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McKee Craft Freedom 24

  • By Dave Lear
  • Updated: September 21, 2007

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Based on the successful launch of its Freedom 28 a couple of years ago, North Carolina-based McKee Craft recently stroked another home run by adding a shorter version of the boat to its lineup. The Freedom 24 not only fishes hard for its size, but is comfortable and safe when Mother Nature decides to throw a curve, as I discovered during a real-world test last summer.

Gentle swells were supplanted by stacked five- to six-footers by the time we reached a series of artificial reefs 20 miles off Carolina Beach. I steered the boat while my hosts, McKee owner Wayne Hewitt and Scott Harris, McKee’s vice president for sales and engineering, retrieved baits from the 52-gallon live well and set our spread for trolling. The helm comes standard with a premium offshore wheel with power knob, tilt hydraulic steering and a large mounting area for wide-screen electronics, so I was able to circle the marker buoy while keeping a close eye on the GPS and sonar. The wraparound windshield and rugged factory-installed T-top provide a protected vantage point for operation.

“Although this boat is styled after our Freedom 28, it has a personality all its own,” Harris told me as we waited for a strike. “We designed it for serious offshore and inshore fishing with single or dual outboards, and like all McKee Crafts, the 24 is unsinkable and constructed of all-composite materials. The hull and deck are bonded with our Pressure Bonding System to create a single, unitized part that is strong and rigid. And we back it up with a transferable ten-year warranty.”

The 24’s deck is cambered for rapid self-bailing, and the molded non-skid provides excellent traction. The spacious cockpit is roomy, and a walk-through door and Euro-transom allow more maneuverability aft. The lockable console compartment will house a portable head, and a salt water washdown and 13-gallon fresh water system are also included in the base price. In fact, options for the Freedom 24 are limited, as McKee prefers to sell its boats as a comprehensive package rather than charge for individual add-ons. Among the notable exceptions are a flush-mount compass, weather-curtain package and a foldaway rear bench seat.

Aside from its structural integrity, the Freedom 24 also shines with fishing features. The combination leaning post/live well features an integral two-drawer tackle box and three-drawer tackle center for convenient access, along with a backrest and foldaway footrest. Rod holders are strategically positioned in the covering boards and across the transom, with more on the standard T-top, which includes outriggers, electronics box, spreader lights and overhead lighting.

In conditions such as we encountered during our test, the 3 1/2-inch toe kick and wraparound cockpit bolsters are welcome features. And when the fish are biting, the twin 170-quart macerated fishboxes will also come in handy. Both boxes, along with the cavernous 300-quart compartment in the foredeck, are fully insulated, and the hatches are equipped with heavy-duty, pneumatic rams. Eight-inch, pop-up bow, stern and spring cleats give the 24 a clean (and tangle-free) look. The recessed stainless-steel bow rail and Euro-transom add to the contemporary profile.

Our test boat was set up for competitive king mackerel fishing, and was powered by twin 200-hp Evinrude Ficht Ram outboards. The hole shot made you hang on, and our top speed was 52.8 mph with 138 gallons of fuel. Range was impressive, as well. At a cruising speed of 40.5 at 4000 rpm, the 24 is capable of running 282 nautical miles with a ten-percent safety reserve. Despite the growing seas, our ride home was soft and mostly dry, thanks to the boat’s 24 1/2-degree deadrise, weight (3,600 pounds dry) and fully injected, closed-foam flotation.

In a perfect world, every fishing day would be blessed with fair skies and following seas. In the real world, however, that’s not always the case, which is why the Freedom 24 will be appreciated by hardcore fishermen around the country. It truly lives up to its name.

McKee Craft, Fairmont, NC; (910) 628-0926; www.mckeecraft.com .

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I am a complete novice at this, so please be nice. I have looked at a Freedom sailboat and I am wondering what other peoples opinions of these boats are. I want to be able to cruise the Gulf Coast and beyond. The 33'' ketch I looked at had a centerboard and to me (unknowing) seemed to be very well made. The ideal of free standing masts is really appealing to me. Can some of you offer your opinion and what you know first hand about this brand. Thanks.  

You will get better comments than mine from more knowledgeable participants. But I have known a few owners and they comented that jibing was out of the question, they go all the way around instead. These were on single rigs however, not cat ketches. I have also heard that they do not point well because of the fat mast not allowing proper luff filling. I would like to try one out sometime however as the simplicity is appealing. Gene  

mcartret

Respectfully you “heard” wrong, in my opinion. I purchased and sailed a Freedom 30 for over a year now, and have not seen such anomalies. I agree you should experience one for yourself.  

