Freedom 40 CC
Description
The Freedom 40 CC, a groundbreaking center-cockpit cat-ketch designed by Garry Hoyt and Halsey Herreshoff and built by Tillotson-Pearson (Freedom Yachts) in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, from 1976 to 1984 in a limited run of approximately 90 hulls, revolutionized unstayed rigging with its innovative carbon-fiber or aluminum free-standing masts and wishbone booms for simplified, low-maintenance short-handed sailing, emphasizing bluewater seaworthiness, family-friendly comfort, and eccentric charm in a fiberglass monohull ideal for transatlantic voyages and coastal cruising. Constructed with a solid laminate hull (balsa-cored in some areas), spoon bow, wineglass transom, centerboard for variable draft, and protected spade rudder, it measures 40.00 feet LOA with a 35.00-foot LWL, 12.00-foot beam, 20,000-pound displacement, and 5,530 pounds of lead ballast for balanced stability in heavy seas. The unstayed cat-ketch rig deploys 784 square feet of sail area via wraparound camber sails on dual masts (no standing rigging, enabling wind-spilling flex and safe downwind gybing), with optional conventional booms and roller-furling; auxiliary power, added post-design, typically features a 40-50 hp Yanmar diesel with 60 gallons of fuel and 100 gallons of water for reliable motoring.
Construction Details
| Designer | Garry Hoyt and Halsey Herreshoff |
|---|---|
| Builder | Tillotson-Pearson |
| Length | 40.000 ft |
| LOA | 40.000 ft |
| LWL | 35.000 ft |
| Beam | 12.000 ft |
| Displacement | 20000 lb |
| Ballast | 5530 lb |
| Max Draft | 10.000 ft |
| Min Draft | 4.250 ft |
| Year Built | 1976 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 42 ft |
| e | 15 ft |
| p2 | 39 ft |
| e2 | 15 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 42 ft | 15 ft | 39 ft | 15 ft | - | - |
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