Water sports, am I right to be concerned?

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DD is on a watersports holiday. She called in tears saying that they'd done banana boating and it capsized onto them. She said it later got caught in a buoy. I've seen these at holiday resorts, but have never been on one, it's just not my thing. Do they often capsize? Should I be worried.

To give some context, she's been on lots of these holidays, but this is at a different centre. She's not having a great time this year. She also went onto tell me that the instructors are all complaining about their jobs, which has upset her. She is super sensitive.

I just have this knot in my stomach. I don't know if it's just because it's horrible talking to a sobbing child and not being there, or whether I should be worried about safety? I'm also not confident in water at all, so find that aspect impossible to judge.

It crashed into a buoy? So no, they can't be trusted with her safety. No way.
I'd call the camp organisers.

It’s fine for it to capsize but if she’s not feeling safe and happy, I’d offer to bring her home. I’ve done loads of these sorts of trips, from a relatively young age, but I remember one PGL holiday with a friend (I was about 13/14, I think) and your post reminds me of that. I hated it and just endured it really as there was no option but looking back as an adult I can see why - it was too many young teens with limited real ‘grown ups’. Most instructors on these things are students (no one else will work such long, full on hours for such low pay!) and I think if you get the wrong mix, it wouldn’t make a sensitive child feel very secure.

Yes banana boats are meant to be tipped over. The boat dragging it along usually speeds up and turns quickly making everyone falls off. I broke my nose on one nearly 25 years ago at an army base when we visited my auntie and uncle who were posted there.