I catapulted the mast into the nose of the board.
Is it a writeoff? I don't think I'm ready for an skillwise, so I had probably have to replace it. Before the Guy Cribb course, I put a deposit down for today. :) Can anyone recommend someone for a repair job in Melbourne?
I probably got a bargain when I bought it for my old man a few years ago.
Have a look for some of the board repair threads here, that damage is about 1hr on each of a couple of evenings to fix. Well, to be watertight. To be pretty also, you can double it.
If the course is really soon, you could get away with lots of gaffa tape to keep water out (ie proper cloth reinforced 100mph race tape, not the cheap crap)
It can be repaired. Just did one on a friends board. Worked it out through reading heaps, especially of Mark's advice (thanks love the micro bubbles) and boardlady.com.
A tube or two of Knead-it should help hold it together and keep water out until proper repairs can be carried out.
I did the same a few years ago took it to a prof guy who did a really nice job that y couldn't tell it was a repair however a week after it didn't last so I Sanded it back and glassed over It ,get some wide sheets . It's still going strong .
Did the same to my xcite within the first few months. Easy fix as mentioned above. I also bought a nose protector which saved it from happening again.
Just don't sail it in the meantime and lean it up on its nose somewhere warm to allow the water to come out.
A good knead-it job will only last until it cops another bump (which it will).
Slightly OT, but Guy Cribb suggests sheeting in when going over the front like that. It takes some balls and is counter-intuitive, but it will land you on the leeward side of the board thus avoiding mast-to-nose collision.
P.S. Definitely fixable. Agree with others that you could just gaff tape it for a few days while doing the course. It'll be fine as long as you use waterproof tape.
All the best.