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Freedom Yachts 21 SLP

Frac. Sloop (Free standing) · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1982–1997

A Garry Hoyt-designed fractional sloop featuring a free-standing mast and a unique retractable twin-wing keel variant

Designed by Garry Hoyt, built by Tillotson Pearson Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 817 kg of hull, so roughly 1,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.16 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.63 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.63
LightHeavy

146 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 146
EasygoingPowered-up

19.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.7
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Free standing)
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.7
Displacement / length
145.7
Comfort ratio
9.2
Capsize screening
2.63
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
505
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1982–1997
Designer
Garry Hoyt
Builder
Tillotson Pearson Inc, Freedom Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Rod Johnstone, built for competitive one-design racing and day sailing
Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Catalina Yachts 22 MKII7.26 mSame hull family0.6 m longerAn upgraded 1995 iteration of the classic trailerable cruiser, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing

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