Discovery Yachts Group Southerly 540
Sailboat
54′ 7″
Monohull
Since 2017
Overview
- Builder
- Discovery Yachts Group
- Model
- Southerly 540
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2017–2020
- Designer
- Dubois Naval Architects
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin bottom, sandwi
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 54′ 7″ (16.64 m)
- Waterline length
- 48′ 11″ (14.91 m)
- Beam
- 15′ 8″ (4.78 m)
- Draft
- 11′ (3.35 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 3′ 6″ (1.07 m)
- Displacement
- 51,478 lb (23,350 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 146 hp
- Fuel
- 238 gal (901 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,938 sq ft (180.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.4
- Displacement / length
- 196
- Capsize screening
- 1.68
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Lifting keel : swing keel
- Award(s)
- 2018: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser 54 to 58 Feet
- Cockpit
- Center cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin bottom, sandwich sides and deck: fiberglass vinylester vacuum bagged
- Country
- United Kingdom
- EC design category
- A
- Genoa area
- 1044 ft²
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Jib area
- 549 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 3
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Sailboat range
- Southerly
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 940 000 € (2019)
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.