But anyone who knows Italian women (I happen to be married to one), knows that they are not generally meek.
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With rowing as popular as it is in Venice, it should come as no surprise that there are a number of women's regatas to follow these days.
The first official women's regata was held in 1493, in honor of the wife of the Duke of Milan. So only a year after "Columbus sailed the ocean blue", women were racing down the Grand Canal.
Last week I posted about a women's regata at the GSVVM, with a link to Nereo Zane's blog on this alla valesana contest.
Here are some images I captured in 2005 during the Regata Storica.
As rowers on the 14-man quattordesona "Mestrina", we were visited by many other boats, including a yellow mascareta with two women who were associated with our club.
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The man in the foreground is my old rowing coach Arturo Moruccio.
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