- Price from 45 000 euros.
- But most of the well-equipped models trade around 55,000/60,000 euros... despite the release of the Pogo 30.
- Product from 1999 to 2010
With its very wide hull, this Rolland design shows superb downwind ease in strong winds. It glides, flat and flat - up to 17 knots -, without putting much strain on the pilot. A quality that makes it an ideal support for crossing the Atlantic, especially as the boat is very well built.
But at other points of sail, and especially in light winds, the 850 is no better than other yachts of the same length. This is due to a fairly heavy displacement and a large wetted surface. Inside, to save weight, the shipyard has played the card of stripping: exposed floors without floor, two double berths but no doors, chart table without seat and ultra simple kitchen. Few small stowage spaces, but a vast hold behind the toilet compartment under the cockpit.
The Pogo 8.50 is a marine and rustic sailboat rather reserved for a reduced crew (couple or single-handed) who prefers the pleasures of offshore navigation to those of a stopover. Its only flaw? She keeps a high rating..
The diagnosis of Bateaux.com
In 2000, he was all we talked about! Think about it: a sailing yacht built to eat mile after mile, which does not have the old navy atmosphere, there's no shortage of pontoons... and her unsinkable certification means she is the smallest sailing yacht certified in category A. Enough to have wings to go out to sea.
The advantages
- Safe and seaworthy sailboat
- Wide and comfortable cockpit
- Generous interior volume
Disadvantages
- No back skirt
- To sorrow in light weather
- High Coast
But what is he missing?
Nothing. The 8.50 is still an excellent sailboat.
The equivalent today?
His successor the Pogo 30 It's even faster, especially upwind and in light airs.
