The physical and mechanical properties that can be obtained with metal matrix composites (MMCs) have made them attractive candidate materials for aerospace, automotive and numerous other applications. More recently, particulate reinforced MMCs have attracted considerable attention as a result of their relatively low costs and characteristic isotropic properties. Reinforcement materials include carbides, nitrides and oxides. In an effort to optimize the structure and properties of particulate reinforced MMCs various processing techniques have evolved over the last 20 years. In application these materials therefore show very interesting properties that can be utilized for various purposes. This thesis shows an investigation of an idea for using an aluminum alloy, strengthened with 20 % SiC particles, as a mast for sailboats in Laser class. Various testings were conducted that include mechanical properties testings, hardness testing, and analysis like metallographic, and quantitative spectrometric analysis with glow discharge. Also by using software a finite element method analysis (FEM) is used and it showed possible potential that lays within the metal matrix composites reinforced with particles, in general.