Arcona 400
Arcona Yachts · Stefan Qviberg · 2001
Updated
The Arcona 400 is a 11.99 m displacement racing yacht designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts, first launched in 2001. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 53% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 53% of the boats it races against.
44th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 2 starts across 2 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.99 m
39′ 4″
Beam
3.79 m
Draft
2.10 m
Displacement
7.5 t
Sail area
83 m²
On the podium
Where a Arcona 400 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 2 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Arcona 400 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Island Offshore - Race to the Arctic2026- Bergens-Seilforening Serieseilas T&H2026
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Arcona 400 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
X-35 (2 meetings), JPK 10.30 (2 meetings), Corby 33 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (3 meetings), X-40 (1 meeting), Luffe 40 (1 meeting), Dehler 30 OD (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), 11 Metre (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 409 (1 meeting), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Elan 350 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), Salona 40 (1 meeting), Arcona 370 (1 meeting), Dehler 42 (1 meeting), Landmark 43 (1 meeting), Elan 37 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting)
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
5.49
38°
Beam reach
8.81
90°
Broad reach
9.81
135°
Downwind VMG
8.28
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 across the wind in a working breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should.
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 400
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.51 | 4.85 | 5.36 | 5.49 |
| 52° | 5.39 | 7.10 | 7.59 | 7.76 |
| 60° | 5.71 | 7.32 | 7.81 | 8.00 |
| 75° | 5.94 | 7.48 | 8.07 | 8.43 |
| 90° | 5.90 | 7.67 | 8.20 | 8.81 |
| 110° | 5.98 | 7.83 | 8.63 | 9.43 |
| 120° | 5.82 | 7.73 | 8.63 | 9.88 |
| 135° | 5.20 | 7.33 | 8.31 | 9.81 |
| 150° | 4.36 | 6.54 | 7.79 | 9.06 |
| Run VMG | 3.77 | 5.66 | 6.98 | 8.28 |
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 630 kg.
Rigging
Arcona 400 rig and sail dimensions
A Arcona 400 carries 15.35 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.50 m boom, a forestay 15.89 m above the deck and a 4.93 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 94 to 109 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.