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History of Southerly

Founded in 1973, Southerly is a prominent British yacht maker known for its superior build quality, safety and performance. The company's conception coincided with the surge in popularity of sailing in the UK, at a time when boating was transforming from being a largely professional pursuit to wide-spread leisure activity. Based in West Sussex, the company started producing boats designed by the talented naval architect, John Bennett, and quickly established a loyal customer base with their lifting keel designs that offered both deep water performance and shallow draught versatility.

In 2009, Northshore Yachts, infamous for their Vancouver and Fisher ranges, took over the Southerly brand and incorporated it into their operations. With this acquisition, Southerly was not only able to continue production, but also to further invest in research and innovation. And even today, each Southerly yacht still embodies the original principles set by the founding team, creating exceptional boats with matchless performance and build quality.

Currently, Southerly Yachts continues its operations from West Sussex, where each yacht is carefully constructed by a skilled team of craftsmen and women who combine the best of traditional boat building techniques with the latest in cutting-edge technology. This allows Southerly Yachts to uphold their reputation for building strong, seaworthy sailboats that are highly sought-after by discerning sailors and enthusiasts around the globe.

Which models do Southerly produce?

Southerly produce a range of boats including the Southerly 100 , Southerly 105 , Southerly 28 , Southerly 42 RST and Southerly 47 . For the full list of Southerly models currently listed on TheYachtMarket.com, see the model list in the search options on this page.

What types of boats do Southerly build?

Southerly manufactures a range of different types of boats. The ones listed on TheYachtMarket include Cruiser , Sloop , Aft cabin , Centre cockpit and Motorsailer .

How much does a boat from Southerly cost?

Used boats from Southerly on TheYachtMarket.com range in price from £11,000 GBP to £925,000 GBP with an average price of £183,000 GBP . A wide range of factors can affect the price of used boats from Southerly, for example the model, age and condition.

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Southerly Yachts

Luxury meets innovation- sailing without limits.

Southerly 42 and Southerly 48

This historic brand has a legacy deeply rooted in Southampton, UK and continues to deliver world-class and highly sought after yachts. With our signature lifting keel technology, we offer not only unparalleled performance but also the versatility to explore even the most secluded of waters. Join our esteemed Southerly owners and experience the epitome of luxury sailing without limits.

DEEP DRAFT PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISE

A key benefit of the variable draft keel is not only shallow draft opportunities but also enhanced performance from a deep high aspect ratio keel when fully lowered.

In practise, the boat is stiffer as a result of the improved righting moment, therefore carrying her sail better than other yachts and carving her way efficiently to windward in a seaway. The keel’s aerofoil shaped cross section, with weight concentrated at the tip, is optimised for sailing to windward, allowing you to point as high as 30° apparent with minimal leeway.

The variable keel geometry allows the keel to be set at any position between fully raised and lowered, enabling the keel to be set and optimised according to your point of sail.

An example of this is having the keel fully raised when sailing downwind.

EXPLORE WHERE OTHERS CANNOT

Southerly’s trade mark variable draft keel enables the draft to be reduced to as little as 0.84m (3 feet). The opportunities are endless for accessing and exploring remote anchorages, harbours and inland waterways worldwide, without the draft restrictions imposed on other yachts.

Shallow draft capabilities can save precious time when entering or leaving locked marinas or even crossing a shallow bar in some harbour entrances. When approaching shallow waters, the keel can simply be raised to avoid grounding, and killing time for a safe height of tide.

Select Tabs below for more information on Southerly Yachts

• Southerly 42 Gallery
• 42 SPECS AND EQUIPMENT
• Southerly 42 Layout Drawing
• Southerly 48

GENE R A L The Southerly 42RST is supplied with CE certification is built to EU specifications and conforms to RCD, design category A.

The hull is guaranteed against osmosis for 5 years from the date of manufacture

HULL CONSTRUCTION Heavy duty composite moulding, hand laid to Southerly’s precise laminating system, incorporating an anti-print through and moisture barrier, multi-axial, and unidirectional reinforcements with vinylester laminating resin and isophthalic gelcoat. The keel box is an integral part of the hull lay-up and sandwich construction stiffening runs the entire length of the hull topsides. All main bulkheads are bonded into the hull at main lay-up stage along with a stiffening grillage of transverse frames and longitudinal stringers. The engine bearers are an integral part of the hull structure.

• W h i t e ge l co a t ( R A L9 0 10 ) wit h D ar k b l u e & Cri mso n r e d boo t t op s • Dark Blue style lines • Vinylester laminating resin through the hull for high resistance to osmosis • Clear gel coat below the waterline • 3 coats Epoxy Primer and two coats of antifoul (Copper Coat as option) • Guaranteed against osmosis for 5 years from the date of manufacture

DECK CONSTRUCTION Hand laid composite sandwich construction, with carbon reinforcements. All strong points and stress areas are strengthened with carbon reinforcements. The deck is bonded to the hull through the entire length and to all main bulkheads resulting in a strong and integrated unit. • White gel coat (RAL9010) • Integrated GRP toe rail reinforcing the hull to deck joint • Moulded non-slip finish to ring deck and coachroof • Access to chain locker from foredeck • Foredeck stowage locker

VARIABLE DRAFT KEEL The fixed ballast is an iron casting which acts as a grounding plate and stiffener for the keel and housing assembly. It is fitted into a recess in the hull in the area of the keel box with stainless steel bolts. The aerofoil shaped keel is cast iron and incorporates a stainless-steel pivot at the leading edge.

