POGO

I've sailed a Pogo 2 a bit and they certainly can be fun. I have literally been knocked off my feet when the kite filled and the boat accelerated. I managed 17.5 knots (on the GPS) during the transat. Others have seen more. Less fun upwind into 25 knots and 3 meter seas. For two days.

In the minis (6.50 meters) there are the old Pogos (like in the "diddy" clip from TSB240) and the new Pogo 2, which is the benchmark production mini. Top 8 boats in this year's mini transat (production class) were Pogo 2s.

They are built by Structures shipyard (although the Pogo 2 now only built in the US under license). In addition to the race boats, they also build cruising boats. The 12.50 is my dream cruiser. It is an evolution of the Pogo 40, which was designed as a Class 40 race boat. The 12.50 looks fast and comfortable enough for cruising. But keep the weight out!
 
bbg said:
In addition to the race boats, they also build cruising boats. The 12.50 is my dream cruiser. It is an evolution of the Pogo 40, which was designed as a Class 40 race boat. The 12.50 looks fast and comfortable enough for cruising. But keep the weight out!
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There's a brief review of the 12.5 in the March issue of YW - p. 32. It looks more of a racer to me with a fairly spartan interior, broad open transom and fat-head main. Great fun if you and your crew are fit but not my idea of a cruiser! 41 feet and weighs just 5,500kg.
 
Duffer said:
There's a brief review of the 12.5 in the March issue of YW - p. 32. It looks more of a racer to me with a fairly spartan interior, broad open transom and fat-head main. Great fun if you and your crew are fit but not my idea of a cruiser! 41 feet and weighs just 5,500kg.
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The interior looks pretty luxurious to me. I accept that it would not be everyone's idea of a cruiser, but it certainly ticks a lot of the boxes for me. Also available with a lift keel to reduce draft to 1.2 meters, so it is definitely aimed at the cruising market.
 
TiggerToo said:
c'm on.. I mean: does it track well to windward (even if not a 20kn) or can it only take through 90 true.:rolleyes:
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The boats track very well to windward, due to having two rudders. As I was on my very last sail on the boat, I was showing the new owner "the ropes" (literally). He was up on deck doing something, and I was in the cockpit doing something. About 20 knots of wind, flat water.

After a few minutes he came back and I was going to switch off the autopilot so one of us could steer, when I realised I hadn't switched it on. OK it is not an hour, but the boat tracked well enough for 4 or 5 minutes that I didn't even realise the pilot wasn't engaged.

And no, it can't tack through 90 degrees true, normally. They don't go to windward very well, especially in bumpy water. I was happy to tack through 100 degrees.
 
Ive just returned from sailing a Ginto (another mini) in cote d'azur upwind for 6 hours in 28-32 knots wind, sea state not too bad. It was exhausting but fantastic fun !

paul
 
TiggerToo said:
... has anyone here ever sailed one? Are they as fun as they look?
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There is a retired person at Benodet who has one (10m50) at his disposal to take people on demonstration sails. He invited us on board to have a look but we didn't have time for a sail.

I think it would be great fun to sail and I like the idea of the swing keel. Inside I found it pretty basic but it's meant to be a light weight boat.

He was adamant that it would make an ideal fast cruising boat but it didn't tick all my boxes for that.


PS Sorry BBG I've just read your post and I was not plagiarising you!
 
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