The latest generation class 40

At Structures, ocean racing is in our DNA. Our boatyard started the line with the Pogo 6.50, then the Pogo 2, winner of every Transat 6.50 since 1997. Our first Class 40, the Pogo 40 won the Route du Rhum in 2006 and the Quebec-St-Malo in 2008.

Our new class 40, The Pogo 40S², inherits this line. To comply with the evolution of the rule and the needs of the skippers, we have conceived, with the help of Finot-Conq Architects, a race boat without limitations.

Already the results are there: the first four Pogo 40S² built finished in the first seven in the Route du Rhum 2010, Nicolas Troussel taking 2nd place on the podium. In 2011, The Pogo 40S² took the first two places in the Record SNSM and The Sables-Horta race.

Alongancestry

• A powerful hull with accentuated chine, faster in all conditions.• Efficient appendages, result of latest hydro-dynamic research.• Ergonomic cockpit, protected by a rigid sprayhood and backrests allowing the helms-man to stay dry for long periods.

• Twin tillers, which help downwind control, reduce weight and provide a back-up.• A single companionway as on the latest IMOCA 60 S, aids lightness and helps sail changing.• A bright, spartan interior optimized for shifting ballast.

The Pogo 40S² has all the attributes of a modern race boat.

A thoroughbred

A permanent technological study so that feedback from slippers allows our design team to adapt the Pogo 40 S² to the latest innovations.

Major evolution took place in 2011, notably the movement aft of the mast and keel to augment longitudinal and lateral stability to carry headsails longer.

The Pogo 40S² evolves regularly particularlyregarding structural elements, composites, rig, appendages and deck gear.

Each client can customize his deck plan, rig orinterior fittings spartan interior or canting chart table. Fixed or orientable bowsprit.It’s your choice.

Each Pogo 40S² is built like a one-off.

A made-to-measure one-off

The Pogo 40S² is entirely optimized for the Class 40 rule: maximum width, minimum weight, lowest centre of gravity.

The hull with its pronounced chine is clearly more powerful. The little increase in wetted surface area equates into the equivalent of 15° of heelgenerating a good 10% increase in power.This gives a real gain in speed on all points of sail.

The hull has also evolved in that: in light winds less water is dragged from the stern, and downwind the nose is kept up in a breeze: in increasing the rocker in the stern and in giving a little more volume in the forward third of the boat. We have, however, kept the very sharp line at the chine aft to enable the boat sail at a good angle in light winds.

Pascal Conq

A wordfrom thearchitect

Our priority for the Pogo 40S² has been to create the lightest, stiffest Class 40 so that: each one leaves the yard with the minimum weight and the maximum righting moment authorized by the rules.

The Pogo 40S² is built using vacuum-bagged resininfusion technology followed by a post-cure,a technique we mastered a number of years ago.This guarantees an optimal resin/fibre ratio and the best weight /strength ratio possible.

The hull, deck, interior structural components and furniture are built from foam sandwich with vinylester resin. It has all been verified by our design office after multiple mechanical tests both static and dynamic.

All through the construction of the pogo 40S² each piece is weighed individually in order to guaranteeoptimum weight and righting moment.

Thefabrication

In modern buildings which cover an area of almost 5000 sq. meters, 50 technicians build sailing boats based on the latest technology, whether it be the hull, furniture, deck gear, electronics or the rig.

With the workforce and the design office on the same site, as well as it’s constant collaboration with Finot-Conq Architects, The Structures Boatyard can continually adapt to innovations in the market, whilst fulfilling the demands of it’s clients and giving good value for money.

Based at Combrit Sainte-Marine (Finistère), near Quimper and the river Odet, the Structures boat yard has 25 years experience and knowledge in the conception and construction of fast, comfortable boats.

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Technical specificationsLength overall

Max beamDraft

Air draftLight displacementUpwind sail area

Materials

12.18 m4.50 m3.00 m19.00 m4.5 t115m²Fibreglass.Vinylester PVC FoamInfusion, post-cured

Buoyancy : Class 40’ jauge - Category: A

ZA de Kerbénoën29120 Combrit - Sainte-Marine - FRANCE

Tél : +33 (0)2 98 51 94 73 - Fax : +33 (0)2 98 56 47 74info@pogostructures.comwww.pogostructures.com

Illustrations & photos : Muriel Robin - A. Courcoux. - E. Rousseau - JB Epron

Designers: Finot-Conq