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Kit trashed in the week and a half since the wind started to blow.

Please bear in mind that I have been out sailing over a dozen times in the last few weeks. I'm not breaking kit each time I go out, and have not broken any kit in the last year or so. This is just a run of bad luck, combined with big wind days.

Kit Damage How Repair? Cost Lesson Learnt
6.0m2 Sail Top panel finned Whilst putting kit on beach sail was whipped out of my hand by a gust. Yes £30 Be careful where you put it down
Downhaul Snapped Whilst rigging. No £1.14 Re-new regularly
4.5M2 Sail Bottom Panel split Trashed and trapped under sail whilst coming in. Yes £30 Don't get trashed in the shore break!
Downhaul Cut De-rigging rope became jammed up the mastbase. No £1.14 Don't feed it back up the mastbase, wrap it around the mast.
32cm Fin Split Thrown up the stony beach by a big dumping wave. Yes Free Do not sail at Hayling Island around high tide.
430 Mast Snapped in two places Caught by a big wave, holding onto the tip of the mast. Not in shore break.  No £150 When you start getting really frightened by the big waves come in!

 

Overall lesson learnt:
Wave sailing is great fun and an incredible rush, but can be very hard and expensive on kit. Make sure that you are confident with the conditions, your kit and your skill level before you go out.

 

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