Arcona 410
Arcona Yachts · Stefan Qviberg · 2011
Updated
The Arcona 410 is a 12.20 m displacement racing yacht designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts, first launched in 2011. It races in Class B.
Length
12.20 m
40′ 0″
Beam
3.87 m
Draft
2.20 m
Displacement
7.9 t
Sail area
96 m²
On the podium
Where a Arcona 410 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
10%
of 10 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 10 starts by 2 boats between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Arcona 410 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Skagen Offshore Race2026- Island Offshore - Race to the Arctic2026
- Oslofjorden Rundt2026
- Raymarine OneStar2026
Garmin ORC DH European Championship2025
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: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Arcona 410 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek) (7 meetings), Arcona 430 (6 meetings), Landmark 43 (6 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (5 meetings), Dehler 44 (5 meetings), Elan 410 (6 meetings), Fast 42 (5 meetings), First 34.7 (6 meetings), Italia 9.98 (4 meetings), J/109 (4 meetings), JPK 10.50 (4 meetings), Swan 45 (4 meetings), Dehler 42 (4 meetings), Xp 38 (4 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (3 meetings), First 40 (3 meetings), Dehler 41 (Voogd) (3 meetings), Farr 30 (5 meetings), JPK 10.80 (3 meetings), Scanmar 33 (3 meetings), Diva 34 (3 meetings), Arcona 380 (4 meetings), Mat 101 (2 meetings), J/99 (4 meetings), JPK 10.30 (2 meetings), First 31.7 (2 meetings), Figaro 2 (2 meetings), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), T 34 (2 meetings), Fareast 28 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 38 (2 meetings), First 36 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (2 meetings), Faurby 396 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 37 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Arcona 410 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
5.72
38°
Beam reach
9.23
90°
Broad reach
10.23
135°
Downwind VMG
8.41
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 does more than its size and sail area promise, 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 beam reach.
How fast is a Arcona 410
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.69 | 5.13 | 5.55 | 5.72 |
| 52° | 5.65 | 7.40 | 7.84 | 8.03 |
| 60° | 6.03 | 7.62 | 8.07 | 8.28 |
| 75° | 6.41 | 7.89 | 8.38 | 8.73 |
| 90° | 6.50 | 8.03 | 8.71 | 9.23 |
| 110° | 6.15 | 8.00 | 8.88 | 9.87 |
| 120° | 5.93 | 7.90 | 8.88 | 10.18 |
| 135° | 5.30 | 7.50 | 8.56 | 10.23 |
| 150° | 4.46 | 6.72 | 8.04 | 9.41 |
| Run VMG | 3.87 | 5.83 | 7.14 | 8.41 |
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 810 kg.
Rigging
Arcona 410 rig and sail dimensions
A Arcona 410 carries 16.20 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.85 m boom, a forestay 16.58 m above the deck and a 4.77 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 — 118 to 132 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.