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You’ll learn the Venetian rowing style in this rare, traditional craft called the batela a coda di gambero<\/strong><\/em>, the shrimp-tailed batela. Once one of the most numerous in the city and throughout the lagoon, it’s the perfect craft for the first-time Venetian rower: comfortable, spacious and stable\u2014and you’ll find them only with us!<\/h2>\n

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You can easily spot these traditional, hand-crafted “shrimp-tailed” boats in many paintings by Carpaccio, Guardi, and Canaletto, but these all-purpose boats began to disappear quickly after WWII with the advent of the private outboard motor.<\/p>\n

Operating four of the ten replicas in existence today (we had two of them built ourselves), Row Venice had has put this splendid craft back in primo piano<\/em>, at center of the Venetian water-stage.<\/p>\n

These batele are not too big and not too small; so whether you’re an expert sculler or have never seen water, you’ll find these wonderful craft spacious, comfortable, and stable.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 You’ll learn the Venetian rowing style in this rare, traditional craft called the batela a coda di gambero, the shrimp-tailed batela. Once one of the most numerous in the city and throughout the lagoon, it’s the perfect craft for the first-time Venetian rower: comfortable, spacious and stable\u2014and you’ll find them only with us!You can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4961,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

Because the iconic gondola is\u00a0not appropriate for voga lessons, you will learn to row in our rare, signature batellina\u00a0coda di gambero<\/em>, a spacious and much more stable craft.<\/h3>

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You can easily spot these traditional, hand-crafted \"shrimp-tailed\" boats in many paintings by Carpaccio, Guardi, or Canaletto: once one of the most numerous in the city, they've almost disappeared today. Operating four\u00a0of the seven\u00a0in existence today, Row Venice and their collaborators are helping to put this splendid craft back in primo piano<\/em>, at center stage.<\/p>

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