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Pogo 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2005

A pioneering Class 40 racer with a 3-metre draft and a 4,800kg displacement designed for high-speed offshore competition

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot), built by Chantier Naval Structures.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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The Pogo 40, on the water

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 12Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.64Bluewater
LightD/L 74Heavy

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

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~100% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2807 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
74.0
Comfort ratio
11.7
Capsize screening
2.64
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2062
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
FG w/polyester foam core
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Chantier Naval Structures, POGO Structures

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