That's a very sad sight Robi, but dont despair! I have seen much worse stuff repaired.

Ref: http://www.nt-tornado.de/fotosspektakul%E4r.htm
(pictures taken by the Mittelmeyers, german T team)

Scooby's description is the way to go for fixing the long rift. I would not have used gelcoat (gel?) as a filler, but regular epoxy thickened with chopped glass strands or collodial silica.
The key is the use of a backing plate to re-build the inside skin. Without an inside glass skin, you will not get a good repair.
When cleaning up the area, cut a bevel all around the rift and sand down the edges to make room for some new layers of glass without ruining the fairness of your hull. After the rift is filled, cover it with some staggered layers of glass (ask Matt about what cloth to use and how many layers)

If you need it, you can make a mould from your other hull, but on a small job like this I would not have bothered with that. Feel, some careful sighting and a smear stick should be good enough to restore the fairness.

The other damage looks like you only need to sand, fill, fair and paint. Should be easy.

If you decide to do this on your own, take care to protect yourself from the diverse chemicals used!
It's a good idea to contact Matt anyway, check what he would reccomend for repairs.


Bad luck having number one?? No, but there might be some issues that need to be sorted out, as always on a new product. But this doesn't happen due to the boat being number one. Repair it, paint it and get on the water again, it will be just as good as before..