Ideas for repairing awning rips?

[badsector]

Had a bad day at the beach...

A really strong gust of wind bested my foxwing awning. Two poles survived, but the other two were mangled which I've replaced now need to patch up this little hole. I was thinking of stitching it up with some type of heavy duty thread and then putting some repair tape or seam sealer to help keep the moisture from going through. Before I do anything, i wanted to check with the community to see if there are any better methods for this.

Thanks

 

[buckwilk]

I have used this stuff for everything and it's never failed. https://www.amazon.com/White-Eterna...TF8&qid=1505346066&sr=8-2&keywords=eternabond

 

[pugslyyy]

I have used this stuff for everything and it's never failed. https://www.amazon.com/White-Eterna...TF8&qid=1505346066&sr=8-2&keywords=eternabond

+1, stuff works great.