Southerly 480, IZANA

Broker’s Comments

IZANA is a very rare chance to own a Southerly 480 built by Discovery Shipyard. She offers a boat built to the highest quality that is turnkey ready to set sail today!

There is no place you can’t go with the Southerly 480 and caters to those who want to sail where they please with its swing keel system, which varies the draft between just 1.00m and 3.12m. This provides endless possibilities for the powder white beaches of the Bahamas to the beautiful estuaries of the UK.

On deck the rig features a powerful mainsail and a Solent rig with a self-tacking jib and larger genoa. This offers a good versatile set up for bluewater sailing and coastal sailing. The cockpit offers a spacious, yet secure with comfortable seating and a large cockpit table for entertaining guests in style. The twin wheels provide excellent line of sight as well as dedicated areas for sail controls when sailing short-handed.

Down below, you are immediately greeted with excellent panoramic views thanks to the large saloon windows offering plenty of natural light and visibility. IZANA can sleep six with a contemporary look throughout. This two-cabin version gives a generous owners forward cabin with a large desk area and en-suite heads. The raised saloon comfortably has seating for six and offers panoramic views while the raised chart table can be very handy in bad weather. The aft cabin offers a large double centreline berth, ample storage & en-suite. To port the galley provides a protected and practical area to cook in when at sea.

IZANA is hull #003, built at Discovery Shipyard and she is simply stunning throughout. Since launch, she has been lightly used but has an extensive bluewater specification with many custom features and upgrades. IZANA will comfortably take a new owner on their next sailing adventures in comfort and style.

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Owner’s Comments

We first came across Southerly when I viewed the 42RST at Southampton boat show. I found the practicality of the raised saloon and lifting keel a really impressive feature. Many years later when it came to finally planning a purchase Southerly was the first manufacturer on our list. Discovery had by then purchased the moulds and were undergoing a redesign of the Southerly 47.

It was a great opportunity to be able to get involved with the project and have input into the design. The Southerly 480 design added an extended lazarette including increased storage, a more enclosed safe cockpit, new coach roof and deck giving her beautiful lines that we are constantly complimented on. There was also an overall upgrade to a higher quality finish. Izana was bought to travel extensively around the world whilst accommodating the need to keep in touch with our business in a solid safe versatile floating home.

Through a change in circumstances, this has never happened, but we have had six wonderful years of ownership travelling the Mediterranean. It is now time to sell her as our focus has changed and we move on to a different style of boating.