Index to this page
What is the Veilalonga?
The Regatta Saturday 31st May & 1st June 08 - Programme, Announcement, Rules, Map, Registration, Map, Logistics, Accommodation.
The Raid Tues 3rd - Sun 8th June 08 - Programme, Map
Other accommodation
Airports - Anyone want to add any preferred airlines, etc?
Transport - Local & National
Weather - 48-hr, 7-day, 10-day, 14-day forecasts
Nautical Stuff added 24/5/8
Other general info about Venice
Useful Phrases

What is the Velalonga 2008?
Programme of the Regatta
. . . Saturday 31st May - More detail in Italian here? or is this it? or this? (My navigation skills are better than my Italian!)
. . . Sun 1st June 2008 "Velalonga", Venice. (Last day of half term)
. . . Regatta Velalonga Announcement includes organisers, classes, & more
. . . Regatta Rules & regulations
. . . Map of the Regatta course?
. . . Registration - how to do it + links to the forms
. . . A map of where the event is based
. . . "Logistics" - How to find us - Accommodation. various hotels in and around Venice,
and CAMPING VILLAGE VENEZIA Tents, roulottes, campers, and several dozen bungalows for 1-4 persons. Guests who present a completed registration form to the Velalonga will be offered a 10% discount and a special price for bungalows (25 to 65 € per night)
Another version In Italian lists another campsite, right at the bottom - Camping Fusina

Useful Phrases
Saling Terms Translated Several pages of nautical terms, grouped in categories
Nautical terms translator Put in Italiano, out comes Inglese

A few general phrases collected by the webmaster
* Hello - Buon giorno
* Good evening - Buona sera
* Good night - Buona notte
* Hi/hello/bye - Ciao
* Goodbye - Arrivederci
* Please - Per favore / Per piacere
* Thank you - Grazie (mille)
* You’re welcome - Prego
* How are you? - Come sta? / Come stai?
* Fine - Sto bene.
* What is your name? - Come si chiama? (formal) Come ti chiami? (informal)
* My name is - Mi chiamo -
* Where are you from? - Di dove sei?
* I am from - Sono di...
* Do you speak English? - Parli inglese?
* I do not understand - Non capisco.

* A table for two, please - Un tavolo per due, per favore.
* May I see the menu? - Potrei vedere il menù?
* What would you recommend? - Cosa ci consiglia?
* I'm vegetarian - Sono vegetariana.
* May we have the bill please? - Può portarci il conto, per favore?
* I have a table reserved - Ho prenotato un tavolo.
* I would like to see the menu, please - Vorrei vedere il menu, per favore.
* I would like to order now - Vorrei ordinare ora.
* To start, I would like the ... - Vorrei degli - come antipasto.

* Where is? - Dov'é -?
* On the right - a destra
* On the left - a sinistra
* Straight ahead - dritto
* Cross - attraversi
* Take - prenda

When is the next boat / ferry / hydrofoil to...?
Quando parte il prossimo battello / traghetto / aliscafo per...?
kwando partay eel pros-seemo bat-tayl-lo/tra-gayt-to/alee-skafo payr...

Have you a timetable?
Ha l'orario?
al orar-yo

Is there a car ferry to...?
C'è il traghetto macchine per...?
che eel tra-gayt-to mak-keenay payr...

How much is a ticket...? single return
Quanto costa un biglietto...? andata andata e ritorno
kwanto kosta oon beel-yayt-to...an-data an-data ay ree-torno

A tourist ticket
Un biglietto tariffa turistica
oon beel-yayt-to ta-reef-fa too-reesteeka

How much is it for a car and ... people?
Quanto costa per un'automobile e ... persone?
kwanto kosta payr oon owto-mobeelay ay ... payr-sonay

How long does it take?
Quanto ci mette?
kwanto chee met-tay

Where does the boat leave from?
Da dove parte il battello?
da dovay partay eel bat-tayl-lo

When is the first / last boat?
Quando parte il primo / l'ultimo battello?
kwando partay eel preemo / lool-teemo bat-tayl-lo

Is there somewhere to eat on the ship?
C'è il servizio ristorante sulla nave?
che eel sayrveets-yo reesto-rantay sool-la navay

* YOU MAY HEAR
Questo è l'ultimo battello
kwesto e lool-teemo bat-tayl-lo
This is the last boat

Oggi non c'è servizio...perché c'è lo sciopero
od-jee non che sayrveets-yo...payrkay che lo sho-payro
Today there is no service...because there is a strike