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I am somewhat familiar with the ketch rigged centerboard model of the 33. I helped a friend who lived in Savannah but was buying one here in Annapolis. I got to go through the boat quite carefully during the survey and to sail on the sail trial which actually was quite long and involved a pretty wide range of windspeeds. I frankly saw very little that I liked about these boats. In terms of sailing ability, the boat offered Okay reaching performance but was a very poor sailor in light and heavier air, and poor at pointing or running. This boat had the wrap around sail which was a bear to raise and which tended to creep around the mast leaving extra cloth on one side of the mast that tended to flap really killing speed and shaking the whole boat as the windspeeds built up. Key sail shaping controls were inaccessible under the wrap around portion of the sail. Sail shape was imposible to maintain as the wind came up and sails would be extremely expensive for this boat (kind of like buying four mainsails). In the survey a whole raft of problems came up but most serious were extensive delamination in the cored hull in those areas below the deck scuppers. In examining the specific detail used at the scuppers, I believe that this condition was bound to happen to any Freedom 33 constructed in the same manner as the boat I was on. With all due respect, I find myself saying this a lot lately and in fact this part is cloned from another reply earlier this week, but here goes. We all come to sailing with our own specific needs, our own specific goals and our own specific capabilities. The neat thing about sailing is that we all don’t have to agree that there is only one right way to go sailing. There is no more truth in expecting that there is one universally right answer about many aspects of sailing than there is in trying to prove that vanilla ice cream is universally better than strawberry ice cream. One area of sailing for which there is no one universally right answer involves the amount of knowledge one needs to go sailing. For some, all they need or want to know about sailing is just enough knowledge to safely leave the slip sail where they want and get back safely. There is nothing inherently wrong with that approach. But for others, like myself, there is much more to sailing than simply developing a rudimentary knowledge of sailing basics. If you fall into that camp, it is next to impossible to learn to sail really well on a boat as large as the one in question. While I am in no way suggesting that this makes sense for you personally, If you are interested in learning to sail beyond a rudimentary level, this kind of boat is a really lousey choice for a first boat. For someone who really wants to learn to sail well, I strongly suggest that they start out owning a used 23 to 27 foot, responsive, light-weight, tiller steered, fin keel/spade rudder (ideally fractionally rigged) sloop (or if they are athletically inclined then a dinghy.) Boats like that provide the kind of feedback that is so necessary to teach a newcomer how to really sail well. By sailing well I mean understanding the nuances of boat handling and sail trim in a way that cannot be learned on a larger boat. Used small boats generally hold their values quite well so that after a few years or so of learning, you should be able to get most of your money out of the small boat and move on to a bigger boat actually knowing something about the desirable characteristics of a boat that appeal to you as an experienced sailor rather than some stranger on some Internet BB. Respectfully, Jeff  

Jeff raises a good point. The Freedom cat-rigged ketch is not a straightforward arrangement. It would be better to learn on a conventional rig. You'll develop skills that have more widespread application. All catboats are trimmed differently and sail differently from sloops. As far as gybing, it depends. I've owned a Nonsuch 30 and a Freedom 25. Both are extremely fast boats offwind. But can be tricky to gybe in heavy air. The poster was correct. Many catboat sailors opt to 'wear ship'.  

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I was also interested in Freedom Yachts some time ago. I started a post here solociting comparison between Pearson and Freedom that you may want to check out.  

Contact CardiacPaul, he owned one of these for a long time, and IIRC loved it. Most of the boats have had the clunky mast furled sail systems replaced with new conventional furling systems. TPI has a good reputation for working with carbon fiber, and makes a good boat. Notwithstanding Jeff's well informed criticism of them, I think they are good boats if you are suited to them. Many of the unfavorable sailing characteristics which he points out would be corrected with the conventional furling methods on most refits. This has no bearing on his or others' comments on what boat to sail. As for The Freedom 33, I think the centerboard version is not as useful as the full keel version, simply because of the huge CB trunk in the middle of the cabin. But you can get them more cheaply as a result. Other issues on these boats include surface delamination on the spars due to their wrapped construction. You need to examine the masts closely to determine if the fiberglass which encases the carbon fiber has cracked. This could be an expensive fix. There is also a documented issue with spider cracks on the gelcoat. Google Freedom owners groups and ask these questions before going any further. For what it is worth, I agree with Jeff that this is not the boat to learn to sail on. Good luck! Freeman  

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Jeff has no idea what he's talking about Everyone knows Strawberry ice cream is better than Vanilla. JH, hope all is well. Haven't spoken in a very long time.  

