The Paddler Magazine Issue 82 April 2025 | Page 24

PADDLER 24

SAFETY TRAINING WITH THE

DREDGER

Words: Dimitri Vandepoele NORTHSEAKAYAK Photos: Jean-Marc Rhys, Bernine & Johan Deramoudt

You know who we are? We are sea kayakers, deeply interested in and specialised in everything related to safety within the sport. And we go very far in this, putting ourselves in specific situations or places. Do you know the RIO and its crew? The Rio is a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger( T. S. H. D.) with a length of 82.35 metres, a draught of 6.2 metres and a professional, super enthusiastic crew. The ship is a monster compared to us in our tiny kayaks.