Forespar 50/50 Carbon / Aluminum Line Control Whisker Poles

These Line Control™ Whisker poles offer just the right blend of aluminum and carbon structures to provide racing or cruising sailor weight and cost savings. They have the strength and weight savings of carbon on the inner tube and the abrasion resistance, durability, and cost savings of aluminum on the outer tube. They also feature Forespar's exclusive "Ultra" end fittings (UTS socket inboard and UTR trigger outboard) for further weight reduction and ease of maintenance.   "Whisker poles are used for non-spinnaker class racing and short-handed cruising, or whenever downwind performance is desired without the use of conventional spinnakers. A properly sized and deployed whisker pole will allow the headsail to add considerable power and speed to downwind sailing.   Telescoping whisker poles allow one pole to be used with furling headsails or multiple-sized jibs and genoas on a given boat. By projecting the headsail out to weather and out of the mainsail’s “wind shadow”, the headsail can