Southerly 35 RS Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Southerly 35RS means chasing a 35’6” blue water cruiser built around a swing keel and a raised saloon, a boat that entered production in 2003 under the Humphreys and Northshore partnership. The used fleet splits between owner and ex-charter histories, and the variable draught that defines the model is unchanged from new, so the central question is condition and fitted equipment rather than design drift.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both two- and three-cabin arrangements are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The standard interior as delivered came with two cabins, a spacious galley and dining area and lots of ingenious storage solutions, with the interior customisable by original order, so a used buyer should confirm which layout a specific hull carries rather than assume. The raised saloon below deck and the spacious cockpit on deck with its deep forward part and generously open aft section are consistent across the range.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Short handed setup, teak decks, self tacking jib, and chartplotter are commonly fitted to the used boats, reflecting the original self-tacking furling jib and teak-throughout ethos extended by owners. Often seen additions include heating, solar, asymmetric spinnaker, bow thruster, autopilot, inverter, gennaker, spinnaker, dinghy davits, radar, and life raft, while wind generator, furling main, electric winches, hot water, bimini, cockpit shower, and ais appear as less common owner upgrades. An optional gennaker flown from a short removable bowsprit was a factory item and shows up among the often-seen gear.
What to Inspect
The documented source record for the 35RS contains no reported structural defects, rig failures, or flooding paths, and the manufacturer note on storage is truncated without a completed list. A buyer should still commission a standard age-related survey of the solid fiberglass hull, the iron ballast swing keel mechanism, and the teak surfaces used throughout, since the literature asserts durability but records no long-term defect history to contradict.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical markets for the Southerly 35RS are the United Kingdom and France. For a used-boat checklist: confirm the layout is the desired cabin count; verify the swing keel operation and retracted draft; check teak decks and cockpit for wear; confirm the self-tacking jib and single-line reefing mainsail are intact; review the chartplotter and short-handed setup if commonly fitted; and budget for often-seen upgrades like heating or solar if absent.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Southerly 35 RS. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $ 133,679 | — |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $ 147,087 | +10.0% |
| Jun 26 | 3 | $ 140,433 | -4.5% |
Where they're listed
Southerly 35 RS listings appear across 2 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 9 (81.8%), followed by France.
Country view
11 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $ 133,679 | 9 | 3 | 81.8% |
| France | $ 159,537 | 2 | 2 | 18.2% |
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