Yesterday Venice had its annual Historical Regatta, a traditional rowing competition whose origins date back to the 13th century and is held each year on the first Sunday of September. As it coincided with the Venice Film Festival, photographers were probably busier snapping pictures of George Clooney and fellow stars… so there’s not much online about this year’s event yet, but for your visual enjoyment here’s a quick selection of images from past editions of the regata (more from this gallery of last year’s event), showing both the rowers in the actual competition as well as the historical parade in traditional costumes; a few black and white images from the past (sorry, small and not good quality but still interesting): the regata in 1918, in 1956, in 1969, and in the 1970′s; and, from the age before photography, famous paintings and engravings.
posted by funambulist on Sep 5, 2005 – 7 comments
Venice equals water. Water equals Gondola. Gondola equals boats. And boats equal racing or as the Venetians call it Regatta.
