There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding
Category: MEDIA
When a ship is about to leave port the boatswain's mate and the deck crew hoist the anchor and this is where the phrase "anchors aweigh," originates. The anchor is aweigh when it is pulled from the bottom of the harbor and the captain duly notes in his log book that it is "aweigh" and the ship is leaving port.
By Tim Giago, ContributorFounder, Native American Journalists Association, 2015-02-22