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The builder: pogo structures
2017 European Yacht of the Year
The Pogo 36 is the archetype of the new generation cruiser. Hull design and sandwich construction are directly inspired from our offshore racing range. The bright inside layout is extraordinary convenient whether you are mooring or sailing. She is so easy to maneuver and get top speed that she will give you incredible sensations.
Construction
The hull, deck and all structure parts are glass fiber/foam sandwich construction. Vinylester resin was used in the hull for osmosis protection with polyester resin for the rest. All the parts are done by “infusion”. This is a vacuum process that allow us to build high quality composite parts with great weight optimization. This process is key to propose such performant boats.
| Length Over All: | 10.86 m |
| Beam: | 4.00 m |
| Draft: | 1,10/ 2,95 m |
| Light displacement: | 3,800 Kg |
| Main | 45 m2 |
| Jib | 39 m2 |
| Staysail | 20 m2 |
| Genneker | 75 m2 |
| Asymetrical | 120 m2 |
| Sail Area/Displacement.: | 30.98 |
| Displacement./Length.: | 82.68 |
| SA/Disp.: A sail area/displacement ratio above 20 suggests relatively high performance. Disp./Len.: less than 100 = Ultralight; |
www.pogostructures.com/en/fiche-bateau/pogo-36/
the Architect: FINOT-CONQ
The philosophy of a simple, light, fast and easy to handle sailing boat has been retained. The deck is simple and ergonomic, all winches are installed on the coachroof to be at the ideal working height. Composite coachroof coamings replace the fabric backrests. Again, there are two tillers at the back, that can be used both from the aft of the cockpit seats or from the sidedeck. A visible innovation resides in the exterior design : The shipyard required a view to the front from the saloon, which, combined with the new position of the bathroom, led us to design coachroof windows bending towards the centerline. The Pogo 36’s “eyes” give it a rather radical style. Like all recent models of the range, the hull features a hard chine. It has been positioned as low as possible, the provide stability and power.
The front volumes are quite full, to help the boat reach a nose-up attitude while planning. Several versions of the hull were tested in CFD (computational fluid dynamics) using the FINE/Marine software package, to choose the final hull shape. he backstay-less rig has only one set of spreaders and a square-top mainsail. Upwind sail area : 76 m2.
The carbon fiber mast is stepped quite far aft for a better balance of genoa and mainsail areas. This also increases the mainsail’s aspect ratio for better performance.
The composite, 1,090kg keel is lifting (rotating), like all the other boats of the range.
From Yachting World
The swing keel
Finot-Conq started designing swing keels during the early 1990s for 8m/26ft daysailers and is now using them on boats up to 31m/100ft long. When down, the keel on Nica is 3.75m, giving optimum righting moment and performance. The lifted keel has a 1.65m draught, which should allow access to most harbours.
The keel pivots around an axis on the back of the keel head, with a ram that pushes the top of the keel head forward to swing the keel down, and pulls it back to lift. There is a fail-safe system when the keel is down, which means if the ram is put under a sudden significant load, it will immediately let go and the keel will swing up. This should eliminate the risk of damage to the keel box and surrounding structure from grounding.
The fit of the keel head into the keel box is extremely precise to avoid vibration while sailing. The space is so tight the head of the keel cannot be antifouled, as the extra millimetres of paint mean it would no longer fit back in its slot.