Bad Luck or Bad Design? Not the best day on my Hobie Outback

Took my Hobie Outback out for the 2nd time this season and the BOTH pull cords for the Mirage 180 decided break on me. I could blame the banana or I could blame Hobie for making such cheap pull cords. I think I'll be going with Robohawk for some replacements. Other than that I didn't get skunked and...