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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

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

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.64 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.64
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 74

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Pogo 40, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Pogo 40 is a 12.2-meter fractional sloop designed by Groupe Finot and built by Chantier Naval Structures, first introduced in 2005. It was among the first boats designed to the Class40 rule, which was finalized the same year, and has undergone multiple generations, including a major redesign in 2013 with the Pogo 40S3. The hull features a fin keel with a bulb and dual rudders, a geometry borrowed from offshore racing classes. This design allows for planing, with similar boats reaching sustained speeds in the 20s and peaks approaching 30 knots downwind.4:06 It displaces 4799 kg, has a 4.4-meter beam, and a 3.0-meter draft.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels 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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The family

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Pogo 44A 13.55-metre performance cruiser with a 3.1-metre draft and an exceptionally light 6,300kg displacementPogo 36A high-performance Finot-Conq design featuring a powerful sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a wide, stable hullPogo 30A 9.14-metre fractional sloop offering an optional backstay-free carbon spar and a choice between fixed or swing keels

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