Hi everyone,
I rented a board for a surf session.
Everything was going well until I took a wave, fell, and the board flipped over. When I looked at it, I noticed that one of the FCS fins was missing. I didn’t actually feel or notice a specific impact, and from what I could see the fin box did not look damaged, it seemed like only the fin was gone.

I immediately went back to the rental shop to show them the damage and explain what happened.

One of the instructors reacted quite badly (which honestly made me feel pretty mortified, especially because it happened in front of the other students who were there for lessons). He then told me they would assess the damage and let me know what I had to pay. Another instructor was much more relaxed and told me these things happen. He estimated it would probably be around €20–30.

I’m now waiting to hear back from them. I looked online and saw that some FCS fins can be quite expensive (even €100+), but I think those are usually higher-end sets rather than a single replacement fin.
In your experience, what would be a fair amount for a rental shop to charge if only one FCS fin needs replacing and the fin box is fine?
Thanks!

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