| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1985 |
| Builder(s) | Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts) |
| Name | Freedom 36 Cat Ketch |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 13,400 lb (6,100 kg) |
| Draft | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) (with standard keel) 4.5 ft (1.4 m) (with shoal draft keel) |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 36.42 ft (11.10 m) |
| LWL | 30.58 ft (9.32 m) |
| Beam | 12.50 ft (3.81 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Rig | |
| General | Free-standing ketch rig |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 682 sq ft (63.4 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 144 (average) |
The Freedom 36 Cat Ketch, also called the Freedom 36 CC, is an American sailboat designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1985. The design is out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Tillotson Pearson built the boat in the United States for Freedom Yachts. [1] [5]
The Freedom 36 Cat Ketch is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing ketch rig, with the aft mast slightly shorter than the fore mast and both masts rigged with cat sails, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. With the standard keel, it displaces 13,400 lb (6,078 kg) and carries 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] [5]
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the standard keel and 4.5 ft (1.4 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. [1] [5]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW). [1] [5]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 144 with a high of 153 and a low of 141. It has a hull speed of 7.41 kn (13.72 km/h). [2] [5]