The keel is raised and lowered by a dyneema pennant and hydraulic ram powered by an electrically driven pump with a hand operated back-up.

All hydraulics are easily accessible for maintenance. • Keel control and gauge showing keel position fitted at the helm • Removable stainless-steel pin, positioned to enable the keel to be locked in the ‘up’ position • Manual rocker switch at pin position for fine adjustment

ENGINE • Yanmar 4JH57 – (57 mhp/41.9kW) 4-cylinder, fresh water cooled, diesel engine • 125-amp alternator • GRP stern tube with water lubricated stern gland • Stainless steel propeller shaft • Three bladed bronze propeller • Substantial skeg fitted on centreline to protect propeller and rudders when yacht is dried out • Non-metallic fuel tank – minimum capacity 310 litres/68 gallons and line filter • Water strainer with removable filter • 12-volt electric ventilator • Sound deadening to engine box • Intergrated engine access panel

ELECTRICS DC • 12-volt system with tinned wiring throughout (except for equipment • Three heavy duty GEL 120Ah Domestic batteries charged from engine alternator • One 75AH AGM engine start charged from engine alternator • Isolating switches • LED cabin lighting throughout • Reading lights over bunks • Chart light over navigation table • Full LED navigation light system incorporating bow lights, stern light, masthead tricolor light with all round white anchor light, deck flood light and steaming light • Comprehensive array of circuit breakers on main panel • Volt and Ammeter on main panel

ELECTRICS AC • Shore power connection • MCB and main switch • Control panel with RCD breakers • Ring main with twin sockets in each cabin, galley, saloon, and chart table • Battery Charger

WATER SYSTEM & PUMPS • Pressurized hot and cold water system • Mixer tap to galley sink • Mixer tap in heads compartments • Non-metallic freshwater tank – minimum capacity 325 litres/72 gallons • Hot water provided by engine calorifier unit with immersion heater • Electric sump pumps to shower trays • One manual bilge pump • Two electric submersible bilge pumps

STEERING • Semi-balanced twin rudders • Twin 30’’ stainless steel cockpit wheels • Single lever engine control • Emergency steering system

SAILS • Dimension Polyant DP410AP premium fabric sails • UV protection strip to foresail • Slab reefing mainsail with single line reefing • Single line reefing led aft to cockpit for mainsail • Self-tacking foresail • Mainsail cover • Optional code sail attachment point

SPARS & RIGGING • Selden fractional rig • Double swept back spreaders • Selden anodized aluminium spars, finished in silver • 1×19 stainless steel wire standing rigging with swage toggle-fork chrome bronze rigging screws • Split Backstay • Furlex headsail reefing system with optional below deck furling drum • Solid kicker (Gas strut upgrade at additional cost) • Main halyard • Jib Halyard (At Mast) • Topping lift • Kicker, main halyard, topping lift, outhall and reef lines lead to companionway • Main sheet led aft to port & starboard helm • Jib Sheet led aft one helm • Harken mast winch • Burgee and signal halyards • 2-1 Masthead Spinnaker halyard

COCKPIT • Aft cockpit • Self-draining with two Stainless drains at helm positions • Laid sustainable timber laid cockpit • Cockpit table with folding leaves, stowage, and handrail • Good access aft for boarding through transom • Telescopic stern boarding ladder • Cockpit locker to port and starboard • Gas bottle storage • Liferaft / fender stowage in cockpit locker • Perspex main hatch with washboard • Instrument panel above hatchway • Two winch handle pockets • Three safety harness eyes

DECK FITTINGS & LOOSE GEAR • Cleats forward and aft raised with stainless chafe guard • Spring cleats amidships with stainless steel chafe guard • Stainless steel stemhead fitting with twin bow roller and fairing • GRP foredeck anchor locker with re-enforced shelf to take anchor windlass • Stainless steel pulpit incorporating navigation light bracket • Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires with gates port and starboard • Stainless steel aft pulpit incorporating stern gate, navigation light bracket and ensign staff socket • Fuel and water deck fillers • Waste pumpout deck fitting • Self-tacking foresail track with sheet led to cockpit • Turning blocks to take reefing lines • Mainsheet led to both helm stations • Rope clutches as required for running rigging • One Harken winch at companionway • Two Harken winches for mainsheet/jib sheet • Stainless steel grab handles on either side of coachroof • 25kg Galvanized steel anchor • 40 meters of chain • 10 metres of rhode

WINDOWS, HATCHES & VENTILATION • 8 opening deck hatches of various sizes • Glazed opening port in aft cabin coaming • Glazed opening ports in aft cabin to cockpit • Two air only fixed ventilators on deck serving heads and saloon • Perspex main companionway hatch and split washboards with lock • Pilot house windows and hull ports are tinted toughened glass, bonded into recesses in deck mouldings

INTERNAL JOINERY & UPHOLSTERY Interior joinery is finished in solid Oak and faced marine quality plywood as standard. Linings are fabric covered plywood or GRP as appropriate. Cabin soles are striped non-slip laminate. The choice of fabric is selected from our interior options range (see website for details).

ACCOMMODATION The layout is in accordance with the general arrangement drawing. There are a total of four (plus two) berths, with two in the fore cabin featuring a convertible centerline or V berth arrangement, two in the aft cabin and a two in the saloon (seating conversion). A three-cabin option will soon be available with an additional two berths.

• Twin stainless steel sinks • Corian worktop • Pressurized hot and cold water • Stainless steel grab rail • Front loading refrigerator – 150L • Front loading freezer -50L • Fully gimballed gas cooker with three burners, grill, and oven (fail-safe devices on all burners) • Gas cut off tap • Ample food and equipment storage • Various Cupboards • Opening hatch • Overhead lighting • Configurable Large locker aft for optional equipment (Wet locker washing machine etc)

RAISED SALOON • Raised seating for six people • Excellent vision forward • Variable folding leaf table • Stowage • Bookshelf • Two opening hatches • Overhead lights

NAVIGATION STATION • Chart table to starboard • Seat & arm rest • Extensive Instrument Panel forward of chart table • Chart stowage under hinged lid • Locker spaces • Opening hatch • Overhead lights • Chart light • Power sockets and USB charging • Main electrical switch panel(s) • Optional forward facing live feed to plotters

AFT CABIN • Full beam aft cabin • Large centreline double berth • Stowage lockers to port and starboard. • Two corner lockers • Large hanging locker • Extensive low-level stowage • Three opening portlights • Opening hatch • Two fixed portlights • Overhead lights • Two reading lights • Access to steering gear

AFT CABIN EN-SUITE HEAD • Marine toilet with holding tank • Washbasin with Corian surround • Hot and cold pressurised water • Electric shower pump • Locker • Mirror • Glass holder • Opening portlight

FORECABIN • Convertible centreline berth can become two single “V” berths • Large hanging locker • Large, shelved locker • Two full length shelves • Two fixed portlights • Opening hatch • Overhead lights • Two reading lights • Hull side hidden curtains

FORWARD HEADS • Marine toilet with holding tank • Washbasin with Corian surround • Hot and cold pressurised water • Separate shower with seat and Perspex door • Electric shower pump • Opening hatch • Fixed portlight • Lockers • Mirror • Glass holder

ON THE WATER – LOOSE GEAR • Launched in Southampton • Mast stepped, rigged, sails fitted • Fully commissioned, tested and sea trialled • One full day handover to include inventory check, yachts main controls and sea trial. • 2 coats of self-polishing antifoul • 4 Fenders • 3 Dock lines • Boat hook • Ensign & Staff • Gas Bottle • Four fire extinguishers • One fire blanket • Two winch handles • Two sets of Lock keys • Shore power connection lead • One bottle of Champagne

RECOMMENDED OPTIONS • Raymarine navigation equipment • Code “S” headsail • Bowthruster and Sternthruster • C-Zone electrical system • FWD facing camera feed to chart table plotter

USA SPECIFICATION

Yachts built to USA specification will include, 110-volt ring main with immersion heater element and 12 volt DC cable.

Detailed information on the Southerly 48 coming soon, please check back.

As of 3/12/2024 Anchor Yachts has been authorized as a dealer for Southerly Yachts.

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Yachting Monthly

• Digital edition

Southerly 42 RST: Popular, fast, go-anywhere cruiser

• David Harding
• July 4, 2022

Yachts that combine good performance with shallow draught and a deck saloon are few and far between, making the Southerly 42 RST a popular fast, go-anywhere cruiser

The Southerly’s deck saloon is low enough to give a good view forward from the cockpit. Credit: David Harding

Product Overview

Southerly 42.

Southerly 42: A popular, fast, go-anywhere cruiser

It’s always interesting to see what sort of boats racing sailors buy when they decide to go cruising.

I know many competitive dinghy sailors who, when moving to bigger boats, have bought cruiser-racers such as MG Yachts, Starlights, Arconas, Elans, Archambaults, Dehlers, Js and Xs.

Although I hesitate to group all these together in one category, what they have in common is that they’re fast, fun to sail and competitive on the race course while also being sufficiently comfortable and well-mannered (in most instances) to cruise with the family.

In a previous life I worked for Sadler and Starlight, and well remember the advert for the Sadler 34 that invited you to ‘eat them for breakfast and have them to dinner’.

Many people with racing in their blood have gone the performance-cruiser route, often simply because they enjoy fast and efficient sailing.

The mainsheet traveller moved from the cockpit to the coachroof as part of the redesign when the Southerly 42 RS became the 42 RST. Credit: David Harding

Others have adopted a very different approach, including one or two I know who have kept their sailing dinghies or small keelboats for racing and bought out-and-out cruisers for family sailing .

One surprised me by opting for what I thought was a ploddy and thoroughly uninspiring cruiser, explaining that he was fully aware of its limitations in all sorts of ways but that it served its purpose for weekending in the Solent with his wife and children.

When you have been racing bigger boats for a long time, deciding what to move on to for your cruising years can present a challenge.

In my time with Starlight I took a number of well-known offshore racing sailors out on demonstration sails and several of them became customers.

People in their position are now often buying the new-generation Xs, Elans, Salonas and so on, but some want something different.

Exploring the options

Someone who decided he did want something different is Jim Macgregor. Jim needs no introduction to anyone who has raced on the south coast in recent decades.

If you have ever found a boat called Flair entered in your class and the name Macgregor next to it, you’ll have known that you had some serious competition.

