Freedom 28

Short description: Sailboat class

Freedom 28

Development
Designer| Gary Mull
Location| United States
Year| 1986
Builder(s)| Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Boat
Crew| two
Boat weight| 6,370 lb (2,890 kg)
Hull
Construction| Fiberglass
LOA| 27.5 ft (8.4 m)
LWL| 23.33 ft (7.11 m)
Beam| 10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Hull draft| 4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Rig
General| Free-standing masthead sloop
I (foretriangle height)| 25.79 ft (7.86 m)
J (foretriangle base)| 9.25 ft (2.82 m)
P (mainsail luff)| 34.34 ft (10.47 m)
E (mainsail foot)| 12.34 ft (3.76 m)
Sails
Mainsail area| 211.88 sq ft (19.684 m2)
Jib/genoa area| 119.28 sq ft (11.081 m2)
Total sail area| 331.16 sq ft (30.766 m2)

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The Freedom 28 (sometimes called the Freedom 27 to disambiguate it from the Freedom 28 Cat Ketch) is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1986. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Production

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and first built in 1986.[1][5][6]

## Design

The Freedom 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing masthead sloop rig, with a "Bierig" jib, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,370 lb (2,889 kg) and carries 2,540 lb (1,152 kg) of lead ballast.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine of 13 hp (10 kW).[1]

The design has a hull speed of 6.47 kn (11.98 km/h).[4]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Browning, Randy (2021). "Freedom 28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/freedom-28-mull. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary.
3. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Freedom 28 (Mull)". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/freedom/28-mull.
5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Freedom Yachts". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/freedom-yachts.
6. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Freedom Yachts". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/freedom.

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