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Southerly 115 lifting keel yacht for sale in Kent £29,950
The Southerly 115 is a highly regarded cruising yacht, combining the renowned Southerly variable draft capability with a practical and comfortable interior layout. This 1988 example presents as a well-maintained and thoughtfully upgraded vessel, ideal for coastal cruising and extended passages alike.
She offers spacious accommodation for up to eight people across multiple cabins and the saloon, making her a versatile choice for family cruising or entertaining guests onboard. The raised saloon design provides excellent natural light and visibility, creating a bright and inviting living space.
Significant recent investment includes new standing rigging fitted in 2025, along with a brand new Yanmar 3YM30AE engine installed in 2021, offering reliability and peace of mind for seasons to come. Navigation is well catered for with a B&G chartplotter, a radar, an AIS receiver and transponder, ensuring she is equipped for safe and confident cruising.
The yacht has been in her current ownership since 2017 and has clearly been well cared for throughout this period. She is offered for sale only due to a change in the owner’s circumstances.
Currently lying at Gillingham Marina, a berth may be available by separate negotiation, presenting an excellent opportunity for a new owner to step straight into cruising from a well-located base.
A capable and comfortable cruiser with key recent upgrades, this Southerly 115 represents a compelling package for those seeking a proven and versatile sailing yacht.
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Accommodation :
The 1988 Southerly 115 offers a well-thought-out and practical interior, designed with cruising comfort and versatility in mind. Built with the brand’s hallmark raised saloon and centre cockpit configuration, the accommodation is both light-filled and secure, making it particularly well-suited to extended coastal or offshore passages.
Accessed via the centre cockpit, the main companionway leads down into a bright saloon, a defining feature of the Southerly range. Thanks to the elevated deck saloon design, large windows provide excellent natural light and panoramic views, creating an airy and welcoming living space. The saloon typically features a U-shaped seating area around a central table to port, which can convert into an additional double berth if required, while a settee berth is found opposite. There is ample stowage throughout, with lockers and shelving thoughtfully integrated.
Forward of the saloon lies the galley, arranged in a practical, seagoing layout. It is well-equipped for cruising, offering a gimballed Voyager 4500 gas cooker with oven and grill, stainless steel sink, and Isotherm refrigerated storage, along with generous work surfaces and storage for provisions. Opposite the galley is the navigation station, providing a dedicated chart table and space for instruments, making passage planning and navigation convenient and sheltered.
The forecabin provides comfortable accommodation with a V-berth arrangement, infill to create a double, and good stowage in lockers and beneath the berths. Natural light and ventilation are provided via an opening hatch and portlights. Adjacent is the heads compartment, fitted with a marine toilet, washbasin, and shower facilities.
Aft of the saloon, access leads to the owner’s cabin located beneath the cockpit. This cabin features a generous double berth, hanging locker, and additional storage, offering a more private and quieter sleeping area, ideal for extended stays aboard. It also has its own Heads with a marine toilet and sink with hot and cold pressurised water.
Throughout the yacht, the interior joinery is finished in warm teak, giving a classic and robust feel, while the layout maximises both usable space and comfort. With its combination of raised saloon visibility, practical layout, and solid construction, the Southerly 115 provides accommodation that remains highly regarded among cruising yachts of its era.
Inventory :
Safety Equipment:
- 1 x Automatic Fire Extinguishers in the engine bay
- 5 x Fire Extinguishers in the saloon
- Fire Blanket
- Gas Alarm
- Smoke Alarm
- Deck Light
- 1 x Horseshoe Lifebuoys
- Emergency tiller
- Radar reflector – Echomax
- 1 x Electric bilge pumps with alarm
- 1 x Manual bilge pump
- First Aid kit
Navigation Equipment
- Steering compass - Olympic 135
- Depth – Raymarine
- Speed/log- Raymarine
- Windspeed/direction - Raymarine
- VHF Radio – DSC – Standard Horizon GX2100
- GPS – Raymarine
- Chartplotter – B&G Vulcan - new 2017
- Radar – Koden MRD 99
- AIS Receiver – Camino 108s - new 2023
- AIS Transponder – Camino 108s - new 2023
- Autopilot - Raymarine
- Navigation lights – Deck level
- Anchor light
Deck Equipment
- Anchor – with 60m of 8mm chain
- Windlass – Electric Lofran
- Mainsail cover
- Boom cover
- Sprayhood
- Cockpit enclosure
- Halyard bags
- Boarding ladder – stainless steel
- 4 x Mooring warps.
- 6 x Fenders
Keel/Hull
- Cast iron lifting Keel with wheel steering and skeg rudder
History & Construction
Built in 1988, this Southerly 115 has a white GRP hull and decks with non-slip surfaces. It has teak seats in the cockpit aft cockpit area. Wheel steering. Aluminium toe rails. Stainless steel stanchions, pulpit. Sprayhood with full cockpit enclosure. Walk through the transom gate to the boarding ladder. Self-draining cockpit. It was last out of the water in May 2025 when the hull was polished, and anodes were changed. It benefits from a new engine in 2021 and new standing rigging in 2025. The owner his only selling due to ill health.
Title Documents:
When preparing these details, we have seen the following documentation:
- Bill of Sale in the owner’s name.
- Previous Bills of Sale back to the date of purchase
- Builders Certificate
- Invoice showing VAT has been paid at the time of purchase.
- Proof of location on 31st December 2020.
- British Small Ships Registry Certificate
- Invoices for work completed on the vessel.
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Mechanical :
Spars & Sails:
Bermudan masthead rigged sloop with Kemp anodised aluminium deck stepped mast, and boom. Alloy Spinnaker pole. Stainless steel standing rigging new in 2025. Gas road kicker. Terylene running rigging new in 2018, Slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks. Rotostay Headsail furling system.
Winches:
- 2 x Sheet winches, self-tailing
- 2 x Halyard winches
Sails:
- 1 x Mainsail, condition good, last valeted 2024
- 1 x Furling Genoa, condition good, last valeted 2024
- 1 x MStorm jib, condition good
- 1 x Spinnaker, condition good
Mechanical Systems:
Located abaft the companion way is a Yanmar 3YM30AE fitted new in 2021, 29 HP diesel engine. The engine has completed 470 hours as of 30th March 2026. Freshwater cooled. Single lever controls at the external helm with electric start. Shaft drive to a fixed 3-bladed propeller. The shaft bearing was last changed in 2018. It has a 100 Litre stainless steel fuel tank. This yacht will cruise at 5.5 knots and has an approximate maximum speed of 6.5 knots. A SidePower through tunnel bowthruster was fitted in 2018.
Electrical Systems:
4 x 12-volt batteries (1 x engine 2022 + 2 x domestic 2019 1 x Anchor/bowthruster 2024) charging from alternator and via 240v shore power system with ring main, and battery charger.
