Used Southerly 115 Sailboats for Sale

The Southerly 115 stands as one of the most commercially successful expressions of Northshore Yachts’ commitment to "go-anywhere" cruising. Designed by the esteemed Dick Carter and introduced in the early 1980s, the 115 was a significant evolution of the earlier Southerly 105, offering a larger, more robust platform for coastal and offshore passage-making. The vessel’s defining characteristic is its swing-keel system, which allows the draft to be reduced from a deep-water 8' 2" (2.49m) to a remarkable 2' 4" (0.71m) at the touch of a button. This capability, paired with a heavy cast-iron grounding plate that protects the hull and allows the boat to sit upright on the sand, transformed the 115 into a staple of the British and European cruising scenes, where tidal estuaries and shallow drying harbors are commonplace.