Arcona 465

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The Arcona 465, on the water

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

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

Comfort ratio 22

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 114

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.1

TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2207 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Arcona 465, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Arcona 465 is a fractional sloop designed by Stefan Qviberg and built by Arcona Yachts since 2016. This 14.1-meter sailboat features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 2.5-meter draft, and displaces 9549 kg. It is notable for its pure carbon construction, distinguishing it from the glass fiber and vinylester build of the Arcona 50.2:48 The Arcona 465 has a mainsail area of 74.70 m2 and a jib of 61.20 m2.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Arcona 465 on video

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

39.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

26.1

Displacement / length

114.4

Comfort ratio

22.1

Capsize screening

2.02

Hull speed

8.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2161

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

FG Divinycell  & Vinyl w carbon

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 2016

Designer

Stefan Quiberg

Builder

Arcona Yachts (Boo Marin AB)

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The family

Related models

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