sandra. I like the history lesson and the language hints. I am not sure that I could row standing up.
Isabelle711
Oh what a beautiful and sweet site. :)))) I bet one could build some muscles doing that. :)))))) Most interesting info. :)))))) Most excellent capture. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
erlandpil
Beautiful..nice capture!! agree erland
UteBigSmile
Fantastic looking capture!