Arcona 385
Arcona Yachts · Stefan Qviberg · 2021
Updated
The Arcona 385 is a 11.29 m displacement racing yacht designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts, first launched in 2021. It races in Class B.
Length
11.29 m
37′ 0″
Beam
3.79 m
Draft
2.06 m
Displacement
6.9 t
Sail area
89 m²
On the podium
Where a Arcona 385 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
27%
of 15 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 15 starts by 2 boats between 2022 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Arcona 385 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Norgesmesterskap NOR Rating2026- Hollænderseilasen2025
- ORC DH World Championship2024
- ORCi European Championship2022
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: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Arcona 385 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Landmark 43 (5 meetings), XR 41 (5 meetings), J/111 (5 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (3 meetings), Elan 350 (4 meetings), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), X-40 (2 meetings), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), JPK 10.80 (1 meeting), JPK 10.30 (3 meetings), Elan S5 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3600 (1 meeting), X-412 (1 meeting), J/120 (1 meeting), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Xp 38 (1 meeting), 11 Metre (1 meeting), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Seaquest 36 (1 meeting), Arcona 345 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Arcona 385 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
5.43
40°
Beam reach
8.84
90°
Broad reach
10.14
135°
Downwind VMG
8.29
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind in a strong breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the beam as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Arcona 385
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.63 | 4.96 | 5.32 | 5.43 |
| 52° | 5.56 | 7.18 | 7.56 | 7.73 |
| 60° | 5.88 | 7.38 | 7.79 | 7.98 |
| 75° | 6.10 | 7.54 | 8.09 | 8.43 |
| 90° | 6.30 | 7.79 | 8.32 | 8.84 |
| 110° | 6.18 | 7.91 | 8.72 | 9.56 |
| 120° | 6.03 | 7.81 | 8.77 | 9.96 |
| 135° | 5.44 | 7.46 | 8.46 | 10.14 |
| 150° | 4.58 | 6.78 | 7.95 | 9.29 |
| Run VMG | 3.97 | 5.88 | 7.08 | 8.29 |
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 640 kg.
Rigging
Arcona 385 rig and sail dimensions
A Arcona 385 carries 16.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.40 m boom, a forestay 16.06 m above the deck and a 5.12 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 106 to 135 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.