BoatsArcona 355

Arcona 355

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1990–2009

Originally designed by Tommy Stal as the Facil 355 XO, this fractional sloop offers a nimble 4,700 kg displacement

Designed by Tommy Stal.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Arcona 355, on the water

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

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 180
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Arcona 355, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Arcona 355 is a 10.8-meter fractional sloop designed by Tommy Stal, originally built as the Facil 355 XO before Arcona Yachts acquired the molds and production rights in the early 1990s. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder and displaces 4700 kg. The sail plan includes a 35m2 main and a 27m2 self-tacking jib, with options for a 32m2 furling genoa, a 36m2 #1 genoa, or a 30m2 #2 genoa. Aboard *59° North Sailing*, the Facil 355, a predecessor to the Arcona 355, was considered during a deliberate boat search on the Swedish classifieds site Blockit.5:26

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
179.6
Comfort ratio
21.4
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1143
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1990–2009
Designer
Tommy Stal
Builder
Arcona Yachts (Boo Marin AB)

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