Arcona 345
Arcona Yachts · Stefan Qviberg · 2021
Updated
The Arcona 345 is a 10.40 m displacement racing yacht designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts, first launched in 2021. It races in Class C.
Length
10.40 m
34′ 1″
Beam
3.48 m
Draft
2.03 m
Displacement
5.5 t
Sail area
73 m²
On the podium
Where a Arcona 345 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 12 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 12 starts by 2 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Arcona 345 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Norgesmesterskap NOR Rating2026- Hollænderseilasen2025
Swedish Offshore Championship for ORC International2024
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Arcona 345 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 36.7 (6 meetings), JPK 11.80 (6 meetings), X-41 (6 meetings), Italia 9.98 (6 meetings), Elliott 44 (6 meetings), First 40 (6 meetings), Finnflyer 34 (6 meetings), Xp 44 (6 meetings), Farr 400 (6 meetings), 11 Metre (6 meetings), Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk) (5 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (5 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (5 meetings), Arcona 385 (1 meeting), Xp 38 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Seaquest 36 (1 meeting), Elan 350 (2 meetings), Neo 350 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), J/109 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting), X-40 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Dehler 30 OD (1 meeting), C&C 115 (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Arcona 345 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.38
38°
Beam reach
8.50
90°
Broad reach
9.52
135°
Downwind VMG
8.12
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the run once the breeze fills, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Arcona 345
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.56 | 4.85 | 5.25 | 5.38 |
| 52° | 5.40 | 6.92 | 7.33 | 7.49 |
| 60° | 5.67 | 7.08 | 7.53 | 7.73 |
| 75° | 5.86 | 7.21 | 7.76 | 8.13 |
| 90° | 5.74 | 7.31 | 7.87 | 8.50 |
| 110° | 5.84 | 7.47 | 8.20 | 9.00 |
| 120° | 5.68 | 7.38 | 8.26 | 9.34 |
| 135° | 5.11 | 7.07 | 8.01 | 9.52 |
| 150° | 4.31 | 6.45 | 7.59 | 8.91 |
| Run VMG | 3.74 | 5.60 | 6.90 | 8.12 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 570 kg.
Rigging
Arcona 345 rig and sail dimensions
A Arcona 345 carries 14.45 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.77 m boom, a forestay 15.08 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails