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Southerly 100 |
Brief Notes |
Builder |
Northshore Ltd |
The Southerly
100 is a Dick Carter design, one of the few really shallow
draught modern yachts available. She has a pilot house with
interior steering, and a cast iron ballast plate protecting
the keel and bottom when grounding. The boats had a very long
production run, with various modifications from year to year, hence there can be wide variations in prices. |
Length OA |
32' 0" |
Sail Area |
478 sq ft main and genoa |
Length WL |
25' 0" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
9' 11" |
Cabins |
1 plus saloon |
.Draught |
1' 10" to 5' 10" |
Berths |
5/6 |
Displacement |
9,500 lbs |
Engine type |
Yanmar or Bukh diesels |
Ballast |
4,406 lbs total |
Engine bhp |
18 - 29 |
Keel type |
Electrically operated hydraulic
lift keel |
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The Southerly 100 was introduced in 1983, being a slightly
updated version of the 1979 Dick Carter Southerly 95, itself
a development of the original John Bennett designed Southerly
28 from 1974.
The late Dick Carter ran a US-based yacht design and production company called Carter Offshore, the staff of which included Doug Peterson, Chuck Paine, and Yves-Marie de Tanton, all of whom later went on to set up their own highly regarded design businesses. Carter Offshore mostly designed racing boats, some of them very successful indeed, including the drop keel "Red Rooster" which won the Fastnet Race in 1969.
Southerlys are renowned for their ability to float “on
a damp lawn” and with the keel raised by the electrically
powered hydraulic ram she only draws 1’ 10”, but
with the keel down she draws a healthy 5’10” and
can give a good account of herself to windward. The inevitably
shallow rudder can however sometimes cause poor control offwind
in a large quartering sea - a price many owners are happy to pay for the advantages of very shallow draught.
The wedge-shaped drop keel sits in a massive steel grounding
plate, which not only protects it but also acts as a substantial
contribution to the ballast. Southerlys were until recently still in production,
though the smallest model was the Southerly 32 at around £200,000+. These late-model
Southerlys have deeper keels and twin rudders to enhance performance
and control.
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