My Fanatic Shark fin broke ...

Last time I told you that something happened to me while I was windsurfing in Seča but didn't just get to write about it. 

Well what happened is that my fin broke in the middle of the bay a good km away from shore. It broke just below the head of the fin. Luckily there were enough windsurfers on the water and I managed to get ones attention. He called for help a sailboat that was in the vicinity and they dragged me and my board to shore. 

I was thinking later on that this could as easily happen to me on a cold winter day or in stronger wind when there are not many windsurfers there. Wind direction there is away from shore! That is why I always wear a lifejacket and I'm thinking of talking also a mobile phone next time.

What could be the problem?

One possibility is that the fin was damaged before I bought it. It was a test board and we know that test boards are not handled with much care. I myself also had an accident when hitting a large branch that was floating on the water on one occasion. It could have caused invisible fracture to the fin. It could also be a construction error.

On the water all I really did was put the pressure on the fin after a small jump and it snapped...

Anyway I have contacted Fanatic and asked if they had any reported problems with this fin:

Here is their answer: http://2013.fanatic.com/forum_neu/read.php?1,22083

I bought a custom made carbon fin to replace the broken shark fin ... read my next post :)