Jim Macgregor has been one of the south coast’s most successful racing sailors of recent decades. After selling his Elan 410, Flair V , in 2020, he now races radio-controlled yachts and cruises in his new Southerly 42 RST. Credit David Harding

From events such as Cowes Week and the Round the Island to the Fastnet and the Commodore’s Cup, Jim’s Flairs have been there, done it and, as often as not, won it.

The original Flair was a centreboard version of the MG C27, built by Jeremy Rogers. Next came a MG 335 and then a series of Elans.

Jim played a major role in helping to establish Elan in the UK, starting with a 333 before moving on to a 40 and finally Flair V , an Elan 410.

He ran the 40 and the 410 concurrently for some years, chartering and, latterly, cruising in the 40 from Poole while racing the 410 from the Solent.

As a recently retired Poole pilot of long standing, Jim knows his local waters pretty well but has made a habit of going the right way wherever he has sailed.

My most recent race with him was on Flair V on a brisk day in Cowes Week.

The hull has been used for multiple versions of the Southerly 42, including the current model with a new deck and coachroof. Credit: David Harding

On that particular day, Jim had been happy to hand over the helm to his daughter Lucy, who just happens to be a former Olympic match racer (along with her sister Kate) and women’s world match-racing champion.

With daughters like that on board, it’s not difficult to relinquish the helm and enjoy the ride as a proud father.

As the urge grew to spend more time cruising, Jim continued to race Flair V while making a series of modifications to Flair IV to convert her from racer to cruiser.

I wrote about these in 2016, after which she was used exclusively for cruising and then sold the following year.

‘As soon as Flair IV had gone we missed our cruising,’ said Jim, ‘so we rapidly did less racing.’

In flat water, the self-tacker provides reasonable upwind power in about 12 knots. Credit: David Harding

Radio-controlled (model) yacht racing took over from big boats to satisfy the competitive instincts of a lifelong racer, Poole’s Radio Yacht Club being one of the most active in the UK and attracting seasoned campaigners from both dinghy and cruiser fleets in the area.

That left the cruising hole to plug. So, what to buy?

Jim had learned a good deal from converting Flair IV , subsequently looking at and sailing a number of potential replacements.

The Saare 41 caught his eye at one stage, as did the X43 and, later, the Xc 42 .

When he and his wife, Chrissy, started looking in earnest, however, it wasn’t long before the idea of a deck saloon took hold.

Seating in the cockpit is lowered to form the bridgedeck, with angled sections providing useful foot braces. Credit: David Harding

They realised that swapping their fin-keeled, low-coachroof performance cruiser for a newer performance cruiser with a low coachroof and fin keel wouldn’t make a lot of sense, so they started looking at boats with a bit more ‘up top’.

The Luffe 43 DS immediately appealed: ‘a racing boat with a tasteful doghouse’, as Jim put it.

‘It had lovely woodwork, looked nice and obviously sailed well, but it wouldn’t have been a good compromise for us to sell a well-equipped boat from 2007 (referring to Flair V ) and buy something that was older in design just because it had some big windows.’

The Regina 40 and 43 made their way on to the list before being rejected when shallow draught entered the equation. That reduced the choice even further.

Jim considered a Sirius (from one of the few builders offering a choice of fins, twins or swing keels) before a friend with an interest in statistical analysis suggested that the Southerly 42 stacked up pretty well.

Big or bigger?

Apart from the type of boat to buy, the main question was its size. As Jim says: ‘It’s easy to look at slightly bigger boats, then a bit bigger again, then when do you stop?’

As much of their sailing would be two-handed when not with their daughters, Jim and Chrissy decided that it would be sensible to stick to something of similar length to Flair V , especially since the Southerly 42 offered so much more space.

The helm stations have plenty of handholds and bracing points within easy reach, and dished seats for comfort when you want to sit down. Credit: David Harding

Now in their second season with Flair VI – a Southerly 42 RST – they’re confident that they made a good decision in terms of both design and size.

‘We’re very pleased we didn’t get sucked into anything bigger than this,’ notes Jim.

Another important point was that his daughters were happy. ‘At my age it seemed unreasonable to spend a good chunk of their inheritance on the Southerly 42 unless they really wanted to share her.’

As he and the whole family hoped, they have indeed shared her, ‘whether it’s joining Chrissy and me on a cruise, or spending a night around the back of the islands here in Poole. My guess is that they and our grandchildren will be taking me out long after I become incapable of taking myself!’

Side decks are on the narrow side, but teak-capped bulwarks (with an aperture by the chunky spring cleats) ensure secure footing. Credit: David Harding

The latest boat to bear the Flair name was bought through Discovery Yachts’ brokerage.

The previous owner had given the yard a long list of equipment to fit, and the work still went ahead when the boat was put on the market.

So, in addition to having been lightly used and well looked after, this particular Southerly came with pretty well everything an owner could want, including a stern-thruster.

Flair VI thus became Jim’s fifth boat designed by Rob Humphreys. All the earlier Flairs had been Humphreys designs too, except for Tony Castro’s MG 335.

‘It’s a Humphreys design so it isn’t going to be a bad sailing boat,’ says Jim, ‘and it’s got all that draught.’

Plenty of hatches as well as vents – both tannoys and dorades – ensure light and ventilation below decks. Credit: David Harding

As well as using Humphreys, Northshore commissioned new Southerlys of the same generation from Stephen Jones and Ed Dubois.

