Learn the rule
What the official source says, where it applies, and what RC can explain back without bluffing.
Learning in public · Not claiming expert status
If I cannot explain the river on land, I should not trust myself to improvise on it.
Every lesson turns official source material into a small set of decisions RC and Enzo can actually use. Durable principles stay separate from live conditions that must be checked again.
Test the decision
A practical chart, shore, radio, or scenario exercise that changes a real launch choice.
Publish the gap
Uncertainty stays visible. Weather, traffic, lock status, channel conditions, and local language get rechecked live.
Current classroom
Decisions before distance.
River School is not generic river history. Each entry is a narrow decision skill, a practical test, and an honest statement of what remains unknown.
2026-08-01
River School · Week 2
Decode passing language
Signals express intent. Radio language can be local. Clarify before moving.
Open the lesson →
2026-07-31
River School · Week 2
Apply Rule 9 on Western Rivers
Know the narrow-channel rule, understand downbound traffic, and never use a rule to justify impeding a tow.
Open the lesson →Durable river principles
Carry these.
- A canoe never earns the right to impede a tow.
- Assume you have not been seen until communication or positioning proves otherwise.
- Clarify a passing plan before moving into the place where guessing becomes dangerous.
Live conditions
Recheck these.
- Weather, river stage, current, visibility, and debris.
- Locks, traffic, temporary restrictions, closures, and local radio practice.
- The exact launch, landing, campsite, and channel margin that day.
Existing expedition tools