Discovery Yachts Group Southerly 48
Sailboat
48′ 8″
Monohull
Since 2020
Overview
- Builder
- Discovery Yachts Group
- Model
- Southerly 48
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2020 on
- Designer
- Stephen Jones Yacht Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin bottom, sandwi
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 48′ 8″ (14.83 m)
- Waterline length
- 42′ 10″ (13.05 m)
- Beam
- 14′ 7″ (4.44 m)
- Draft
- 10′ 2″ (3.10 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 3′ 4″ (1.01 m)
- Displacement
- 38,043 lb (17,256 kg)
- Ballast
- 13,492 lb (6,120 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 80 hp
- Fuel
- 175 gal (662 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,399 sq ft (130.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.8
- Displacement / length
- 216
- Ballast ratio
- 35%
- Capsize screening
- 1.73
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.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Lifting keel : swing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 35 %
- Cockpit
- Closed aft 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
- 780 ft²
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Jib area
- 491 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) 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)
- N/A €
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.