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Il Southerly 420, come la flotta lo ha visto
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The Southerly 420 is a 12.9-meter fractional sloop with a swing keel, designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Northshore Yachts Ltd. from 2010 onward. Its variable draft, ranging from 0.8 meters to 2.7 meters, allows access to shallow anchorages and enables beaching.1:36 Aboard *Distant Shores TV*, Paul and Sheryl Shard used a Southerly 42 to navigate the shallow, coral-strewn Crooked Acklands group in The Bahamas, demonstrating how its variable-draft keel allowed them to beach the boat in one foot of water.1:02 The Southerly 420 features a center cockpit with a solid windshield and a Solent rig, comprising a self-tacking jib and a large genoa, often with electric winches.1:45 The interior typically includes two cabins, a linear galley, and a raised chart table, with an owner’s cabin aft that often has an ensuite and dedicated engine access.11:15 A 2013 Southerly 420, *Blue Dolphin*, underwent a refit that included a new Seldén mast and boom, new rigging, and a full sail inventory replacement after a rig failure.4:11 The Southerly 420 later became the Southerly 430.
