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VMAX — GER 7786

Model: Pogo 850

Pogo StructuresPierre Rolland

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VMAX (GER 7786) is a Pogo 850 designed by Pierre Rolland and built by Pogo Structures. She has been racing since 2026. Against a typical Pogo 850 she is slower upwind in light air and downwind.

VMAX GER 7786 - Pierre Rolland - Pogo Structures

Racing record

64

Race Edge

Pogo 850: 42

588.8s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn80
10–16 kn18
Over 16 kn78
VMAXA typical Pogo 850How Race Edge works
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Length

8.50 m

27′ 11″

Beam

3.64 m

Draft

1.80 m

Displacement

2.8 t

Sail area

53 m²

On the podium

Where VMAX finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with VMAX on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

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How VMAX compares with a typical Pogo 850

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Pogo 850s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Pogo 850; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.09 kn
Beam reach-0.02 kn
Broad reach-0.08 kn
Downwind-0.08 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Pogo 850 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

VMAX in blue, a typical Pogo 850 dashed.

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VMAX in blue, a typical Pogo 850 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Pogo 850s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Pogo 850

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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