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FREEDOM 40 AC

Cat Ketch (unstayed) • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1976

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Dimensions

LOA
40 ft
LWL
35 ft
Beam
12 ft
Max Draft
10 ft
Min Draft
4.25 ft
Displacement
20,000 lbs
Ballast
5,530 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.77 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
16.5
D/L Ratio ⓘ
208
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
27.7%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
760 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Keel/Cbrd.
Rig Type
Cat Ketch (unstayed)
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1976
Last Built
Number Built
90

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Yanmar
Engine Type
Diesel
Notes: AC = aft cockpit. There was also a center cockpit model with a pronounced 'poop deck'.

Designers

Class Association

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