Southern Wind SW108
LOA 32.87m 107ft 10in • Beam 7.51m 27ft 4in • Draught 4.0m-6.2m 13ft 1in-20ft 4in
• Guests 8 + 6 crew • sws-yachts.com
Just months after the delivery of its first smart custom 108-footer, Southern Wind is celebrating a second order which is already in build. Details are scant at this stage, but it naturally features the same rapid Farr hull as the first boat, and its interior will again be produced by Nauta Design. She is scheduled for delivery in spring 2025.
The debut SW108, Gelliceaux, was only handed over to the owner in Cape Town last October, but has already covered 12,000 miles. She is now squaring up for the St Barths Bucket.
The boat was a double landmark for Southern Wind: the first over 100ft to be built on its smart custom platform, and the first to feature hybrid propulsion. The diesel-electric powertrain was developed with BAE Systems, and offers up to 35kW of hydrogeneration under sail, but won’t feature in the second boat.
Built in carbon-epoxy with Corecell sandwich, the SW108’s Farr-designed hull is slippery and exceptionally stiff. She exceeds wind speeds up to about 10 knots and can top 20 knots broad reaching in a serious blow. The
