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Freedom Yachts 35 Cat Ketch

Cat Ketch (unstayed) · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1981

A Garry Hoyt design featuring a long keel and transom-hung rudder, offering a stable platform for the unstayed rig

Designed by Garry Hoyt, built by Tpi (USA) Western Approaches.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

198 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 198
EasygoingPowered-up

17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.6

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 427 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat Ketch (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
198.4
Comfort ratio
24.2
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1179
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Designer
Garry Hoyt
Builder
TPI (USA) Western Approaches, Freedom Yachts

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Island Packet 3210.67 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 32-foot cruiser with a 1.32-meter draft, optimized for shallow-water access and offshore stability
Vancouver 34 Pilot10.44 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a deck saloon for protected cruising on a stable, long-keeled hull
Vancouver 34 Classic10.44 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a long keel and a balanced hull form refined with lead ballast for stability
Wright Princess 3610.97 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch available as a cutter, offering a stable 1.37-meter draft for versatile cruising

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