BoatsFreedom Yachts 36 Cat Ketch

Freedom Yachts 36 Cat Ketch

Cat Ketch (unstayed) · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A Gary Mull-designed cat ketch with an unstayed rig and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 208
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 41%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • 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

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat Ketch (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
208.2
Comfort ratio
22.1
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1368
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Gary Mull
Builder
Tillotson Pearson Inc, Freedom Yachts

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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
Beneteau First 34511.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 36-foot masthead sloop from the mid-eighties, designed for offshore speed with a stiff 36% ballast ratio
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