Development | |
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Designer | Gary Mull |
Location | United States |
Year | 1999 |
Builder(s) | Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts) and later Catalina Yachts |
Role | Disabled sail training and racing |
Name | Independence 20 |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 2,080 lb (940 kg) |
Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
Hull | |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) |
LWL | 17.75 ft (5.41 m) |
Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Ballast | 900 lb (410 kg) |
Rig | |
General | Free-standing fractional rigged sloop |
Sails | |
Total sail area | 230 sq ft (21 m2) |
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 2,080 lb (943 kg) and carries 900 lb (408 kg) of ballast. [1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m). 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 5.65 kn (10.46 km/h). [4]
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