Jones was also given the job of designing a new deck for the Southerly 42 a few years after its launch, a ‘T’ then being added to the RS (raised saloon) designation to reflect the addition of twin wheels in the redesigned cockpit.

Whoever was responsible for which part of the boat, everything about it adds up for Jim and his family – and that includes the sailing performance.

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‘All that draught’, as he puts it, gives the Southerly 42 an advantage over fin-keelers.

After all, there’s no need to limit the depth of a keel when, at the touch of a button, you can swing it up to make the boat float in just 0.84m (2ft 9in) of water.

There are further potential performance benefits of the swing keel too, but in any event Jim was more than happy when he sailed his new boat home from Chichester to Poole, beating into 15-18 knots all the way.

A self-tacking jib helps make the Southerly 42 easy to manage short-handed. The original sheet has been replaced with 10mm Dyneema. Credit: David Harding

‘It was going like a train.’ That was only in June last year, since when he has been east to the Solent and west as far as the Dart, ‘where we were mostly up the river, enjoying being up a creek in 3ft of water.’

Easy sailing

Conditions were undemanding on the day I went for a sail with Jim: flat water and an easy 12-15 knots of wind.

The Southerly’s generous displacement and self-tacking jib might point to a less-than-scintillating performance in light airs , but we had enough for her to power up quite nicely.

The polars show upwind speeds of nigh-on 7 knots at about 32° to the wind when it builds, (‘Optimistic,’ says Jim. ‘Maybe 42°’ ) and 6 knots in the conditions we had.

A raised saloon and chart table give a good view out through the large windows. Woodwork is nicely finished in light teak. Credit: David Harding

She will also point reasonably high with the lightweight headsail on the outer forestay.

You wouldn’t normally use it upwind in more than 10 knots or so and it has to be furled away during tacks because there’s only a small space between the forestays.

It comes into its own for straight-line sailing once you’re cracked off a few degrees.

Balance seemed good and the boat felt positive and reassuringly sure-footed, suggesting that she would look after you and not get excited without good reason.

The ergonomics of the cockpit worked well.

An island berth is the central feature in the enormous aft cabin, above which the hollow base of the cockpit table forms an atrium. Credit: David Harding

A nice detail is where the seating is lowered slightly to form the bridgedeck, angled edges for foot-bracing making the approach to the companionway easier when the boat’s heeled.

Below decks, the raised saloon and chart table give a good view out and the keel case is incorporated into the layout in such a way as to be hardly noticeable.

It’s worth noting that the keel accounts for about one third of the ballast and the remaining two-thirds is in the cast iron grounding plate on which the boat sits when dried out.

This distribution means that the centre of gravity (CG) remains reassuringly low (and the righting moment correspondingly high) when the keel is raised, though in turn the CG is not as low with the keel down as it would be if the keel contained all the ballast.

With the seating and chart table in the raised part of the saloon, the galley is at a lower level.

Instrument space is limited at the chart table, but the navigator is close to the companionway and has a good view of the outside world. A wet locker is abaft the nav seat. Credit: David Harding

Some Southerly 42s have a third cabin to port, abaft the forecabin. That moves the forward heads across to starboard, making the galley smaller.

Others are like Flair VI , with a double en-suite cabin at each end and the longer galley. You can always use the saloon if you have extra overnight guests.

In terms of finish and detail, the standard is noticeably higher than on the earlier-generation Southerlys I have sailed.

Sheets are within reach of the helm stations, the mainsheet being split and led aft to Lewmar 46 self-tailers each side. Credit: David Harding

The woodwork, in a light shade of teak , is hard to fault. Jim has just one niggle thus far:

‘There’s only one drawer in the whole boat’.

Lastly on this rocket-tour of the interior, I mustn’t fail to mention the aft cabin. It’s vast.

Verdict on the Southerly 42

If you like having a good view from inside, want to be able to dry out and enjoy exploring the upper reaches of harbours and creeks and river and estuary sailing , you might find it hard to imagine why anyone wants a fin-keel and a low coachroof.

Jim Macgregor has spent most of his sailing life owning boats like this.

Now the time has come for him to start enjoying a different sort of sailing, and it looks as though the Southerly 42 RST is going to be just the right boat.

Expert opinion on the Southerly 42

Ben Sutcliffe-Davies, Marine Surveyor and full member of the Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association (YDSA)

www.bensutcliffemarine.co.uk

The Southerly 42 RST, like many of the yachts built by Northshore Yachts, were built to a very high standard.

I believe the yacht’s underwater areas were solid laminate with clear gelcoat, and that her topsides and decks have a core that will be either balsa or a foam.

As with any core decks, it’s essential to check it is suitably secure and watertight.

A few of the Southerly 42 RSTs were fitted with teak decks; this needs careful examination to check for wear and water tightness of any fastenings.

The Southerly 42 RST makes a good coastal cruiser but is also well suited to offshore sailing. Credit: David Harding

I have seen some issues with voiding of the laminate, especially around the keel return mouldings and I have had reports in the past of gelcoat crazing near the hull to deck joints.

Ben Sutcliffe- Davies has been in the marine industry for over 40 years as a long- time boat builder, has been surveying craft for over 20 years.

The keel arrangement is a large cast pan that is bolted up into a recess using stainless fastenings.

The whole of the keel mechanism needs regular lubrication; I have surveyed one which had damage to the laminate on the return of the keel pan after it took some rough ground.

