Freedom Yachts was the maker of the Freedom (sail) and Legacy (power) yacht brands. The Freedom sailboats have unstayed rigs, meaning that the mast is freestanding and not supported by the normal set of wires called standing rigging. Garry Hoyt, a champion sailor and noted maverick, created the unstayed rigs to give "freedom" from the inefficient sail shapes of traditional sloop rigs as well as to give "freedom" from the compression and maintenance issues associated with standing rigging. A known issue with this style of mast, however, is that in rough seas it can break loose, causing a potential holing. This is commonly due to the tangs that hold it in place failing. The masts are made of carbon fiber and are set well forward on the boat. This means most of the sail area is contained in the mainsail. Jib sails can either be overlapping or self-tending.
Philip Leonard Rhodes (1895–1974) was an American naval architect known for his diverse yacht designs.
L. (Lewis) Francis Herreshoff, was a boat designer, naval architect, editor, and author of books and magazine articles. Early in his career he worked for the Herreshoff Manufacturing and for naval architect Starling Burgess.
Carl Alberg was a Swedish born naval architect known for his influence in early fiberglass boats.
The Dolphin 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw of Sparkman & Stephens as a Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) racer-cruiser and first built in 1959. Shaw had been one of the instigators of the MORC rules. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design #1497.
The Pearson Wanderer is a sailboat designed by William Shaw and manufactured by Pearson Yachts between 1966 and 1971.
Frank Butler was the founder of Catalina Yachts, one of the biggest boat designers and manufacturers in the world.
Pearson Yachts was a sailboat manufacturer founded by Everett Pearson and Clinton Pearson in 1956. One of the first fiberglass sailboat manufacturers, they grew rapidly during the 60s and 70s, while also developing and designing new boats. However, the company changed ownership throughout the 1980s, after which the company filed for bankruptcy, and was eventually sold to Grumman Allied Industries in 1991. The rights to the name are now held by the Pearson Marine Group.
The Pearson 28 is an American sailboat, designed by William Shaw and first built in 1975.
The Pearson 28-2 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Shaw and first built in 1985.
The Pearson 303 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1983.
The International 210 is an American sailboat that was designed by Fenwick Williams under the supervision of C. Raymond Hunt as a one design racer and first built in 1946.
Charles William Lapworth was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as "one of the foremost West Coast naval architects in the post-World War II period", he has been nominated to the US National Sailing Hall of Fame.
The Pearson 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1968.
The Pearson 23C is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1983.
The Pearson 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1978.
The Pearson 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1967.
The Pearson Lark, also called the Lark 24, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1966.
The Pearson 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1971.
