Here are the “gozzi”, the 10 rowers boats used in all the rowing competitions leading to the “Palio Marinaro”. Only eight of the sixteen quarters of Livorno row with these boats, the other eight do with 4 rowers boats called “gozzette”. After the “Palio”, the winner of the “gozzette” swaps the right to a 10 rowers boat with the last of the “gozzi”.
We can see the boats of “Stazione”, “Ovo Sodo”, “San Jacopo” and “Venezia” in the “Darsena Nuova”, before the “Coppa Risiatori”. In background are the “gozzette” of “Sorgenti” and “Ardenza” and the motor yacht “I Dynasty”.
“San Marco-Pontino”, the quarter around “Porta San Marco”, was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 “Risiatori”.
We have not yet visited “Salviano”, a quarter on the eastern limit of Livorno, the 2008 winner of the “Risiatori”.
The boat of “Fabbricotti” was accidentally damaged before the race, so they had to use the “gozzo”of “Antignano”, which was not competing for health problems of some of his rowers.
The winner of the 2009 “Risiatori” was the “Venezia”, which also won the chronometer race “Coppa Barontini”, disputed last Saturday in the “Fosso Reale” at night.Search labels: rowing
15 comments:
Great looking boats! I'd love to see them fully crewed and in action!
Yet another example of an environmentally friendly mode of transportation.
Nice boats, look so inviting:)
Interesting traditions!
thank you for being our guide. do you row?
Gozzette meaning a small gozzi? Our nicknames are formulated similarly because of our Spanish past.
Must have been an exciting race!
@ brattcat - Sorry no, and anyway I would be too old to be competitive.
@ Hilda - Yes, a “gozzetta” is a small “gozzo”, mysteriously turned female.
They look like they could use some modern technology but that would conflict with tradition.
Very interesting and I bet the rowers are in great shape. Maybe I will give it a try. j/k :-)
Very interesting post. Shows a lifestyle derived from the environment in which you live.
Would love to see some of those races. Rowing is such a team sport...everyone must be in perfect synchronization.
Love the photos, too, VP!
I would have loved to see that. I like you showing all of them like that!
Interesting! They look great:)
What I love in these photos: boats with their reflection in waters and the names, Jacopo, Pontino, Salviano.
Very nice - I like the solitary feel in your pictures
Strength in sync. A worthy ideal for a traditional competition.
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