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Freedom Yachts 36

Frac. Sloop (Free standing) · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A Gary Mull-designed cruiser featuring a freestanding fractional rig and a shoal-draft fin keel for easy handling

Designed by Gary Mull, built by Tillotson Pearson Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade 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

2.06 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 223
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2960 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Free standing)
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
223.2
Comfort ratio
23.7
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1368
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FGw/balsa cored hull & deck
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Gary Mull
Builder
Tillotson Pearson Inc, Freedom Yachts

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Oyster Marine 37 Heritage11.28 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and conservative sail plan
Catalina Yachts 3611.07 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile coastal cruiser offering optional tall rig and wing keel configurations to suit varying water depths
Moody 36S10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising
Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run
Pearson Yachts 3611.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William H. Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for the IOR One Ton rule, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Pearson Yachts 36-211.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1980s production masthead sloop with a high-aspect fin keel and spade rudder, optimized for performance cruising

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