'Southern Direction' is a beautiful and unique blue water cruiser.
‘Southern Direction’ is a beautiful and unique blue-water cruising yacht. She is in sparkling order and regularly maintained and updated. Ready for her next owner. Her strong construction, with an easily handled sail plan, will give trouble-free long-distance cruising for years to come.
Boat Specs
| Type: | Dubois Ketch |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Length: | 23.8m |
| Beam: | 5.4m |
| Draft: | 2.8m |
| Displacement: | 40,823kg |
| Designer: | Dubois Naval Architects |
| Builder: | Peter Sowman, Tim Gerr |
| Location: | Tasmania |
| Price: | $1,250,000 |
Boat Inventory
- Reference Number
- Southern Direction
- Make
- Dubois ketch
- Hull Material
- Glass over timber (Kauri) construction.
- Length
- 78
- Price
- 1,250,000
- Region
- Tasmania
- Location
- Tasmania, Australia
- Vessel Name
- Southern Direction
- Launch Year
- 1993
- Beam
- 5.40m
- Draft
- 2.8m
- Displacement
- 40,823kg
- Deck Material
- Teak.
- Keel / balast
- Elephants foot bulb. Skeg rudder.
- Designer
- Dubois Naval Architects
- HIN
- AU-WWA206522NZ0.
- Builder
- Peter Sowman, Tim Gerr
- Registration Number
- Australian Registration 863560.
- Engine Make
- Yanmar 4LHI-STP
- Engine
Yanmar 4LHI-STP (new 2020/21) diesel engine. ZF gearbox serviced in 2024.
Batteries: 2 x 90 AH house/service/electronic banks, 2 x 6 Lifeline GPL-8DL AGM batteries new in 2021.
Main engine and Genset start batteries – 3 x Optima 34M Blue TopMCA. Aux Genset start battery new in 2025.
Batteries chargers: 2kW Mastervolt inverter charger. 4kW Mastervolt inverter charger (combined 120 amp
charging).
- No of Engines
- 1
- Engine Hours
- 213 hrs.
- Horsepower
- 240hsp
- Fuel Capacity
- 2,860 Ltrs.
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Genset
- 1) Onan 11.5kva, MDKBN (2010) - 2,063 hours. 2) Onan 7kva, MBKBK (2012) - 290 hours, both serviced in 2024.
- Propulsion
- Brunton Varifold propeller 28’ x 19’ 4-bladed (2012). Python Drive P200-T thrust drive and flexible CV drive shaft (2012).
- Thrusters
- Maxpower – retractable VIP 250/24v HYD bow thruster.
- Deck
- 2 x Barient 737 (electric) winches. 1 x Barient 32 (electric 2-speed winch at mast base). 4 x Barient 32 winches. 4 x Barient 28 winches. 2 x Barient 22 winches.
Hydraulics: Reckmann hydraulic furling gear. Navtec system V hydraulics - Main boom vang, mizzen boom vang,
main mast backstays.
- Tender
- Highfield Ultralite 220 (no out-board motor included).
- Ground Tackle
- 1 x Maxwell (electric/hydraulic) VW3000. 50kg Bruce anchor. 50kg CQR anchor. 125m 13mm galvanised anchor chain.
- Accommodation
- Large twin cabin aft, double bunk cabin forward mid, double forward. Double and single in saloon.
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 9
- Showers
- Well-appointed bathrooms with showers, cabinetry and quality fittings.
- Air Conditioning
- 4 x Dometic Cruisair units, reverse cycle for heating and cooling.
- Entertainment
- LG 32” Television (in main saloon), iPod in saloon, Bose speakers.
- Galley
- U shaped galley with lots of workspace and benchtops. Award dishwasher, LG Solar Dom combined microwave/oven, Xinitex S-2A propane detector and control system. Miele Honeycomb Care WT 2670 combined washer/dryer. 2 x 9kg gas bottles in separate, external, ventilated compartment.
- Refrigeration
- In bench top-load freezer cabinet: OzeFridge 12vDC/240vAC AW490, 2 x 535/335/40 eutectic plates (new in 2024), in bench top-load fridge cabinet OzeFridge 12vDC/240vAC – 1 x 535/335/60 eutectic plates (new in 2024). Vertical 24v litre Isotherm cabinet fridge and 240v Isotherm ice-maker.
- Stove
- Force 10 A32 3-burner hob and oven (new 2024). Gas 2-burner side-hob.
- Water Capacity
- 3,500 Ltrs.
- Water Maker
- Spectra – Newport – 1000 MK-11 24v. 3,633 litres per day. Note: Currently non functional.
- Hot Water System
- IsoTemp 50 Litre hotwater service, 240v/engine heat exchanger (new 2024) Jabsco 12v water pump (replaced in 2024).
- Safety Gear
- C-zone monitoring system, 2 x horseshoe life rings fitted with MOB lights.
- Bilge Pumps
- Johnson fire/bilge pump, ebgine driven bilge pump and manifold system.
- Life Raft
- 1 x 6-person Marsafe liferaft > 24h (next service May 2025).
- Epirb
- 1x RescueMe-1 EPIRB (exp Oct 2032). Kannad Safelink 406/121.5MHz EPIRB with hydrostatic release/float free (needs servicing).
- Fire Protection
- Deck wash hydrant with 30m hose. Usual complement of extinguishers.
- Electrics
- Shore power 32 AMP incoming.
- Navigation
- Raymarine ST 70 rudder angle indicator. Electronics replaced in 2024; 2 x Raymarine Axiom Pro 2-12 MFD’s. Lighthouse 4 x electronic charts, Raymarine Quantum 2 radar, 5 x Raymarine i70’s colour instrument displays, Raymarine ACU Autopilot, 2 x Raymarine P70S Autopilot controllers, Raymarine pilot windless remote, Raymarine EVI compass, DST speed log, Raymarine windwand, Suunto magnetic compass, Kahlenburg P449-14 compressor system. Radios: ICOM - M504 VHF Marine Transceiver. ICOM Command-mic III remote VHF handset at helm, 2 x ICOM ICM72 handheld VHF radios, ICOM IC-M802 Marine HF radio.
- Sail Inventory
- Main sail 80sqm dacron, Mizzen 48.2sqm dacron, Genoa 115.4sqm SRP 75 cloth (2011), Staysail 37.6sqm dacron, Multi-Purpose Spinnaker, Storm Trysail, Reckmann hydraulic furling gear. Genoa Sheets replaced in 2025.
- Mast Rigging
- Ketch. Aluminium Southern Spars spars. Rod rigging – stainless steel. Dyneema running rigging. Length of mast 91.86 ft / 28m. All Rod Rigging replaced in 2017.
- General Remarks
- Swim Ladder - Transom lowers with teak stairs and deck, cockpit cushions, bimini, assorted mooring lines and fenders. Transom cable (Dyneema) replaced February 2025.
Vessel antifouled (Hempel Olympic) December 2024. Anodes replaced in December 2024, Propspeed applied in December 2024, topsides polished in December 2024, alternator belts replaced (main engine) March 2025.
Miele WT2670 combined washing machine and dryer in forward cabin locker.
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