点评:We booked SUPs and were quite shocked at the terrible life jackets options and the lack of a safety briefing on a working canal.
Our 9 yr olds were the only ones who had to wear life jackets. Initially the ones given to them were far too big with the young girl in charge telling us the jackets were fine. They were not fine, they would have gone over the children's heads in water and created a real drowning risk - we insisted on smaller ones which were given but they were not tightened or checked by staff (fortunately, our 9yr olds swim very well for their age and are frequently around water but we never take that for granted)
The older children, 13yrs, were told they didn't need life jackets but we insisted they wear them as we know what cold water shock and murky water confusion can do to a person.
The kids were then launched on SUPs on a working canal without any form of briefing - not told what to do if a canal boat wanted to pass, what to do if they fell into difficulty, how to manoeuvre or steer the craft. Staff didn't seem to have an awareness of who had launched, so if a craft didn't return they would not realise for a long time or know who was not back.
We are experienced paddle boarders but with that comes respect for the water and an understanding of how easily an emergency can occur.
Only good thing was the price!
翻译:我们预订了立式桨板(SUP)项目,却对糟糕的救生衣选择以及在繁忙的运河上竟然没有安全讲解感到非常震惊。
只有我们9岁的孩子需要穿救生衣。一开始给他们的救生衣太大了,负责的小女孩却说没问题。但事实并非如此,救生衣在水中会盖住孩子的头,造成溺水的危险。我们坚持要小号的救生衣,工作人员给了我们,但既没有系紧也没有检查(幸运的是,我们9岁的孩子游泳技术很好,而且经常在水边玩耍,但我们绝不会掉以轻心)。
我们13岁的孩子被告知不需要穿救生衣,但我们坚持让他们穿,因为我们知道冷水冲击和浑浊的水会让人多么危险。
孩子们随后被直接放到一条正在使用的运河上玩立式桨板,没有任何讲解——没人告诉他们如果运河船只要通过该怎么办,如果遇到困难该怎么办,以及如何操控桨板。工作人员似乎也不知道是谁下水的,所以如果桨板没有返回,他们很长时间都不会发现,也不知道是谁没回来。
我们都是经验丰富的桨板爱好者,但这也让我们对水域充满敬畏,并明白紧急情况随时可能发生。
唯一值得庆幸的是价格!