Bongo 9.60

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The Bongo 9.60, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Patrick Laine

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13

CoastalBluewater

At 2.49 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.49

LightHeavy

107 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 107

EasygoingPowered-up

27.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 27.9

TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws more than ~85% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2728 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bongo 9.60, as the fleet has seen it

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The Bongo 9.60 is a 9.6-meter fractional sloop designed by Pierre Rolland and built by 3C Composites and Olea Composite between 2002 and 2005. It features a fin keel with a bulb and dual rudders, with a twin-keel option also available. The boat has a beam of 3.7 meters, a draft of 1.95 meters, and a displacement of 3400 kg.24:48 Also known as the Bongo 32, it has a sail area to displacement ratio of 27.9 and a comfort ratio of 13.2.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

Channel creator sold this boat after a circuit of the Atlantic
from Patrick Laineseen August 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

29.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

27.9

Displacement / length

107.0

Comfort ratio

13.2

Capsize screening

2.49

Hull speed

7.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1366

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

2002–2005

Units built

40

Designer

Pierre Rolland

Builder

3C Composites, Olea Composite

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The family

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