Stand up rowing

I noticed that lifeguard stations in Italy often have what looks like an orange colored Bravo hull with stand up (forward facing) oarlock configurations. Seems like a nice alternate use of maybe a worn out Bravo rig. You can find pix on the internet, but rarely videos. Look at forward facing rowing in Venice (not the gondola single oars); they go really fast and look less back breaking. The bravo clones usually have a seat (only) ahead of the rower where the victim sits. Search for Italian rescue boat or catamaran pictures if interested.

I've come across similar rescue setups in some coastal towns to, those forward-facing rowing systems seem pretty efficient, especially when speed and visibility are important. The Bravo hull does seem like a good candidate for repurposing into a rescue catamaran with a stand-up rowing configuration. I looked up a few of those Italian lifeguard boats and noticed they often use a sliding seat or fixed seat, depending on the design, and the oarlocks are mounted pretty far forward. Definitely not the typical rear-facing rowing most of us are used to. I’ll actually be heading to Venice later this year and plan to explore more of this through a local guide I booked via https://gowithguide.com/Italy/venice/guides Hoping to catch a closer look at how these boats are used in practice. Curious if anyone here has tried retrofitting a Bravo like this?