kinked/bent wire rigging

[rperret]

Hello

After a hasty process of unstepping my mast, storage, etc, I noticed that my backstay is kinked/bent - about a 50-60 degree kink in the wire - seems to hae ve occurred when I carelessly stored it a week ago...

Its 1x19 5/32" wire purchased new in 2003.

Questions

1) Can it be used next season as is?
2) Can i bend it back to straighten out? (probably not...)
3) Buy new backstay

Thanks

Rick
Tanzer 22