The U.S Gondola Nationals were begun by Matthew “Marcello” Haynes in May 2012 as the “Gondolympics” at his gondola company in Providence, Rhode Island. Matthew was the first to do what countless gondoliers have dreamed of, a gathering of gondoliers from across America. The 2013 event is being hosted by Sunset Gondola in Huntington Harbour. This year event will feature Seven gondolas imported from Venice, Italy. The main themes of the event is
Sportsmanship and Friendship.