Boat on 7,000-mile trip anchors down with Vol Navy

[kamoshika]

Michael and Cathy Rogers of St. Augustine, Fla., pressed pause on their 7,000-mile boat trip around the eastern U.S. for an opportunity in Knoxville they could not miss: the chance to be a part of the Vol Navy on the Tennessee River during the Tennessee vs. Alabama game on Saturday with their son Michael, a senior in supply chain management at UT.

"We just wanted to come and be a part of the experience," said Michael Rogers, who's originally from Chattanooga. "We're right here below the stadium. We'll hear the crowd. We'll have the TV on the boat going ... (there) will be a lot of excitement here."

His sister also lives in Knoxville, and he says he's a Tennessee football fan through and through.

"We just came here for all the fellowship with all the other boaters and to be part of the Vol Navy. I just wanted to say I've done it," said Rogers.
Boat on 7,000-mile trip anchors down with Vol Navy

Tennessee's Vol Navy - Southern Football Traditions - Southern Living

 

[Bms4880]

Their journey, which they are making on a 36-foot trawler boat that goes around 8 miles per hour, began by taking the Intercoastal Waterway along the Atlantic Ocean to New York.

Then they got on the Hudson River, went through the Erie and Oswego canals, crossed Lake Ontario into Canada and sailed on the Trent Severn Waterway, the Georgian Bay, North Channel and Lake Huron, went south on Lake Michigan to Chicago, then took the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers to get to Knoxville, according to Rogers.

It's official. There is no way we lose on Saturday with that boat in the river.

 

[TNnative]

Anchor down is a Vanderbilt term. And that makes it an ugly one.

So, even if they may put down their anchor, if they hook up for only one time or many more in the future with the Vol Navy, they should NEVER anchor down.

 

[HoptownVol]

What an epic trip, that should be a documentary. Amazing

 

[VolNExile]

Anchor down is a Vanderbilt term. And that makes it an ugly one.

So, even if they may put down their anchor, if they hook up for only one time or many more in the future with the Vol Navy, they should NEVER anchor down.

"Anchor down" is a NAUTICAL term, not a Vanderbilt term, despite its misappropriation by the Vanderbilt athletic department, which is completely misguided by the whole "Commodore" thing.

The Rogers are very welcome to drop anchor here. :hi: Go Vols! :rock2:

 

[RollerVol]

welcome from the VolNation...Michael and Cathy...may your stay be as great as it can be...calm travels...and, as always...

GO VOLS...BEAT BAMMA!

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Maggie Jones of the Knoxville News Sentinel, welcome to college football and the SEC.

I say welcome because if you had been an SEC fan for more than a few weeks, you would know that "anchor down" is a Vandy thing. And any Vandy thing is not a Tennessee thing.

Plus, you don't drop anchor in the Vol Navy, you tie up next to another boat (ok, maybe you do both, but we're never gonna admit that). So "tie up," not anchor down, and you'd be not only more correct, but also more right.

So welcome to SEC football, Maggie.

Go Vols!

 

[BACKDOC]

For what it's worth; the Nina and the Pinta will be in Knoxville next week.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

I wish I was rich.

 

[TNnative]

"Anchor down" is a NAUTICAL term, not a Vanderbilt term, despite its misappropriation by the Vanderbilt athletic department, which is completely misguided by the whole "Commodore" thing.

The Rogers are very welcome to drop anchor here. :hi: Go Vols! :rock2:

I didn't say they weren't welcome, Einstein. And I don't think it was them that said it. It was one of the newer KNS reporters that probably slithered in from Nashville when USA today bought it out who did the write up.

Since that is the case, the appropriate Hell needs to be raised. And since you are in exile, stay there.

 

[Jackcrevol]

i would give a finger for that trip

 

[dstn21]

How you know you have too much money. When your boat has a boat!

 

[RibFeast]

Never thought I'd see a southern living article posted on VN

 

[StarRaider]

I wish I was rich.

I wish I was closer to Deep Springs (the place not the VN member - no offense).

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

I wish I was closer to Deep Springs (the place not the VN member - no offense).

:lolabove: none taken

 

[Volinmem]

I hope they're not using a row boat.

 

[pismonque]

"Anchor down" is a NAUTICAL term, not a Vanderbilt term, despite its misappropriation by the Vanderbilt athletic department....

It was an honest mistake. What they actually heard was "yank her down".... hmy:



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[JFreak]

Dang, 7,000 mile transit at 8 knots. And more than half is on inland waterways? That's pretty grueling.

 

[mrredskin]

Dang, 7,000 mile transit at 8 knots. And more than half is on inland waterways? That's pretty grueling.

or a really cool way to travel when you have nothing but time on your hands.

 

[VolNExile]

I didn't say they weren't welcome, Einstein. And I don't think it was them that said it. It was one of the newer KNS reporters that probably slithered in from Nashville when USA today bought it out who did the write up.

Since that is the case, the appropriate Hell needs to be raised. And since you are in exile, stay there.

Geeze, lighten up, Francis. :blink: Didn't say you (or anyone else) said they weren't welcome. I was extending them a welcome. And contradicting Vandy narrative in the process.

 

[volfreak72]

Being an old sailor, the term is "Anchor's Aweigh".

 

[MphsBlues]

This sounds like an extraordinary trip. When I read the title, I thought 'how are they gonna make 7,000 miles up and down the East coast?' before I read the itinerary. Some people would spend the money to explore the world. The Rogers have the right idea, with a trip that includes this game and a visit w/ the Vol Navy. Welcome, Rogers family! GO VOLS!!! :rock:

 

[rstew3]

I've been around boating my entire life, primarily on the TN River in the Pickwick area in west TN. This time of year there are several travelers that are also making the loop coming through Pickwick and taking the Tombigbee waterway down from TN to the gulf.

I've been begging my dad to take the trip up river to Knoxville and he has finally agreed to do it, of course I have to pay for fuel, but it will be worth it. We should be cruising up this time next year if all goes well. It's going to be a 10 day round trip and cost about 2k in fuel, but all worth it. I have other friends who have made the trip and the pictures and videos they have shared of the scenery going up the river and into the hills are amazing. Then cap that off with the game day experience below Neyland. I don't think enough people in TN realize what we really have in our state as far as treasures. Most people think of the Vol Navy as just a floating tailgate, but it is way more than that.

 

[BearCat204]

For what it's worth; the Nina and the Pinta will be in Knoxville next week.

Saw them in Guntersville (AL) yesterday. Pretty cool