I simply loved the 33. I don't know if it was easy to sail because I knew how to sail, or it was easy to sail because it was... easy to sail. And it was easy to sail. I had those damn wrap arounds, and because I'm as strong as your typical 12 year old, I had to plan my raising of the sails. It was easy to reef. I do agree with Jeff that its probably not the boat to 'learn" on, but, that being said, if you're interested in one, ask the former owner to spend some time on her with you. In lieu of that, theres another thread going that lists a VERY good contact about these boats. The CB version does cut down on cabin space, it wouldn't have been a problem for us, I can see where it'd be a pain for others. On the upside, they don't draw a heck of a lot with the board up (and it doesn't need to be fully deployed either) so the bene's outweigh the PITA factor. IMHO I know there was an "issue" concerning gelcoat crazing. I don't know anything about that, we were in texas sun, and never had a problem on a 25 year old boat. It held up a heck of a lot better than my 27 catalina (nothing against the catalina either) I think it has a lot to do with many other issues not to be addressed here. Theres been a lot of talk about CF masts and again, I think its because of the relative "oddity" of them that makes people hypersensative. Maybe I wasn't in strong enough winds, but I don't remember any discernable "flex" of the mast. Same with the "lightning" issue. i don't think, but I can't prove that they're any more apt to be struck than anything else. Damage from lightning? I can't say about that either... LOL, I don't know a heck of a lot do I? In short, If I had the chance to get a centerboard 33 here in S. Florida, I'd be all over it like a fat kid on a snickers bar.  

And I'm still looking for mine!  

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Greetings all, I am new to this site as well, but having just purchased a Freedom 28 Cat Sloop (is that how you say that?) I must say the mast is a delight. I have the wing mast as opposed to the round one. We went sailing for the first time since the sea trial..which wasn't very long, and the boat performed really well. One of the interesting things I noticed about the mast is that by over rotating the mast a bit, more air flows into the sail. I am sure this cannot happen with the round carbon fiber mast. I was sailing in light air (5-10 knots) and the boat did well. Not however as well as if I had a Jib hanging out there for sure. I have owned a Cal 24 (not flush deck), a Frisco Flyer, an S&S 34' Yawl, and a Kettenburg PCC 46. While the Freedom does not sail anywhere as well as most of those (Better than the Frisco Flier though!) it IS a VERY easy boat to sail.. Point, and shoot. Not fast but acceptable. Downwind, I cannot see much keeping up with it when the spinnaker is flown. Its suprisingly fast downwind. This is not the last boat I will own, and probably not the last one even this year. In The Leigh will be for sale sometime in the spring after she has been lovingly restored. For me, the love is fixing her while I sail her. Nothing quite so nice as simply messing about in boats...  

ok.. I was reading the posting above me, and posted the wrong thing.. I own a Freedom 25' Cat Sloop, not a 28. UGH.. brain farts.  

Still Looking to sell Leigh? Hi - I realize this thread is pretty old, but I see you mentioned that you might be looking to sell your Freedom 25 sometime in the future....that's now.... Still planning to let it go? Where are you located? Bill  

Good to hear from you Michael. What sort of work are you doing on the boat these days? Bill  

I own a Freedom 25 in Savannah, GA that I bought from my parents. I have been sailing it since 1987. It is a wonderful boat to sail. It is very fast as I raced it for 12 years. The forward mast makes the Freedom a very forgiving boat. You can purchase a jib that has a built in forestay to give you additional pointing ability if you want. Off the wind with the large main there are not many boats that will keep up. A few years ago I raced a race that allowed no spinnakers. We beat 30 and 40 foot boats. We would lose a little to the wind with the larger boats, but on a reach and downwind she was untouchable. If we could have thrown the kite up no one would have stayed up with us. As for jibing, it is no different than any other boat. I have raced on Catalina 25's, 27's, 30's and Thomas 35 as well as have sailed on many others including a Freedom 35. Jibing can be controlled with the main sheet just like any other boat. Best bet is to see if you can take a test sail if you can. The Freedom line is very stable. Drawing it's design from a Cat boat that was designed as a stable fishing boat. It is meant to be crewed by 1 to 2 people. I have sailed it single handed many times. You will have fun with this boat.  

