Sandolo
Sign in to save300px|thumb|upright 2|Sandolo in Canal Grande thumb|A sandolo thumb|Sandolo, detail. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969 The sandolo is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat designed for the generally shallow waters of the Venetian Lagoon. The Italian plural is sandoli. ==Description== A sandolo is less ornate and of a simpler build than a gondola, but both have a pointed, decorated metal nose. It is also lighter and smaller than a gondola, and can be recognized at a glance, as it always lacks the benches and high steel prow (called ferro) which is seen on a gondola. The sandolo, like the l
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300px|thumb|upright 2|Sandolo in Canal Grande thumb|A sandolo thumb|Sandolo, detail. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969 The sandolo is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat designed for the generally shallow waters of the Venetian Lagoon. The Italian plural is sandoli. ==Description== A sandolo is less ornate and of a simpler build than a gondola, but both have a pointed, decorated metal nose. It is also lighter and smaller than a gondola, and can be recognized at a glance, as it always lacks the benches and high steel prow (called ferro) which is seen on a gondola. The sandolo, like the larger craft, is rowed while standing up. It can be fitted with a sail, and also with an in-board or outboard motor.
In the past, the police used an extant variant of the sandolo called vipera, which differed in having no stem, being sharply pointed at both ends and constructed so that it can be rowed from either end.