Arcona 380 wins Tjörn Runt 2020

17/08/20

The 57th edition of Tjörn Runt by COWI offered a glorious summer day of sailing with very light winds. Tjörn Runt is a 28-mile race around the island of Tjörn, Sweden where approx. 250 yachts take part. This year’s race took place on 15th August 2020 and Arcona 380, Ikigai, won the race overall.

They have now won the big boat monohull class for three years in a row! In 2020, they won by quite a margin, only 2 minutes behind a one-off 56-footer after 7 hours 12 minutes of racing in light air.

Fun facts about Arcona 380, Ikigai at Tjörn Runt over recent years:

2018 winner big boat class in 12-16 m/s (second overall)

2019 winner big boat class in 12-22 m/s

2020 winner big boat class in 0-4 m/s (winner overall)

The crew included Magnus Lundgren from Arcona Yachts AB at the helm, Patrik Christofferson, Erik Åberg, Adam Swärd, Isak Lundgren, Göran Bäckström, Urban Lagneus & Svante Collvin.

Congratulations to the owners and crew!

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