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Arcona 430

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2007

A 2007-era fractional sloop featuring a high 22.16 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive performance

Designed by Stefan Qviberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Arcona 430, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.92 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

22.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.2
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 ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2566 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Arcona 430, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Arcona 430 is a 13.2-meter fractional sloop designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts (Boo Marin AB) since 2007. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 4.0-meter beam, a 2.3-meter draft, and a displacement of 9199 kg. A 2011 model, *True Heading*, features a mahogany interior with white trim and blue Alcantara upholstery, including an owner’s cabin forward and two double cabins aft.0:20 Its deck uses a non-slip finish instead of teak, and its triple-spreader alloy spar routes lines under the deck.2:55 Navigation systems include B&G 4G radar, B&G autopilot, and Maretron displays.2:40 The yacht also has a bow sprit, a large forward lazarette, and a stern passerelle.2:52

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.2
Displacement / length
146.6
Comfort ratio
25.2
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1845
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG w/devinacell
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Stefan Qviberg
Builder
Arcona Yachts (Boo Marin AB)

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The family

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