The Voyage — Segment by Segment
The Eight Segments
Down the Anacostia, into the Potomac, up the Chesapeake Bay through Baltimore, through the C&D Canal and down the Delaware River to Philadelphia.
Nationals · Orioles
Up the Delaware River, through New York Harbor, Long Island Sound and the coastal route to Boston. Four ballparks in the most densely packed baseball corridor in America.
Phillies · Yankees · Mets · Red Sox
Back down to New York, up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal, across Lake Erie, portage to Chautauqua, and down the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh.
Pirates
The most challenging open water section of the entire voyage. Across Lakes Erie, Huron and Michigan — five ballparks in four cities.
Guardians · Tigers · Brewers · Cubs · White Sox
760 miles downstream on America's greatest river. With a 2mph current behind you this will be your fastest segment — flying south toward St. Louis.
Twins · Cardinals
Up the Missouri River to Kansas City, back to St. Louis, then overland to Cincinnati on the Ohio River.
Royals · Reds
At 1,600 miles the longest single segment of the voyage. Down the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway through Alabama and Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Rays
The final 280 miles. Down the Florida Gulf and Atlantic coastline to Miami. The last ballpark. The end of the voyage.
Marlins
About the Voyage
Tenacity is an Angus Row Cruiser — a purpose-built expedition rowing and sailing vessel designed for exactly this kind of long distance coastal and inland waterway voyage. She is 20 feet long, stable in open water, and carries enough gear for months of self-sufficient travel.
She has a sail for downwind sections, a comfortable rowing position, waterproof hatches for gear storage, and a sleeping area for overnight stops. Her name was chosen deliberately — because that is what this voyage requires.
Angus Row Cruiser · 20ft · Sail and oar
The eastern United States is an island. Connected by rivers, canals, lakes and coastlines, it is possible to travel from Washington DC to Miami entirely by water — with two portage sections and one trailer leg to Minneapolis.
The Potomac · Chesapeake Bay · C&D Canal · Delaware River · Hudson River · Erie Canal · Lake Erie · Allegheny River · Ohio River · Cuyahoga River · Lakes Huron & Michigan · Mississippi River · Missouri River · Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · Gulf of Mexico · Florida Coast
Eighteen Major League ballparks visited by water. No other way in.
Nationals Park · Camden Yards · Citizens Bank Park · Yankee Stadium · Citi Field · Fenway Park · PNC Park · Progressive Field · Comerica Park · American Family Field · Wrigley Field · Guaranteed Rate Field · Target Field · Busch Stadium · Kauffman Stadium · Great American Ball Park · Tropicana Field · loanDepot Park
I'll be rowing and sailing through your waters sometime between April and September 2026. If you'd like to join me for a leg — whether you're a kayaker, canoe paddler, small boat sailor, SUP boarder, or just someone who wants to be on the water — I'd love the company.
Every leg of this journey passes through extraordinary American waterways. The Chesapeake Bay. The Hudson River. The Erie Canal. The Mississippi. The Tennessee-Tombigbee. The Gulf Coast.
If you're near the route and want to row, paddle or sail alongside Tenacity for a day or a week get in touch.