Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race 2018, Pogo 12.50

[@psystealth]

Exce;;ent sailing, well done on the repairs maintaining speed...cool sounds On'ya Mate!!

[@jean-marcelgoger]

👍course de voiliers avec 👍musique de ELO! 🏵🌸💮🌺

[@elitedavidhorne8494]

Thats a fast yacht and you weren't holding back even with damage you took. Good team effort.

[@ntsracing340]

Great vid. How the pogo compare to other yachts upwind? Just looking at the Pogo 40 S2 but a friend is discouraging - saying they are limited in upwind conditions. I hope he is wrong ….

[@rippinsail]

yeahhhh 👍👍

[@franckalberto4078]

toutes mes felicitations

[@LaurensvanRooijen]

Well done, looks like quite some fun on that Pogo 12.50 and a crew that knows how to work that boat. But will that 5000 ozzie dollars cover the damage done to the boom? I would not guess so...

[@OSAAUS]

Hi Laurens, and thank you! As its a cruiser the boom and spreaders are alloy, only the mast is CF. Thankfully that meant the new boom was indeed covered by the winnings....just! Cheers!

[@richardhogarth1607]

Really great videos and your team are flying....awesome sailing and makes me even more determined to have a Pogo one day. Just one question, do you know if the Pogo 50 is genuinely much faster than the 12.50 or only slightly?

[@OSAAUS]

G'day Richard, thanks very much, come visit and we'll drag you out for a sail! Good question on the 50....yes it is quicker, how much I cannot be sure sorry. Pogo seem good at reeling off high averages, even the 30 does this So I am unsure how much more in max speed, but I'm sure it's averages will be a jump. The 12.50 is plenty enough for me though, we haven't yet hit is full potential to date :) Cheers,

[@richardhogarth1607]

@@OSAAUS Many thanks for getting back to me and I agree the 12.50 is plenty enough. Just watched your video again and you guys are really pushing it. Brilliant stuff and keep posting videos as yours really give a feel for the boat at speed. Not planning to visit Aus unfortunately at the moment but if we do do, will repay a sail wilth loads of beer!! Keep p;ushing hard and enjoy your fantastic yacht.

[@crisgalonso]

What an amazing race 😊 we had so much fun!!!

[@hankemory5883]

I realize I'm kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good site to watch newly released movies online ?

[@zooknut]

Awesome! Is Fusion the first Pogo in Australia? I would really like the Pogo 30 myself.

[@OSAAUS]

Hi zooknut, sorry for the late reply, I missed your post. No, there are three of us now, another 12.50 and a new 36. And yes, the 30 is an awesome little boat to sail, just as much fun as the 12.50. Cheers.

[@baronsbacon]

It’s not bringing me down Bruce

[@rotorrover1033]

Why music

[@fixento]

I sailed and racied sailboat for almost sixty five years, one design, IOR, MORC, PHRF, R boats, and never ever once received money for winning. Alas, sailing in no longer a pure sport.

[@OSAAUS]

Hiya Fixento. Dunno if that's the right summation mate. The prize money was actually a donation from a private family who passionately believed in the handicap Corinthian end of the fleet. That's why it was a prize for PHRF, not IRC or ORC or overall. Out of interest, there was no cash prize for any other bracket. I was very humbled by it all to be honest, and the family are local legends of the sport to boot. Cheers!