Freedom 28

Freedom 28

Development
Designer	Gary Mull
Location	United States
Year	1986
Builder	Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Name	Freedom 28
Boat
Crew	two
Displacement	6,370 lb (2,890 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m)
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 appendages
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)

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.¹²³⁴

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and first built in 1986.¹⁵⁶

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