Arcona 435 Mk II

Name: Arcona 435 Mk II
Brand: Arcona Yachts

2018–present

In production

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Arcona 435 Mk II - 45 foot — Arcona Yachts

Design

Designer: Stefan Qviberg

Summary

Sailing MonohullSailCE A

Length overall: 44.7 ft
Beam: 13.3 ft
Draft: 6.6–8.5 ft
Air draft: 68.9 ft
Displacement: 19,820 lb
Cabins: 3
Steering wheels: 2

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Bluewater Cruising
From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 13.63 m · fresh water 270 L
Performance Cruising
From the published figures: performance cruiser · 3 cabins

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

25.8· Racing

How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

mainsail + jib, added up

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

129· Light

How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

not published: ballast

How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

23.1· Coastal

How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

1.96· Below 2

How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

8.6 kn

How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

Fuel57 gal
Water71 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

D
Sheltered waters
Wind
up to Beaufort 4
Waves
up to 0.3 m
C
Inshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 6
Waves
up to 2 m
B
Offshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 8
Waves
up to 4 m
AThis boat
Ocean
Wind
above Beaufort 8
Waves
above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

Show the builders' own words

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Dimensions

LOA: 44.7 ft (13.63 m)
Hull length: —
LWL: 40.9 ft (12.47 m)
Beam: 13.3 ft (4.04 m)
Draft (min): 6.6 ft (2 m)
Draft (max): 8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Air draft: 68.9 ft (21 m)
Displacement: 19,820 lb (8,990 kg)
Ballast: —
Cabins: 3
Heads: —
Berths: —

Sail Plan

Main sail: 667 ft² (62 m²)
Jib: 516 ft² (47.9 m²)
Genoa: —
Sail area: —
Downwind sail area: 1,851 ft² (172 m²)
Rig type: —

Engine and Tanks

Engine: —
Engine count: 1
Engine manufacturer: Yanmar
Propulsion type: saildrive
Fuel capacity: 57 gal (215 L)
Fresh water capacity: 71 gal (270 L)
Black water capacity: —

Construction

Mast material: —
Hull material: —
Deck material: —
Keel type: —
Rudder type: —
Steering wheels: 2

Builder's Own Figures

LL: 17.7
Length overall (with bowsprit): 14.15 m
E: 6.0
SLE: 18.5
SLU: 18.5
P: 17.2
SMW: 9.8
LP: 5.350
IG: 17.8
J: 5.04

Figures read fromthe builder's page

About Arcona Yachts

Premium production

Swedish builder of cruiser-racer sailing yachts, based in Henån.

Arcona's roots lie in a small family yard in the Stockholm archipelago in the late 1960s, and its philosophy took form in 1982 with the Arcona 32: a racer's heart paired with a cruiser's comfort. A long collaboration with the designer Stefan Qviberg shaped the brand's balance and sailing feel, supported by the galvanised steel frame that has become an Arcona signature. Through the 2000s models such as the Arcona 400 set the modern Arcona look while advanced construction cut weight and added strength, and the Arcona 430 was European Yacht of the Year in 2009. Since 2018 Arcona has been part of Najad Group, still built on the island of Orust, and both the Arcona 435 and the Arcona 50 -- its entry into the super-premium segment -- have since won European Yacht of the Year.

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