1983 Freedom Yachts 28 Ketch Freedom Yachts (now out of business) was the maker of the Freedom 28. Garry Hoyt, a champion sailor created the unstayed rig 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. The masts are made of carbon fiber and are set well forward on the boat.A cat-ketch is a sailboat that is rigged as both a catboat and a ketch. Specifically, there is larger mast stepped at the very
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1985 Freedom 32
The fine sailing performance of a sloop rig combines with the ease of cat boat design to make this 32 the best cruising rig available.
The cat sloop rig is designed to sail in perfect balance under mainsail alone, something the conventional sloop never quite does. The small, self-tending, self vanging jib adds a degree of windward performance you'd never coax out of a straight cat. Yet it does so without adding the extra effort that most headsails require, because it's completely controlled from the cockpit.
Whether you're underway or at the mooring, there simply isn't any lack of comfort here. With standing headroom of 6'3" and 12'3 beam, the Freedom 32 is a big 32 footer. Nowhere is this more evident than down below. There are two totally private sleeping cabins, one very sociable main area, a workable galley and nav station and hot and cold pressure water with shower. The Freedom 32 is proof positive that a modern underbody, plus an innovative rig can provide stimulating cruising performance without a single sacrifice in comfort or ease of handling.
