Pogo 30 Swing keel

Sailboat specifications

The Pogo 30 is a 30’ (9.14m) fast cruising sailboat designed by Finot Conq Architectes (France). She is built since 2013 by Pogo Structures (France). The Swing keel version adopts an appendage configuration without compromise between draft and performance. The only drawbacks are the space taken inside and the price of the system...

The Pogo 30 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Fin keel version (see all the versions compared).

Pogo 30's main features

Model: Pogo 30
Version: Swing keel
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Fast cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Pogo Structures
Sailboat designer: Finot Conq Architectes
Sailboat range: Pogo
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich PVC fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull: 2013
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Lifting keel : swing keel
Helm: Twin tillers
Rudder: Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable: Yes
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
101 000 €
(2020)

Pogo 30's main dimensions

Overall length: 31’9.45 m
Hull length: 30’9.14 m
Waterline length: 29’ 11”9.1 m
Beam (width): 12’ 1”3.7 m
Draft: 8’ 2”2.5 m
Draft when appendages up: 3’ 5”1.05 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 6173 lb2800 kg
Ballast weight: 2083 lb945 kg
Ballast type: Glass fiber/vinylester (infusion) fin with lead bulb

Pogo 30's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 646 ft²60 m²
Downwind sail area: 1356 ft²126 m²
Mainsail area: 366 ft²34 m²
Solent area: 280 ft²26 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 990 ft²92 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 38’ 8”11.8 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 13’ 10”4.2 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 40’ 5”12.3 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 14’ 2”4.33 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 9/10
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: 27 °
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon boom as an option)
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

Pogo 30's performances

HN (French rating) iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.: 28.5
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 325 ft²/T30.2 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 683 ft²/T63.43 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 105
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 34 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.32 knots