Many of the craft were laminated in colours and, in many cases, this will now be in need of painting as the gelcoat will have faded from UV light damage.

One other thing I have found when onboard the Southerly 42 RST is that it is quite a narrow space when moving from the cockpit to the side decks, and possibly would have benefited from a few more grab rails.

Alternatives to the Southerly 42

Southerly 135.

Later versions of the 135 had increased freeboard and a longer deck saloon. Credit: David Harding

Given the Southerly 42’s particular blend of attributes, few boats are directly comparable.

Most of those that might be seen as fulfilling broadly the same purpose are built of aluminium or have more than one hull.

If you’re attracted to the Southerly 42 but can’t find one (or can’t find the cash, as they’re not inexpensive), probably the most likely alternative is another Southerly: the 135.

The 135 was the first Southerly designed by Rob Humphreys and the first to move away from Dick Carter’s ‘wedge-of-cheese’ shape of keel found on earlier models to one that was deeper, of higher aspect ratio and more efficient.

It gave the 135 a lower centre of gravity, better upwind performance and a less intrusive keel case into the bargain.

Designed in the late 1980s, the 135 was a slim and attractive design.

An example of an original 135 with the low freeboard. Credit: David Harding

By the turn of the decade, however, sales had slowed and buyers were demanding more volume.

So, in 2001, a remodelled version (the Series III) appeared, with a longer deck saloon and wider cabin top.

The original Southerly 135, the Series 1, had been a Dick Carter design that was later stretched to become the 145.

Northshore’s next move, revealed the following year, was to increase the freeboard by 15cm (6in), because the 135 still only offered stooping headroom in the aft cabin and a duck-through passage from the saloon.

Completing the transformation in 2003, when I tested the boat in her final form, were twin rudders to enable her to sport a taller rig.

Earlier Southerlys had been limited in their sail-carrying ability because the single shallow rudder would lose grip at a modest angle of heel.

Twin rudders (first seen on Humphreys’ Southerly 110 and fitted to later examples of the 115) played a major role in releasing the boat’s performance potential and making the most of her slippery hull.

She might not match the Southerly 42 RS or RST in every respect, but is probably the closest you’ll find.

The Ovni 435 has a double chined tough aluminium alloy hull. Credit: David Harding

Built of aluminium in France by Alubat, the Ovni range places the emphasis firmly on ruggedness and functionality.

The chined hulls are un-painted so as to need less attention, giving them an appearance that’s a little too functional for some.

Unlike Southerlys, the Ovnis carry all their ballast internally: the centreplates are unballasted and relatively easy to lift manually.

Despite stability curves that might raise questions among offshore sailors,

Ovnis have found favour among long-distance live-aboard cruisers and been chosen by some high-profile names in the cruising world.

Dating from the early 2000s, the Ovni 435 has a single rudder, but its hydraulically lifting blade is deeper than the shallow fixed blade found on the original Southerly 135 and some of the earlier Feelings.

With her generous displacement and relatively modest rig – necessitated by the lack of low-down ballast – the 435 is a steady rather than spectacular performer under sail.

She’s known for her comfortable motion and gentle handling in heavy weather.

Below decks, the high-volume hull accommodates three double cabins – two in the stern sharing a heads by the companionway, and another forward of the mast with its own heads in the bow.

The linear galley – not always popular on offshore cruisers – works because of the central bench seat over the keel case that provides a bracing point.

On the early boats, levels of insulation were variable and a fair number were built with non-standard layouts.

The 39 also came with a fin keel option. Credit: David Harding

Like the Ovni, the Feeling 39 was designed by Philippe Briand.

She was originally built as the Kelt 39 before the Kelt yard was taken over by Kirié, builders of the Feeling range in Les Sables d’Olonne, in the late 1980s.

Kirié in turn was taken over by Alliaura Marine, which then became part of Privilege and the 39 was eventually discontinued.

One way and another, it’s a bit of a chequered history, but the boat herself has a reputation as a spacious, nicely-finished cruiser with a good performance.

Again like the Ovni, the swing-keel version carries all her ballast in a grounding plate, though this time it incorporates a central stub and two mini ‘stublets’ on which she dries out.

Being unballasted, the centreplate is easy to raise with a rope tackle.

One way in which she differs from the Ovni is in having twin rudders .

She also came with the option of a fin keel, though most fin-keelers went to charter fleets in the Mediterranean .

The centreplate version was always more popular among private owners.

Accommodation-wise, the centreplate case is incorporated within a bench seat in the saloon, with a galley along the port side.

A double berth is offset to starboard in the forecabin.

The alternative layout, used on the fin-keeler, has a conventional saloon with a galley to starboard by the companionway forward of the twin double aft cabins.

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The ADVANTAGE of a SOUTHERLY

The southerly swing keel system opens up a world of possibilities denied to most yachts.

Today, there are over 1,100 Southerly Owners worldwide who can testify to the remarkable versatility of the Variable Draft Keel system (swing keel) which fulfils most people’s idea of the perfect yacht: one that has a deep draft for powerful sailing performance, yet a shallow draft for exploring shallow creeks and inland waterways. Southerly’s have covered many thousands of miles, including transatlantic and round-the-world voyages.

