FORESPAR® SETS THE STANDARD IN CARBON FIBER DOWNWIND POLES
We have perfected the art of manufacturing carbon fiber equipment not only for the blue water yachts and racers but now for recreational sailors as well. We have manufactured standard composite poles for over 10 years. We made our first carbon fiber mast in 1979, ten years before anyone else in the U.S. All Forespar® poles are manufactured in the U.S.A. and assembled in our California plant by professional riggers.
We are the world leader in standard composite whisker poles, spinnaker poles, and reaching struts. Standard sizing is 2” – 6” diameter. Custom 6 -12” diameter poles are also available. Spinnaker poles are offered in double-tapered as well as parallel configurations. In addition, we custom design and make poles or bow sprits specifically sized for the head sail of your choice; code zeros, asymmetrical chutes, spinnakers, or roller furling genoas. Typically a composite spinnaker pole will be 40% lighter than a similar aluminum pole yet almost 50% stiffer. Fixed-length whisker poles and bow sprits are 50% lighter.
CARBON FIBER SPINNAKER POLES
Forespar’s Composites Division has years of experience in the production of high-performance carbon poles for racing and cruising boats. Weight reductions over similar aluminum poles are typically 50% or better. Poles from 2.5” to 4.5” diameters are straight tubes unless custom 4.5” to 3.5” taper is requested. All 5” diameter and larger tubes have double tapered ends. All are produced from pressure-cured intermediate modulus carbon fiber, and high-performance epoxy resin systems.
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