that's why marta canino founded an organization to help bring women on board.at the high of the pandemic. the city was almost empty, emptier than even the oldest residents had ever seen before. marta and her young son were stuck at home. people could only go out for essentials. the bustling city had come to a near standstill, and waterbus services were limited. marta was lucky -- she has her own boat, which she learned how to pilot as a young girl. during the pandemic, she took her son out on the water. she started a facebook group to help other women enjoy that same freedom. marta: we realized that women and mothers with baby carriages were left behind quite often, weren't able to board the vaporetto, because there weren't that many waterbuses in operation. i immediately realized why so many women began calling us right after we set up the website. and the calls keep coming. reporter: marta's idea soon became an amateur sport association, based at a venice wharf. “fie a manetta,” italian for “girls at full throttle.” few took them seriously, at first. but mart

that's why marta canino founded an organization to help bring women on board.at the high of the pandemic. the city was almost empty, emptier than even the oldest residents had ever seen before. marta and her young son were stuck at home. people could only go out for essentials. the bustling city had come to a near standstill, and waterbus services were limited. marta was lucky -- she has her own boat, which she learned how to pilot as a young girl. during the pandemic, she took her son out on the water. she started a facebook group to help other women enjoy that same freedom. marta: we realized that women and mothers with baby carriages were left behind quite often, weren't able to board the vaporetto, because there weren't that many waterbuses in operation. i immediately realized why so many women began calling us right after we set up the website. and the calls keep coming. reporter: marta's idea soon became an amateur sport association, based at a venice wharf. “fie a manetta,” italian for “girls at full throttle.” few took them seriously, at first. but mart