Deep Draft Performance

The Variable Draft Keel provides a deep draft which gives a greater stability due to the increased righting moment. In practice the boat is stiffer, carries her sail better and carves her way efficiently to windward in any seaway. The Variable Draft Keel’s aerofoil shape is highly efficient – and allows you to point high (30°) with minimal leeway.

Shallow Draft Freedom

At the touch of a button, the keel can be raised, to sail in very shallow waters. This means you can extend your cruising grounds considerably. Raising the Variable Draft Keel, gives you access to many locations both for pleasure and for safety.

“It delivers the best of both worlds…When you’re out in the ocean, you want a boat that can handle waves and big seas. But the best part of the cruising life is at the edges where water meets land. The Southerly will take you to both of those places. With the keel down, you’ve got 11 feet under you and all the pointing ability that goes with that. So it’s a deepwater boat but also one you can dry out. It can go places most cruising boats can’t ever go. So the world is very, very opened up” – Read full article: Southerly 540 Wins Cruising World Boat of the Year for Best Full Size Cruiser

2005 SOUTHERLY 110 FOR SALE  -  £115,000 Lying Kinsale, Ireland

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SOUTHERLY 32

LOA: 9.97m (32'9") LWL: 8.80m (29'10") Beam: 3.60m (11'10")

Draft Min: 0.83m (2'9")

Draft Max: 2.26m (7'4")

Disp'ment: 7,456kg (16,438 lbs)

Ballast: 1,927kg (4,248 lbs), keel weight: 846kg (1,865lbs), total ballast:2,773kg (6,113lbs) .

Air draft: 16.60 m (54'6'')

Make: Yanmar 3YM3 29 hp

Fuel: 137 litres (30 gallons) Water: 165 litres (36 gallons)

Sail areas:

Mainsail: 32.83 sq m (353 s ft)

Self tacking jib: 19.79 sq m (213 sq ft)

Furling  Genoa: 32.7 sq m (352 sq ft)

Gennaker: 48.3 sq m (520 sq ft)

The perfect yacht for family cruising ....

great performance, self tacking jib for easy sailing, comfortable cockpit

and spacious interior

Deep draft  performance with  shallow draft  freedom

Stephen Jones was commissioned to embody the established features of the Southerly within a hull to fit a 10m mooring whilst providing good live aboard facilities and excellent sailing performance.

The result sets very high standards which will appeal to many; comfortable cockpit with good storage, wide side decks for safe footing, easy to handle rig with self tacking jib, light and airy interior with accommodation to sleep up to six people.

Under sail, the Southerly 32 is fast and exhilarating -and a real pleasure to helm. The modern hull shape with plumb stem and long waterline length provides impressive sailing performance whilst the broad transom, twin rudders and Whitlock direct rod steering gives instantly responsive helming and exceptional directional stability - making the yacht easy to control.

Single line mainsail reefing and a Furlex on the self tacking jib makes sail handling easy – ideal for family or short handed sailing. The furling self tacking jib means you can tack spontaneously, allowing you to sail in conditions that a conventional sail plan may not allow, such as in a harbour or congested sailing area.

Deep draft performance with  shallow draft freedom

The unique Swing Keel provides deep draft performance 6’11’’ (deeper than most yachts), whilst at the ‘touch of a button’ the keel can be raised to just 2’4’‘ for shallow draft freedom, allowing you to sail in coastal areas and inland waters.

The instant feeling of space inside the Southerly 32, is quite incredible. The raised coachroof extends forward to the mast area, providing good head height throughout whilst generous open plan seating provides a very sociable and spacious saloon. The keel trunk is discreetly hidden within the central table which has fold down leaves to both sides. The seating can convert to single berths for additional sleeping, if required.

The galley is well planned with good views and light, Corian type work surfaces, stainless steel grab rail, twin stainless steel sinks, a refrigerated ice box and a fully gimballed cooker with two burners, grill and oven are standard.   The chart table is in the raised position to take advantage of the panoramic views.

The spacious aft cabin has a large double berth and plenty of storage including a vanity unit. A second door provides ensuite facilities to the spacious heads. The forward cabin is a generous size with twin v berths, good head height, and ample storage.

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ABout Superyacht Approach at Southerly

It is now one year on since southerly yachts, the much-loved british brand of swing keel blue water sailing cruisers, was acquired by concept yachts., concept yachts over the last 22 years has become well known in superyacht circles worldwide for supplying its specialist workforce,  culminating in the company receiving the superyacht contractor of year award in 2022. this encompasses all areas from the start to the finish of a superyacht’s build process, from consultancy and project management, to engineering, composite work, metal fabrication on to interior fitout and exterior finishing..

Southerly Yachts Reborn

Construction of Southerly Yachts takes place in our build facility in Marchwood, close to Southampton, where Concept Yachts is using its highly experienced work force to apply its superyacht standards to the creation of it yachts. Southerly Yachts now benefit from increased use of infusion in the lamination process, millimetre accurate fit-out thanks to an in-house milling machine and 3D printer and a more modular approach to interior fit-out.

All models feature Southerly Yachts’ signature swing keel system. At the touch of a button, when the keel is swung it not only allows you the access to the shallowest of anchorages to get away from the crowds, but in tidal areas means they can dry out securely on their own bottoms.

The swing keel can also be trimmed, to improve performance downwind for example when sailing transoceanic with the trade winds.

All models have the signature raised deck saloon. Southerly also offers a multitude of layouts based on the client’s needs. Over the years Southerly have won numerous awards. Internationally the brand is synonymous with quality and bluewater sailing.

