SV Kered

Once we had decided on the boat's colours, woodwork, floors, and work surfaces, the subject of options raised it's ugly head! There were things that we knew we wanted to improve the autonomy of the boat; things like a generator, and watermaker but making the final decisions isn't quite as easy as saying "we will have that and that". The watermaker is a big power user so we wanted to maximise output while power was available - either motoring or while running the generator. We ended up going with Discovery's recommendation of a Dessalator unit, as they have good experience with this brand on the original Discovery yachts. The model chosen was the Freedom 100, producing 100L/Hr. Dessalator Freedom 100 watermaker. The main water tank is just over 400L, but we had an additional 200L tank fitted in the bow. Anyone who has cruised extensively will know what a pain laundry can be, so we specified a small ( 3Kg ) washing machine that we know had been fitte...

Back in early 2017, we were at the Northshore Shipyard in Itchenor near Chichester, investigating getting some work carried out on our current boat, a Southerly 110. The shipyard was formerly Northshore yachts who build Southerly yachts until their final demise in 2014. We both commented on how sad it was that Southerlies were not being built anymore, and that the hull moulds were left outside in the elements where they were clearly degrading. At about this time we became aware that Paul and Sheryl Shard from Distant Shores TV ( www.distantshores.ca ) were investigating getting a new yacht built to replace their Southerly 49 'Distant Shores II'. The comments they posted suggested that what they were looking at sounded suspiciously like a NEW Southerly! It became clear that they were working with Discovery Yachts, and when they announced an open yard event that they would be present at, our curiosity led to us making an appointment for a chat. Well, when we talked to Paul and S...