Arcona 380
Arcona Yachts · Stefan Qviberg · 2013
Updated
The Arcona 380 is a 11.29 m displacement racing yacht designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts, first launched in 2013. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 60% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 60% of the boats it races against.
37th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 25 starts across 6 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.29 m
37′ 0″
Beam
3.79 m
Draft
2.06 m
Displacement
7.0 t
Sail area
86 m²
On the podium
Where a Arcona 380 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
12%
of 25 starts by 3 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 25 starts by 3 boats between 2019 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Arcona 380 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Rolex Middle Sea Race2025
Garmin ORC DH European Championship2025
Swedish Offshore Double Handed Championship for ORCi2025
ORC DH European Championship2023- ORC European Championship2023
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Arcona 380 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Landmark 43 (7 meetings), Salona 37 (7 meetings), Sinergia 40 (7 meetings), First 40.7 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (7 meetings), Archambault 40 (7 meetings), IMX 45 (7 meetings), Elan 410 (7 meetings), Dufour 40 (7 meetings), JPK 10.80 (6 meetings), J/121 (6 meetings), Figaro 2 (5 meetings), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (7 meetings), JPK 10.30 (7 meetings), Albin Nova (4 meetings), X-302 (4 meetings), First 34.7 (4 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (5 meetings), Farr 30 (2 meetings), Mat 101 (4 meetings), Arcona 410 (4 meetings), X-35 (4 meetings), J/105 (1 meeting), Pac 52 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3200 (1 meeting), Irc 52 (1 meeting), TP 52 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Comet 38 (Vallicelli) (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Arcona 380 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
5.47
39°
Beam reach
8.87
90°
Broad reach
10.09
135°
Downwind VMG
8.04
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is cracked off once it pipes up, 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 broad reach.
How fast is a Arcona 380
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.56 | 4.92 | 5.35 | 5.47 |
| 52° | 5.46 | 7.13 | 7.60 | 7.76 |
| 60° | 5.79 | 7.34 | 7.82 | 8.03 |
| 75° | 6.02 | 7.49 | 8.08 | 8.48 |
| 90° | 6.07 | 7.70 | 8.16 | 8.87 |
| 110° | 6.16 | 7.89 | 8.67 | 9.51 |
| 120° | 6.02 | 7.80 | 8.75 | 9.85 |
| 135° | 5.41 | 7.43 | 8.42 | 10.09 |
| 150° | 4.55 | 6.71 | 7.88 | 9.17 |
| Run VMG | 3.94 | 5.81 | 6.95 | 8.04 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 710 kg.
Rigging
Arcona 380 rig and sail dimensions
A Arcona 380 carries 16.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.40 m boom, a forestay 16.07 m above the deck and a 4.73 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 9 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 95 to 142 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.