Has anyone had to deal with this?

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The boat is an old nacra 5.2 which is a blast to sail in big wind. Unfortunately, big wind + big boy on wire = plate blowout. No wire breakage was evident and the rig and sails were recovered with a small puncture wound in the jib from the flying plate.

Also - has anyone ever upgraded to a lighter mast? ...was it worth the trouble and expense?