tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post7769933777244162940..comments2024-03-28T19:22:15.683+00:00Comments on Interesting Sailboats: Eric - POGO 12.50, A VERY FAST CRUISERPaulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-41345321098524205452016-11-03T01:03:05.270+00:002016-11-03T01:03:05.270+00:00I believe I have a surprise for you. There is a cr...I believe I have a surprise for you. There is a cruising Italian boat based on a class 40, the Este 40. I did not have mentioned it because it is substantially more expensive than the Pogo. On that boat I don't like the layout, particularly the idea of a saloon on the bow. The Este 40 is lighter than the Pogo 12.50 and probably as fast or faster.<br /><br />The reason that this type of boats Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-35359759201169091672016-11-02T23:36:26.208+00:002016-11-02T23:36:26.208+00:00Ah...all French builders ! they are damn good at t...Ah...all French builders ! they are damn good at those fast racers! said by an Italian ;-)Alessandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650344220751108512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-69709486965477859512016-11-02T22:46:42.794+00:002016-11-02T22:46:42.794+00:00Hi Alex,
Yes, many old Class 40 an even Open 40 h...Hi Alex,<br /><br />Yes, many old Class 40 an even Open 40 have been retrofitted for cruising, some have even circumnavigated but if on the Pogo the interior, even if functional, is a bit on the spartan side, on a Class 40 adapted for cruising it will be really spartan.<br /><br />Yes the Pogo 12.50 is able to do all you mention and if that is your program it will be the boat for you. It can do Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-28316038365738743722016-11-02T22:08:03.356+00:002016-11-02T22:08:03.356+00:00Hi Paulo. Laser sailor here. The POGO 12.50 seems ...Hi Paulo. Laser sailor here. The POGO 12.50 seems like my dream boat. Light, a little bit HOT to sail but not too much. Flexible enough to be able to run an ARC, a Transpac and a Coconut Milk Run and cruise among Caribbean islands and South Pacific atolls. A known British laser sailor said once you steer with sails and butt not with rudder...which other boat would you suggest will be similarly &Alessandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650344220751108512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-18178083897325656602016-07-15T22:30:49.455+01:002016-07-15T22:30:49.455+01:00You don't need a canting keel to have a narrow...You don't need a canting keel to have a narrow fast boat, just to have it designed the right way, with lots of Ballast and light.<br /><br />The problem is that a canting keel will make any boat very expensive as well as a really big B/D ratio on a light boat, not mentioning that to have the same interior volume you will need a much larger boat.<br /><br />The Pogo are not fat (they have veryPaulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-60878555391158575862016-07-15T10:55:59.518+01:002016-07-15T10:55:59.518+01:00You don't need to be fat to be fast. You need ...You don't need to be fat to be fast. You need just a canting keel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-27431325104116691122016-07-01T08:00:33.070+01:002016-07-01T08:00:33.070+01:00Very interesting discussion. I have the narrowest...Very interesting discussion. I have the narrowest hull for a thirty footer (Admiralty 30). It is 30 feet long, but only 3 feet wide at waterline. I have raced my Admiralty 30 against all kinds of boats. XP44, Melges 24, GP42, Beneteau 40 and 40.7, all kinds of J boats, etc. The result is exactly opposite of what is discussed above. Contrary to my initial expectations, the narrower the hull, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-60135182235914448202014-10-30T17:21:21.239+00:002014-10-30T17:21:21.239+00:00Nick, It's me that should tank you! Crossing t...Nick, It's me that should tank you! Crossing the Atlantic in 15 days is just great...and the 7000nm that you have done in your boat contradicts all of those that think this kind of boats are just for coastal cruising. Quite the contrary, they are downwind maximized boats that are specially at ease on a Transat or even in a circumnavigation, I mean, a "normal" one, made following thePaulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-45556392237687474702014-10-29T20:06:30.079+00:002014-10-29T20:06:30.079+00:00Thanks for posting my transat video.
pogo1250easy...Thanks for posting my transat video. <br />pogo1250easy.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604191714375982246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-58576994683136376442014-08-15T11:53:55.599+01:002014-08-15T11:53:55.599+01:00I love this boat, thanks for this post.
I love this boat, thanks for this post.<br /><br />Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271684169470981349noreply@blogger.com