Independence 20

The Independence 20, also called the Freedom Independence 20, is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull as a class for disabled sailors and first built in 1999. The design is out of production.

The Independence 20 shares the same hull as the Catalina Yachts-built Aero 20.

Production
The boat was initially built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and later built by Catalina Yachts.

Design
The Independence 20 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2080 lb and carries 900 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft. The accommodation consists of two seats that are both pivoting and counterweighted, allowing side-to-side movement during tacking and gybing.

The design has a hull speed of 5.65 kn.