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Southerly 35RS

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 2003

A Rob Humphreys-designed swing keel cruiser built for shoal water access with a versatile fractional rig

Designed by Rob Humphreys, built by Northshore Yachts.

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

See her sail

The Southerly 35RS, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.72 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

248 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 248
EasygoingPowered-up

15.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Southerly 35RS, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Southerly 35RS is a 10.8-meter fractional sloop with a swing keel, designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Northshore Yachts from 2003 to the present. It has a beam of 3.6 meters and a displacement of 6979 kg. Its swing keel allows for a variable draft, reaching 2.2 meters when fully deployed. Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery completed a delivery passage of a Southerly 35, named Barbara, from Eastbourne to Chichester Harbour, arriving in calm conditions.1:18

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
248.2
Comfort ratio
28.2
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1266
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
Rob Humphreys
Builder
Northshore Yachts

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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