First flagship Arcona 50 sold

Swedish boatbuilder Arcona has announced the new flagship Arcona 50, its first yacht designed by Jeppesen & Pons, has been sold.

The plug for the Arcona 50 mould is currently in production.

Arcona Yachts CEO, Urban Lagnéus, says: “Less than three months after we announced the new flagship of our fleet, we are delighted that we have a signed contract for the build of the first Arcona 50. Two more Arcona 50s are very close to being signed too. Build slots have been planned and allocated through until summer 2024 delivery so we look forward to reporting more results soon.”

Arcona Yachts started a new design collaboration with Niels Jeppesen, founder and the former principal designer of X-Yachts, in November 2021, alongside naval architect and yacht designer, Ariadna Pons.

As a first for Arcona, the model has twin rudders, with aluminium rudder stocks, as standard. Watertight composite bulkheads separate the accommodation from both the bow sail locker and the dinghy garage – another first for the brand.

Also new to Arcona are the L-shaped cockpit benches and the two cockpit tables, which enable guests and crew to move around the cockpit more easily under sail.

As seen in superyachts, but new to Arcona, the woodwork is cored, which the company says maximises weight-saving without compromising on aesthetics.

The boatbuilder says the Arcona 50 is ideal for safe and comfortable long-distance performance cruising. With twin wheels as standard, the cockpit layout and the sail handling systems are set up for shorthanded sailing and ease of use – important core design features at the heart of all Arcona yachts.

The mould is in production at EasyForm AS in Norway. The build of the first Arcona 50 will commence in September 2022 in the Arcona Uddevalla yard. The first five Arcona 50s are planned for launch in 2023.