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Southerly 32

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 2007

A Stephen Jones-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for versatile shoal-draft access since 2007

Designed by Stephen Jones, built by Northshore Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

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The Southerly 32, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.70 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a beamy beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

1.88 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

294 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 294
EasygoingPowered-up

14.4 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.4
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 377 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
294.2
Comfort ratio
30.5
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1218
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Northshore Yachts

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Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.7 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family2.2 m longerA 12-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-meter draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Ovni 3711.90 mSame hull family1.9 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed aluminum cutter featuring a centerboard and a stern scoop extension for versatile cruising

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