Interesting comments ...... I've just purchased Freedom 32 and never hesitated or seriously look at any other boat. She is slightly damaged and that will be my winter project. Looking forward for my first sail on her. Cheers.  

I also own a Freedom 28 Cat ketch, centerboard version and think the boat is very well designed, well thought out and sails Great! I am an experienced sailor with blue water experience and time campaigning modern go fast boats & dinghy's like the 470, 505, J-100, and Melges 24. I did learn to sail in dinghies & totally agree that the way to learn how to sail is in a small responsive boat, like a dinghy or small, tender keel boat. Once you know what your doing & how to do it, the Freedom is a great platform for fun sailing. I have the wrap around sails & am changing now to singly-ply, full battened sails, to get more roach aloft for better pointing & light air performance. Off the wind, or even close reaching in 5-knots or better, she sails great. In real light wind she has a little trouble getting going to windward, but she goes and has that nice diesel if time is running short. As a catboat, she can't point like a sloop, but crack off a few degrees, and you are off. I have no trouble with jibes or tacks - favorite on-board hail is "Tacking, everyone do nothing!" I also use a downwind "screecher" which I can fly from either mast, depending upon point of sail, but it must be doused and reset on jibes, unless I'm flying it off the end of the pulpit. She was initially called a "broad reacher" and a recommended configuration was with the apparent wind at about 150-degrees or so, set the main way out to windward, at about 110 - 120 degrees from center-line, set the missen to leeward, and fly the screecher in the hole between them - very fast & very balanced, and will keep you moving even in light air. I cruise her, and gunkhole with the board up. Planning some real traveling in her for next summer. A very nice, solid boat. - Andy Garte  

I too am considering a Freedom primarily due to the ease of single handing, not only under sail but also getting in and out of slips and in close quarters. All boats are a compromise and opinions vary depending on priorities. After reading almost every post on every site I'm noticing a distinct trend. Those who own or have owned Freedoms almost universally love them, love the way they sail and experience few if any of the concerns expressed by those who have not, many of whom seem to be very knowledgeable on sailboats in general. The mast issue is especially frustrating due to its criticality. It would be nice to know what percentage of Freedoms have actual mast failures as compared to other of comparable size/use. Same with pointing. Some stats comparing actual up wind performance would settle the issue. Is the upwind performance so poor as to cause concern when dealing with a lee shore? If not, the performance on all other points of sail would seem to more than offset the upwind performance. I do notice almost no concern with quality of build except oddly universal concern about the almost universal use of cored hull. I appreciate all the discussion and especially the conflicting views as they identify important issues for further investigation. Now, I must find a way to eliminate a Nonsuch from consideration... other than price :=)  

FarCry

Upwind comparison stats will be hard to find. What I can offer is that I raced mine for the first time last year against a large variety of boats while towing a 10' RIB with motor attached. The first race was a about a 5 mile beat close hauled in which an IC24 (modified J24), Benetau 40, Ericson 36, Jeanneau 45, and Starrett 45 beat me to the mark (island). Rounding the small island the course was a deep reach for about 4 miles to another mark (island). During the reach I gained substantial distance on all the boats ahead of me. Leaving that island to port the course was a DDW run for another 5.5 miles to the finish. During the run and having my sails wing and wing I passed everything except for the IC24 flying a spinn and surfing the waves. Had the course been even .25 miles longer I would have passed the IC too. Everything except for the IC owed me time. The next day was an upwind beat in which I finished 4th on corrected time. The IC, owing everyone time, finished 1st by a large margin boat on boat. The Bene 40 with an experienced race crew was 2nd. The Ericson 36' was 3rd. After handicaps applied my Freedom finished 3rd overall towing a heavy RIB being beat by an IC that goes to weather extremely well and a well sailed Bene 40. Your question about sailing off of a lee shore. Through an unfortunate chain of events I found myself leaving an anchorage and slowly motoring through a narrow channel straight into about 15kts of wind when I lost propulsion. The main (forward) sail was raised about 2/3 before the lee shore started looking a little too close for comfort. On the helm I was able to pick up enough speed and point high enough to find a comfortable angle away from the shore for a couple of minutes before making a slow tack. In the middle of the tack I was able to get the sail the rest of the way up. Off onto a port tack and sailing with a good sail shape we easily sailed off the shore while raising the mizzen. One more tack and we were very clear and sailing away with a large enough safety margin for me to leave the helm and see WTF happened causing this little bit of unwanted excitement. In essence we sailed off of a lee shore with a partially raised sail with a horrible sail shape.  

