Arcona 430 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Arcona 430 is a 43’1” (13.15m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by SQ Yacht Design (Sweden). She was built between 2008 and 2017 by Arcona Yachts (Sweden). The Deep draft version offers a deeper L-shaped keel bringing extra performance especially upwind. She has been awarded "2009 - European Yacht of the Year: Luxury Cruiser".

The Arcona 430 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Arcona 430's main features

Model

Arcona 430

Version

Deep draft

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat

Sailboat builder

Arcona Yachts

Sailboat designer

SQ Yacht Design

Country

Sweden

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich Divinicell fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich Divinicell fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)

First built hull

2008

Last built hull

2017

Award(s)

2009: European Yacht of the Year: Luxury Cruiser

Appendages

Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)

Helm

Single helm wheel

Rudder

Single spade rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

Former French navigation category

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

N/A €

Arcona 430's main dimensions

Overall length: 43’ 1”13.15 m
Hull length: 43’ 1”13.15 m
Waterline length: 39’ 6”12.05 m
Beam (width): 13’ 1”3.98 m
Draft: 8’ 5”2.55 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 20283 lb9200 kg
Ballast weight: 7937 lb3600 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron fin with lead bulb

Arcona 430's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1378 ft²128 m²
Downwind sail area: 2120 ft²197 m²
Mainsail area: 667 ft²62 m²
Genoa area: 710 ft²66 m²
Solent area: 558 ft²51.8 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 1453 ft²135 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 58’ 1”17.7 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 16’ 2”4.95 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 40’12.2 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 19’ 8”6 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 7/8
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
Standing rigging: Dyform discontinuous

Arcona 430's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 314 ft²/T29.15 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 483 ft²/T44.87 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 149
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 39 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 8.43 knots