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Southerly 101

Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · 1983–2003

A Dick Carter-designed masthead sloop featuring a swing keel and increased freeboard for enhanced interior volume

Designed by Carter, Northshore & Dick Carter.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.69 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 moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 284
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
284.3
Comfort ratio
25.1
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
916
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–2003
Designer
Carter, Northshore, Dick Carter
Builder
Northshore Yachts

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Ovni 3711.90 mSame hull family1.6 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed aluminium cutter featuring a centerboard and a stern scoop extension for versatile cruising
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.4 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out

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