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Freedom Yachts 45 CC

Frac. Sloop (Free standing) · Wing Keel · First built 1987

A center-cockpit cruiser with a 41% ballast ratio and a wing keel, optimized for stability and shoal-water access

Designed by Gary Mull, built by Tillotson Pearson Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing Keel

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 narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 252
EasygoingPowered-up

14.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.5
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Draws less than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2341 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Free standing)
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.5
Displacement / length
252.2
Comfort ratio
29.5
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1659
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Gary Mull
Builder
Tillotson Pearson Inc, Freedom Yachts

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