Description

Blue Matisse is a versatile Southerly 115 designed by Dick Carter and built by Northshore Yachts. Her variable-draft lifting keel, solid GRP construction, and well-balanced hull create a confident cruiser for shallow anchorages and open coastal passages.

A Beta Marine 38hp engine, installed in 2008 and showing around 1,600 hours, provides dependable propulsion with a simple mechanical layout. Her straightforward sloop rig and practical sail wardrobe support relaxed, enjoyable cruising.

Below deck, the Southerly 115 layout offers two cabins, two heads, a functional navigation station, and a generous saloon. Warm teak joinery creates an inviting interior with clear potential for light modernisation. She would benefit from general TLC, yet remains an honest and promising platform for an owner looking to tailor her to their needs.
With a proven cruising record across the UK, the Azores, and the Mediterranean, Blue Matisse combines pedigree design with real potential for future adventures.

A solid, characterful cruiser ready to reward thoughtful updates.

Specifications

Accommodation

Two double berths
One single berth
Three saloon berths
Two cabins plus saloon
Two manual heads
Navigation desk fitted
Teak interior joinery
Cloth upholstery
Eberspacher cabin heating with three-port new unit (2023)
Approx 2.1m headroom
Cooker/Oven
Two-burner hob
Microwave
1.5 stainless-steel sinks
Fridge
Various cutlery, crockery and utensils
20-inch television

Construction

White GRP hull
GRP non-slip deck
GRP superstructure
Lifting keel design
Iron keel
Skeg-hung rudder
Dual-station wheel steering
Last structural survey March 2010

Equipment

35kg Bruce anchor with 12m of 10mm chain
30kg Delta anchor with 3m of 10mm chain
Simpson Lawrence electric windlass
Six mooring warps
Eight fenders
Two boathooks
Passarelle fitted
Sprayhood fitted
Bimini fitted
Winter covers

Navigation Equipment

Binnacle compass
Raymarine C120 chartplotter
Autohelm speed and log
Garmin depth sounder
Furuno radar
Standard Horizon Explorer VHF
Autohelm 6000 autopilot
Onboard WiFi

Engine(s)

Beta Marine B-38-HE diesel engine (installed 2008)
Approx 1600 engine hours
PRM 150 gearbox
Kiwi folding propeller

Sails & Spars

Sloop-rigged yacht
Aluminium Keno spars
Original 1989 wire standing rigging
Spinnaker gear fitted
Two Lewmar 44 primary winches
Two Lewmar 7 halyard winches
One Lewmar 8 mainsheet winch
White Dacron mainsail with single-line reefing (Hong Kong, approx 17 years)
White Dacron roller-reefing genoa (Hong Kong, approx 17 years)
Multi-coloured Hood spinnaker (approx 17 years)
White storm jib (1989)
Multi-coloured cruising chute by Tab (approx 17 years)

Electrics

12v, 24v, 110v and 220v systems
Victron Blue Smart IP22 30A battery charger
Xantrex 1800W inverter
Two solar panels fitted (not working)
Shore power connected
Two domestic batteries 100Ah each (2025)
One engine battery 100Ah

Safety Equipment

Three fire extinguishers
One fire blanket
One electric bilge pump
One manual bilge pump
Four lifejackets
Jackstays fitted
EPIRB carried
New lifebuoy
Radar reflector
Emergency tiller
Dan buoy

Disclaimer

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