Pogo 50 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Pogo 50 means taking home a Finot-Conq-designed, Pogo Structures-built fast cruiser that has been in production since 2012. These are light, foam-cored 50-footers conceived for long passages and shorthanded sailing alike, and the used fleet reflects that intent: ex-charter examples are common, and owner three-cabin layouts are the more prevalent version afloat, though both configurations turn up.
Layouts on the Used Market
The dominant used layout is the owner three-cabin plan with a vast saloon, huge galley, and two shower-and-head compartments — the same general arrangement the builder describes as a modern 50-footer's worth of comfort. Ex-charter boats are a common sight and may show heavier wear in the saloon and galley, but the structure underneath is the same vacuum-bagged foam sandwich with foam-filled voids for insubmersibility. A tilting chart table and forward-facing saloon windows are part of the interior package regardless of which layout you find.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped used Pogo 50s commonly carry a bow thruster, electric winches, and a cockpit shower alongside heating and hot water for living comfort. On the energy and navigation side, solar, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter, EPIRB, and life raft are commonly fitted — the kind of kit that matters for offshore passages rather than dock-side convenience. Sail-handling upgrades frequently include a gennaker, spinnaker, and asymmetric spinnaker, all consistent with the boat's solent rig and race-derived sail plan.
What to Inspect
The one documented practical weak spot is the pair of storage spaces under the rudder rails: testers found them inconvenient because the rails must be lifted to open them, so check that the rails and lids still move freely and the spaces are not damaged from forced access. On the positive side, confirm the bilge pump handle is present and unobstructed on the step beside the starboard rudder, since its above-locker placement is a designed advantage rather than a retrofit.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for used Pogo 50s is France. For a buyer, the checklist is short and structural: verify the lifting keel swings through its 3.50 m to 1.50 m range in roughly ninety seconds, confirm the carbon mast and solent furler gear are intact, and inspect the foam-core hull for undisclosed repairs. Choose an owner layout if you want private cabin space; accept ex-charter if the price and condition suit. Either way, the boat you are buying is a genuinely unsinkable, light-steering fast cruiser with a rare dual-tiller helm.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Pogo 50. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 1 | $84,041 | — |
Where they're listed
Pogo 50 listings appear across 1 country. France has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | $84,041 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau First 50 | 49.16' | $ 253,484 | 27 | 3 |
| X-Yachts X-50 | 50' | $ 367,262 | 24 | 6 |
| Catana Catamarans 50 | 49.87' | $ 1,204,494 | 21 | 4 |
| Pegasus Yachts 50 | 49.15' | $ 930,404 | 10 | 1 |
| Shipman 50 | 49.16' | $ 420,363 | 10 | 6 |
| HH Catamarans 50 | 51.8' | $ 1,549,000 | 6 | 1 |
| Arcona 50 | 51.84' | $ 1,558,146 | 5 | 0 |
| Pogo 50You are here | — | $ 84,073 | 1 | 0 |