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Southerly Yachts 470

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 2013

A 14.35-metre fractional sloop featuring a self-tacking jib and a swing keel for deep-water performance in shoal areas

Designed by Stephen Jones.

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

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The Southerly Yachts 470, on the water

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

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.00 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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 216
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 211 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Southerly Yachts 470, as the fleet has seen it

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The Southerly Yachts 470 is a 14.3-meter fractional sloop with a swing keel, designed by Stephen Jones and built by Southerly Yachts and Northshore Yachts since 2013. Originally named the Southerly 47, it displaces 17,256 kg and has a 4.5-meter beam. Its sail plan includes a 62 m2 mainsail, a 46 m2 self-tacking jib, and a 72 m2 furling genoa. Aboard *Luminous*, a 2012 Southerly 47, the vessel features a dark blue hull, teak-laid decks, and a Selden carbon mast.1:19 The sail controls, including Lewmar winches, lead aft to the cockpit, which has twin wheels and a drop-down transom with a dinghy garage.2:46 The interior of *Luminous* is finished in teak with blue leather upholstery, and it includes Eberspacher heating, Webasto air conditioning, and Raymarine ST-60 navigation instruments.3:59 The galley is equipped with a three-burner stove and keel-cooled refrigeration.4:41

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 for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
216.5
Comfort ratio
37.4
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2238
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2013
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Southerly Yachts, Northshore Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

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

Southerly 430A 12.86-metre evolution of the 420, pairing a deep 2.72-metre maximum draft with dual rudders for precise controlSoutherly 420A Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430Southerly Yachts 480A Stephen Jones-designed 14.98-metre cruiser featuring a Solent rig and a centerline skeg to protect the propellerSoutherly Yachts 48/480A swing-keel evolution of the Discovery 48, this fractional sloop offers deep-water performance with shoal-draft versatilitySoutherly 590A 17.74-metre flagship offering a 3.27-metre maximum draught and a high comfort ratio for extended blue water cruisingSoutherly 38A 2008-launched fractional sloop with a 2.59-metre maximum draft that was later rebranded as the Southerly 390

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