FarCry said: Upwind comparison stats will be hard to find. What I can offer is that I raced mine for the first time last year against a large variety of boats while towing a 10' RIB with motor attached. The first race was a about a 5 mile beat close hauled in which an IC24 (modified J24), Benetau 40, Ericson 36, Jeanneau 45, and Starrett 45 beat me to the mark (island). Rounding the small island the course was a deep reach for about 4 miles to another mark (island). During the reach I gained substantial distance on all the boats ahead of me. Leaving that island to port the course was a DDW run for another 5.5 miles to the finish. During the run and having my sails wing and wing I passed everything except for the IC24 flying a spinn and surfing the waves. Had the course been even .25 miles longer I would have passed the IC too. Everything except for the IC owed me time. The next day was an upwind beat in which I finished 4th on corrected time. The IC, owing everyone time, finished 1st by a large margin boat on boat. The Bene 40 with an experienced race crew was 2nd. The Ericson 36' was 3rd. After handicaps applied my Freedom finished 3rd overall towing a heavy RIB being beat by an IC that goes to weather extremely well and a well sailed Bene 40. Your question about sailing off of a lee shore. Through an unfortunate chain of events I found myself leaving an anchorage and slowly motoring through a narrow channel straight into about 15kts of wind when I lost propulsion. The main (forward) sail was raised about 2/3 before the lee shore started looking a little too close for comfort. On the helm I was able to pick up enough speed and point high enough to find a comfortable angle away from the shore for a couple of minutes before making a slow tack. In the middle of the tack I was able to get the sail the rest of the way up. Off onto a port tack and sailing with a good sail shape we easily sailed off the shore while raising the mizzen. One more tack and we were very clear and sailing away with a large enough safety margin for me to leave the helm and see WTF happened causing this little bit of unwanted excitement. In essence we sailed off of a lee shore with a partially raised sail with a horrible sail shape. Click to expand...

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Windward, leeward, round-the-buoy sailing is fun in a Freedom, but generally won't put you on top of the standings. IMHO, the boat shines in longer, downwind or beam reach, and high wind courses. Now, if I could just hurry up and become a better sailor.... I am getting better at pointing, and have not had any problems with the mast or cored-decks. I LOVE my boat. As to stats, if you find any please let me know. I have a 141 PHRF (non-spinnaker rating).  

I think that your rating of 141 is a good indicator of the relative performance hit that the Freedom's take for having a freestanding rig. I believe that you said that you have a Mull-designed Freedom 38. Mull was one of the best race boat designers of that era and designed some very fast boats. To put the impact of the freestanding rig in proportion, compare the Freedom 38 rating of 141 to the rating on something conservative like an Ericson 38 at 111, or my 38 foot performance cruiser, which is a 10 year older design, at 87 with spinnaker (non-spinnaker rating in Maine of 99). A ten year newer Mull design should have been as fast, or faster than the Ericson 38 or an older Farr 38 rather than owing 40-50 seconds a mile. I suspect the speed difference comes from the greater drag of the freestanding rig, the heavier structure required to support a free standing rig, and the distortions in the hull form that are needed to carry the mast that far forward. Jeff  

Great information regarding Freedom boats! I don't race mine (1984 Freedom32) but after extensive repair work couple of years ago I single handed sailed her to Bahamas and back to Nova Scotia and was extremely happy with her performance especially in rough weather, and easy reefing system! Unfortunately do to a health reasons, boat will be offered for sale early spring!  

Does any body have a n opinion on a 1984 28' Freedom Cat Ketch. I will appreciate your thoughts.  

fletcher01

I sailed on a couple and really dig them, enough in fact, to consider buying one locally. A couple issues I see though - one is on earlier models that have wraparound luff sails as opposed to conventional track luff. They are alleged to be difficult to raise, and lose their shape in a breeze. The other issue is that they have balsa cored hull and deck. On a boat as old as they are, I would be wary of wet cores. It difficult enough to repair cored decks. A rotten balsa cored hull would be disastrous. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk  

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  1. FREEDOM 24 (TRIPP)

    It takes into consideration "reported" sail area, displacement and length at waterline. The higher the number the faster speed prediction for the boat. A cat with a number 0.6 is likely to sail 6kts in 10kts wind, a cat with a number of 0.7 is likely to sail at 7kts in 10kts wind. KSP = (Lwl*SA÷D)^0.5*0.5

  2. Freedom 24

    The Freedom 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a freestanding mast. The hull has a slightly raked stem; a reverse transom; a transom-hung, folding rudder controlled by a tiller and a lifting keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) and carries 1,350 lb (612 kg ...

