In short
A safe water-sports camp makes life jackets and helmets compulsory, keeps a ratio of no more than eight children per supervisor, supervises on the water as well as on land and has a clear procedure for illness and emergencies. Confident swimming is a requirement for taking part.
Gear: life jacket and helmet
A life jacket keeps you at the surface and cushions falls. At cable parks a helmet is standard because there are obstacles in the water. Both need to fit, so children's sizes are a must.
Ask whether the camp provides the gear. At WuW Camp a life jacket and helmet are included in the price.
Who keeps watch at the water
At a cable park two teams work together: the camp's supervisors and the park staff who run the lift and keep an eye on the start.
Ask how many supervisors are at the water while campers are riding, and how long they have been riding at the cable themselves.
Supervision ratio and oversight
Six to eight children per supervisor is a good figure. What matters is that it also applies on the water. At night, supervisors sleep close to the children.
At WuW Camp a supervisor sleeps in the room next door in every cabin, and during camp weeks the team can be reached on our phone number at any time.
Health and emergencies
A good camp asks about allergies, medication and health insurance when you register, and uses a consent form to set out what may happen in an emergency.
Please be open in the forms: the team can only respond to what it knows.
