Sailboat bowsprit

for downwind sails

The popularity of asymmetric spinnakers leaves many boat owners in a quandary on how to add a bow sprit, whether as a fixed assembly or as a deployable sprit. GMT Composites addresses this with a range of solutions. Which system you select depends on the rig size and layout of your boat, your personal taste, the type of sailing you do and the conditions you face, both at sea and in port. While there are inexpensive kits on the market, GMT believes any sprit installation should be individually engineered and carefully built. The stresses in these sprit systems are high, and failure should not be tolerated. In addition, a sprit is a highly visible piece of equipment, so it merits the finer finish that all GMT composite sprits share.