Friday, February 4, 2011

Sailing Gozzo

Gozzo a vela, Fosso Reale, LivornoA tract of the “Fosso Reale” just before passing below “Piazza della Repubblica”, practically a 220 meter wide bridge. Amidst all the white fiberglass motor boats you can see what seems a refurbished “gozzo a vela”, a wooden boat rigged with a triangular lateen sail.Gozzi a vela, AntignanoMore or less a century ago, the same kind of boats returning to the “moletto” (jetty) of Antignano after a day of fishing.

See also: Piazza della Repubblica
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21 comments:

  1. Stefan JanssonFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    My fave would of course be the beautiful wooden boat.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    I like the old boat...form, function and character!

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  3. MichelleFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    I like the constrast of the modern boats in the old setting.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:11 AM

    Passion of and for life. Wonderful picture. Please have a good Friday.



    daily athens

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  5. VirginiaFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    The top photo makes me want to book a flight right now and see your beautiful city!!!
    V

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  6. Luis GomezFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Beautiful post!

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  7. JackFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    The wood boat does indeed present quite a contrast to the sleek new white boats. I am not enough of a boater to choose which I would like, but purely on looks, give me the wooden one.

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  8. RandyFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    I agree with Farmchick. I love them both.

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  9. DinaFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    Something about the angle of the furled sail evokes a bygone era.
    The bridge has a fine decoration.

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  10. Small City ScenesFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    The wooden boat tell a story all by itself. But still a good shot. MB

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  11. cieldequimperFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    I'll take the old one anyday.

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  12. jooFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    I love the first photo, it's so pretty and of course the old one is classy!

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  13. GunnFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    A nice shot! Like the boats.
    I guess I would have gone for a white boat, not because my surname is White, only because they look stylish and perhaps also comfortable.

    Happy Weekend!

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  14. KateFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Your post always delight me, esp. when you feature boats and ships.

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  15. Traveling HawkFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Interesting, VP! Could it be that the name of the Gozo Island in Malta comes from this "gozzo"?

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  16. HalcyonFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Very pretty. I like the contrast of today and yesterday.

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  17. KaoriFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    What a cool boat! I love the first photo wth the boats in a row :-)

    Hope you're having a lovely week!

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  18. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Love the gozzo a vela, the beautiful bridge and that green water of the Livorno canals.

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  19. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    The "century-ago" picture has such a charm to it!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  20. FranciscaFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    I'm not a sailor, so I cannot speak to function, but for form I'm choosing the wood one. I like how you show the present together with the past, VP.

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  21. EG CameraGirlFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    It's the wooden boat that gets my attention! Bella barca!

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