Summer in Town n.8 by sandra46

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on Aug 22, 2012

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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)

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bakapo

11:50AM | Sat, 25 August 2012

a great shot! nice work.

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Richardphotos

6:36PM | Sat, 25 August 2012

thanks for sharing this.I have always wanted to see Venice, but it is now only a pipe dream

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dochtersions

11:17AM | Sun, 26 August 2012

Is this spectacular, Sandra. And a very lovely shot!

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mickeyrony

8:10PM | Sun, 26 August 2012

Nice capture He look to have power on his arms lol.... ((5++))

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Hendesse

2:00AM | Tue, 28 August 2012

Beautiful scene and shot. I like the reflections.

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Maxthon

4:15AM | Fri, 31 August 2012

Great scene, well taken.

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jocko500

9:48PM | Fri, 31 August 2012

thanks for the history of this boat. lovely shot

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artistheat

4:02PM | Sat, 01 September 2012

Very Nice Capture

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1358

11:02AM | Mon, 03 September 2012

nice image of a boat that is totally unsuited for the waters around here, but best suited for the canals, which it is designed for... a land of wonder and enchantment!

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