That Pogo 2 is going to cost you what? $60,000? There are a LOT of boats you could buy and trick out with all the equipment to do solo Bay and Ocean racing for $60,000. You could very easily race on the Bay for two years AND do a SHTP for half of that, or even 35-40% of that.
I remember when Phil MacFarlane bought one. He told me that almost every time they went out, he broke something, and Phil is a good sailor. That gets expensive.
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