Freedom 30 Explained

Freedom 30
Insignia:File:Freedom Yachts Star Logo.jpg
Insignia Size:100px
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:United States
Year:1986
Builder:Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Crew:two
Displacement:7660lb
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:29.97feet
Lwl:25.42feet
Beam:10.75feet
Hull Draft:5.5feet (conventional keel)
4.5feet (shallow-draft keel)
Engine:Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine, 180NaN0
Rigs:Free-standing fractional rigged sloop
I:28.38feet
J:9.83feet
P:38.16feet
E:13.91feet
Sailarea Main:265.4square feet
Sailarea Headsail:139.49square feet
Sailarea Total:404.89square feet
Phrf:171 (average)

The Freedom 30 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1986. The design is out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Production

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts, starting in 1986.[1] [5]

Design

The Freedom 30 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional rigged sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 76600NaN0 and carries 31500NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2] [5]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine of 180NaN0.[1] [5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 174 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of 6.762NaN2.[2] [5] [6]

Variants

Freedom 30
  • Base model with a conventional keel and a draft of 5.5feet.[1] [2] [5]
    Freedom 30 SD
  • Model with a shallow-draft keel and a draft of 4.5feet.[1] [5] [6]
    Freedom 32 and 32-2
  • Model renamed in 1988, with the addition of a boarding and swimming platform to the stern.[1] [5]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Freedom 30 sailboat specifications and details. 28 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211228135646/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-30. 28 December 2021. live.
    2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 30 . 5 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426210857/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/332/freedom-30. 26 April 2017. dead.
    3. Web site: Garry Mull (1939-1994). 20 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary. 18 April 2021. live.
    4. Web site: Gary Mull. 20 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull. 20 December 2021. live.
    5. Web site: Freedom 30. 28 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211228135711/https://sailboat.guide/freedom/30. 28 December 2021. live.
    6. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Freedom 30 SD . 5 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916005415/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/342/freedom-30-sd. 16 September 2017. dead.

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