Got out for a paddle (actually row) this past week
Something a little different than what I normally do.
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I have oars for both my Wayfarer and Scamp sailboats. So, I do a bit of rowing from time to time. I have an idea of doing a simple removeable moving rowing seat for the Scamp to improve the ease and performance of rowing it.
Where’s Peter!?! If it’s wet, it’s mostly good.
-sing
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I’m not coordinated enough to manage rowing.
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How it is supposed to be done
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That made me think.
I’m a little envious when I was in Venice I asked if I could give it a try, and the Gondolier laughed while giving me a very definite no.
The stroke is similar to a Canadian stroke with a canoe paddle.
If you get back, there are companies now that take you out and teach you the basics. We used Row Venice (https://rowvenice.org/) and thought it was a great experience.
Here is another which we saw but didn’t use.
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Looks like fun. Molto bene!
is it still bad to fall into the water?
The city of elegant decay. What a place to visit. I loved it there.
The locals don’t swim in the lagoon, so I didn’t want to either
ALWAYS pay attention to the locals and do as they do. Hot tropical day and I wanted some refreshing, so started walking into the ocean when someone told me “mantas!” I turned and looked at him. He was in a group of about 10 locals, all in shallow water, rocky bottom. I was in sand as that’s what I walked into, from the sand beach.
Got it. Pay attention. Glad they were there.
I had a friend (now deceased) who grew up in Venice. As kids they used to play in the water - probably not a good idea then either.
New river with Cuz, have had trouble downloading pics, will try one at a time in comments
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