FREEDOM 28 CAT KETCH
Cat Ketch (unstayed) • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1979
Dimensions
- LOA
- 28.33 ft
- LWL
- 25.75 ft
- Beam
- 9.33 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.33 ft
- Min Draft
- 2.5 ft
- Displacement
- 7,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 3,800 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.95 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 19.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 183
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 54.3%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 434 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Keel/Cbrd.
- Rig Type
- Cat Ketch (unstayed)
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1979
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Yanmar
- Power
- 15 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 35 gal
- Fuel
- 18 gal
- Headroom
- 6 ft
Notes: Sail area:\n-Main: 244 ft² / 22.67 m²\n-Mizzen: 190 ft² / 17.65 m²\n\nWhen introduced the FREEDOM 28 CAT KETCH featured free-standing carbon spars, wrap-around sails with wishbone type booms, (as shown here: The sleeved sails and wishbones were later abandoned for a more conventional sail attachment arrangement and standard booms.\n(A similar scenario took place with the FREEDOM 33.)\nA similar model was built under license and sold in the UK (from a number of different yards) as the FREEDOM 30.\nThanks to 'vellofello' for providing additional information about the English version.