“…combining the trademark lifting keel technology of Southerly Yachts with Concept Yachts’ penchant for sleek aesthetics and advanced engineering”

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Southerly 100 Boat for Sale

• accommodation
• mechanical and rigging
• Manufacturer: Southerly
• Price: £34500
• Location: Queenborough
• LOA: 32'0" (9.75m)
• Beam: 9' 11'' (3.02m)
• Draft: 1.78
• Keel: Lifting Keel
• ID no.: 38696
• Heating: Yes
• Watertank Size: 227 Litres
• Engine Make: Beta 25
• Horsepower: 25hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 227 Litres

Broker Remarks

Southerly 100 built in 1985 for sale in Kent   Perfect for coastal adventures or cross-channel journeys, the Southerly 100 is ready for your next voyage. It features a two single berths in the forward cabin, a convertible double berth in the saloon, and aft of the galley a quarter berth. This Southerly 100 has a bright and airy interior, accommodating up to six in two cabins. The yacht is offered for sale with a good service history. Currently located in Queenborough, where a berth might be available subject to negotiations with the Queenborough Harbour Trust.    Please call our Kent Office +44 (0)1634 571605 for further information or to arrange a viewing.

Accommodation

This Southerly 100 has a bright and airy interior, accommodating up to six in o cabins including the saloon. The forepeak features two single berths, with under berth storage and shelving to both port and starboard. Moving aft to the saloon, the port side has u-shaped seating with a central table that lowers to create a double berth, while a single settee on the starboard side also converts to a berth.

Amidships to starboard, stepping up to the chart and internal helm station, you'll find a single helm seat with full engine controls, navigation aids, a chart table, and vessel control switches.

Opposite the helm on the port side is the L-shaped galley, equipped with a single stainless-steel sink with pressurized hot and cold water, a two-burner gas hob with oven and grill, a fridge and freezer, 240-volt outlets, and plenty of storage. The saloon also includes a radio/CD player.

Aft on the starboard side of the saloon are the heads that include a white sink set in a vanity unit, with pressurized hot and cold water and shower attachment. The space also features a built-in shower tray, a marine toilet, and a mirror. Hot water that is supplied by the engine via a calorifier tank and a 240v immersion heater.

Situated behind the galley is a quarter berth with storage to port, battery switches, and additional storage beneath the berth. This Southerly also features Eberspaecher heating and cream cloth upholstery.

The companionway leads up to a large aft cockpit for a boat of its size with bench seating surrounding the folding wheel steering and binnacle with Compass, Depth gauge, Wind direction and speed log, and engine controls at the rear of the vessel.

Mechanical and Rigging

Spars & Sails:   This Southerly 100 has a masthead Bermudan sloop rig with a deck stepped aluminium mast and boom, with stainless steel standing rigging. The vessel has a furling headsail and an in-mast furling mainsail with a manually adjusted backstay,  The age of the standing and running rigging is unknown.   Winches:   2 x Sheet Winches 2 x Halyard Winches Sails: 1 x Jib – Age Unknown, Good Condition   1 x Mainsail - Age Unknown, Good Condition   1 x Storm Jib - Age Unknown, Good Condition   Mechanical Systems:   This Southerly 100 has a single 2007, 25HP Beta 25 diesel engine powering a shaft-driven two-bladed fixed propeller with a rope cutter. The engine was last serviced by the owner in February 2024. This Beta engine is supplied by a 227-litre capacity stainless steel fuel tank with Morse controls and wheel steering. This yacht will cruise at approximately 4.5 knots and has an approximate maximum speed of 5.5 knots.   Electrical Systems:   6 x 12-volt batteries (2 x Engine + 2 x Domestic 2 x Bow thruster batteries) charging from the engine alternator, Solar panel and via 240v battery charger.   This Southerly 100 also benefits from a 240 volt ring main throughout the vessel along with an inverter, immersion heater and a battery management system ensures optimal performance of the electrical setup onboard.

Deck Equipment

• Anchor – Plough
• Anchor – Bruce
• Lifeline gates
• Boom Awning
• Bimini Cover
• Cockpit enclosure
• Cockpit Dodgers
• Binnacle cover
• Halyard Bags
• Boarding ladder
• 4 x Mooring warps.
• 8 x Fenders

Navigation Equipment

• Steering compass
• VHF Radio – DSC
• Chart plotter
• Self Steering
• Radio/CD player - with saloon speakers
• Navigation lights – Deck & Mast level
• Anchor light.
• Paper charts

Safety Equipment

• 1 x Fire Extinguisher in engine bay
• 2 x Fire Extinguishers in saloon
• Fire Blanket
• Smoke Alarm
• 2 x Lifejackets
• 1 x Horseshoe Lifebuoy with floating light
• 1 x Manual bilge pump
• 2 x Electric bilge pump
• First Aid Kit
• Radar reflector

Contact NYB Kent

• Address: Network Yacht Brokers Kent Chatham Maritime Marina Leviathan Way, Chatham, Kent ME4 4LP
• Telephone: [+44] [0] 1634 571605 [+44] [0] 1634 571605 -->
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Disclaimer : Network Yacht Brokers Kent offers the details of this vessel for sale but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of the information contained in the specification or warrant the condition of the vessel or equipment. A buyer should instruct his agents, or surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered for sale subject to no prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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