$150 for jib battons!! No way, my local shop has the exact batton size/width, etc in 12 foot lengths. They just cut me the length I need a even put on luff caps for me. I lost 1 or 2 per year sailing in high winds until I learned to tape them thoroughly (once you adjust your tension). The tacks in high winds really tears/pulls/shreads the ends of your jib battons and they pop out. Anyway, the shop sells the battons here in Montreal for about $3/foot CA. That's about $0.75/foot in USD!!! Just kidding but still much cheaper than ordering them from Hobie, Murray's or Fogh. I'll check the price again. If as cheap as I remember, could arrange a mercy mission to get you cheap battons....