Freedom 30

The Freedom 30 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1986. The design is out of production.

Production
The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts, starting in 1986.

Design
The Freedom 30 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional rigged sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7660 lb and carries 3150 lb of lead ballast.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine of 18 hp.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 174 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of 6.76 kn.

Variants

 * Freedom 30
 * Base model with a conventional keel and a draft of 5.5 ft.


 * Freedom 30 SD
 * Model with a shallow-draft keel and a draft of 4.5 ft.


 * Freedom 32 and 32-2
 * Model renamed in 1988, with the addition of a boarding and swimming platform to the stern.