| Freedom 28 Cat Ketch | |
| Designer: | Gary Hoyt and Jay Paris |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Builder: | Freedom Yachts (Tillotson Pearson Inc) |
| Crew: | two |
| Displacement: | 7000lb |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 28.33feet |
| Lwl: | 25.75feet |
| Beam: | 9.33feet |
| Hull Draft: | 5.33feet, board down |
| Rigs: | Cat ketch |
| P: | 12feet |
| E: | 30feet |
| 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]
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]
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 70000NaN0 and carries 38000NaN0 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 150NaN0 and has a fuel tank with a capacity of . It also has a 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 6.82NaN2.[2]