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Arcona 400

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel w/bulb · First built 2001

A 12-meter performance cruiser with a deep 2.4-meter bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.

Designed by Stefan Qviberg, built by Boo Marin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb

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The Arcona 400, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

2.02 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

169 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 169
EasygoingPowered-up

21.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.2
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2888 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Arcona 400, as the fleet has seen it

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The Arcona 400 is a 12.0 m fractional sloop designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Boo Marin / Arcona Yachts since 2001. It features a fin keel with a bulb, a 3.8 m beam, a 2.4 m draft, and a displacement of 6999 kg. The model has a reported shallow draft option of 2.0 m. An Arcona 400 competed in the Færder regatta, finishing behind a Hallberg-Rassy 342 and a Columbie 66 in its class.1:32

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.2
Displacement / length
168.5
Comfort ratio
22.9
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1542
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Designer
Stefan Qviberg
Builder
Boo Marin, Arcona Yachts (Boo Marin AB)

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Arcona 410A 2009-era fractional sloop with a 2.2-meter draft and a displacement-to-ballast ratio optimized for agilityArcona 370A 2005-era fractional sloop with a 2.05-meter bulb keel, engineered for a balance of stiffness and speedArcona 435A 2018-era fractional sloop with a 2.3-metre draft and a displacement under 9,000 kilograms for modern, agile cruisingArcona 38Built between 1995 and 2001, this 11.45-meter cruiser pairs a 1.9-meter draft with a nimble 6,800 kg displacementArcona 430A 2007-era fractional sloop featuring a high 22.16 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive performance

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