| Independence 20 | |
| Designer: | Gary Mull |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Builder: | Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts) and later Catalina Yachts |
| Role: | Disabled sail training and racing |
| Displacement: | 2080lb |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 20.5feet |
| Lwl: | 17.75feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Hull Draft: | 4feet |
| Ballast: | 900lb |
| Rigs: | Free-standing fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 230square feet |
The Independence 20, also called the Freedom Independence 20, is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull as a class for disabled sailors and first built in 1999. The design is out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Independence 20 shares the same hull as the Catalina Yachts-built Aero 20.[1] [4]
The boat was initially built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and later built by Catalina Yachts.[1] [4]
The Independence 20 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 20800NaN0 and carries 9000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 4feet. The accommodation consists of two seats that are both pivoting and counterweighted, allowing side-to-side movement during tacking and gybing.[1] [4]
The design has a hull speed of 5.65kn.[4]
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