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Pogo 8.50

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · 1999–2010

A high-performance fractional sloop by Pierre Rolland featuring a wide beam and dual rudders for rapid offshore sailing

Designed by Pierre Rolland.

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

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The Pogo 8.50, on the water

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Footage from Sailing NV

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

Capsize screening 2.58
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 136
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.7
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2101 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Pogo 8.50, as the fleet has seen it

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The Pogo 8.50 is a 1999–2010 fractional sloop designed by Pierre Rolland and built by POGO Structures, featuring a fin with bulb and dual rudders.29:54 It measures 8.5 meters LOA, with a 3.6-meter beam, 1.8-meter draft, and 2800 kg displacement. Its SA/disp is 26.7 and its comfort ratio is 13.0.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.7
Displacement / length
136.5
Comfort ratio
13.0
Capsize screening
2.58
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1149
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1999–2010
Units built
180
Designer
Pierre Rolland
Builder
POGO Structures

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