Engineering:Freedom 28 Cat Ketch
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Hoyt and Jay Paris |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1979 |
| Builder(s) | Freedom Yachts (Tillotson Pearson Inc) |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Boat weight | 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 28.33 ft (8.63 m) |
| LWL | 25.75 ft (7.85 m) |
| Beam | 9.33 ft (2.84 m) |
| Hull draft | 5.33 ft (1.62 m), board down |
| Rig | |
| General | Cat ketch |
| P (mainsail luff) | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 204 (average) |
The Freedom 28 Cat Ketch is an American sailboat that was designed by Gary Hoyt and Jay Paris, first built in 1979. The design is out of production.[1][2][3]
The boat is sometimes confused with the similarly-named Freedom 28.[1]
Production
The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson on behalf of Freedom Yachts in the United States , starting in 1979, but is now out of production.[1][4]
Design
The Freedom 28 Cat Ketch is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has an unstayed cat ketch rig, a transom-hung rudder and a swing-up centerboard. It displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]
The spars are made from carbon fiber. The initial models were produced with wrap-around sleeve-type sails and wishbone booms, but these were later changed to more conventional sails and booms.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine of 15 hp (11 kW) and has a fuel tank with a capacity of 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal). It also has a 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) water tank.[1]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 204 with a high of 186 and low of 240. It has a hull speed of 6.8 kn (12.59 km/h).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Browning, Randy (2016). "Freedom 28 Cat Ketch sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-28-cat-ketch. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 28 Cat Ketch". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2705/freedom-28. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Gary Hoyt". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hoyt-gary.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Freedom Yachts". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/freedom-yachts.
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