  3. Freedom sailboats for sale by owner.

    Freedom preowned sailboats for sale by owner. Freedom used sailboats for sale by owner. Home. Register & Post. View All Sailboats. Search. Avoid Fraud. ... 24.5' Seaward 23 Alum Creek, Ohio Asking $12,500. 38' lagoon 380 Key West, Florida Asking $209,900. 25' Catalina 25 Wing Keel Bay Shore, New York

  4. McKee Craft Freedom 24

    Range was impressive, as well. At a cruising speed of 40.5 at 4000 rpm, the 24 is capable of running 282 nautical miles with a ten-percent safety reserve. Despite the growing seas, our ride home was soft and mostly dry, thanks to the boat's 24 1/2-degree deadrise, weight (3,600 pounds dry) and fully injected, closed-foam flotation.

  5. Freedom 24 (Tripp)

    Freedom 24 (Tripp) is a 24′ 4″ / 7.4 m monohull sailboat designed by William H. Tripp, III and built by Freedom Yachts between 1994 and 1995. Sailboat Guide. Discover; Buy; ... Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay). D

  6. Freedom boats for sale

    There are presently 29 yachts for sale on YachtWorld for Freedom. This assortment encompasses 2 brand-new vessels and 27 pre-owned yachts, all of which are listed by knowledgeable boat and yacht brokers predominantly in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Greece and Saint Lucia. Models currently listed on YachtWorld vary in size and length ...

  7. Freedom Yachts

    29 sailboats built by Freedom Yachts. Sailboat. Freedom 40 AC. 1976 • 39 ... Freedom 24 (Tripp) 1994 • 24 ...

  8. Freedom Yachts

    Sailboats. Freedom Yachts was the maker of the Freedom (sail) and Legacy (power) yacht brands. The Freedom sailboats have unstayed rigs, meaning that the mast is freestanding and not supported by the normal set of wires called standing rigging. Garry Hoyt, a champion sailor and noted maverick, created the unstayed rigs to give "freedom" from ...

  9. Freedom 24 tripp

    The Freedom 24 tripp is a 24.42ft fractional sloop (free standing) designed by William Tripp III and built in fiberglass by Freedom Yachts between 1994 and 1995. The Freedom 24 tripp is a light sailboat which is a very high performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat.

  10. 1996 Freedom 24 SL Boat Specs, Tests and Reviews

    Get the latest 1996 Freedom 24 SL boat specs, boat tests and reviews featuring specifications, available features, engine information, fuel consumption, price, msrp and information resources. ... 1996 Freedom 24 SL. 1996 Freedom 24 SL Specs. Boat Type: Monohull Sailboats; Hull Material: Fiberglass; Beam: 8'0" Length: 24' Net Weight: 3300 lbs;

  11. Freedom boats for sale

    Freedom is a boat builder in the marine industry that offers boats for sale in a variety of sizes on Boat Trader, with the smallest current boat listed at 14 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring in at 40 feet, and an average length of 18.01 feet. Boat Trader currently has 32 Freedom boats for sale, including 25 new vessels and 7 used ...

  12. Freedom Sailboat

    S. SailNet Archive Discussion starter. 87689 posts · Joined 1999. #1 · Jan 22, 2004. I am a complete novice at this, so please be nice. I have looked at a Freedom sailboat and I am wondering what other peoples opinions of these boats are. I want to be able to cruise the Gulf Coast and beyond. The 33'' ketch I looked at had a centerboard and ...

  13. Freedom 24

    Boat: Santana 525. Posts: 2. Freedom 24. Hello, I have recently been looking into Freedom Yachts and found an ad for a 1995 Freedom 24. It has its original trailer, a newer Suzuki outboard, all new Haarstick Pentax sails in 2008 (main, jib, and spinnaker) as well as the old ones. The boat looks to be in good shape and is well within my price limit.

  14. Bill Tripp III draws a trailerable racercruiser

    Approx. trailering wgt.: 4,600 lbs. Freedom Yachts, a marketer of high quality sailboats, wanted to try selling a fast boat of high quality construction that was easy to trailer, launch, and sail, and with a good measure of comfort below. The design is by William H. Tripp, III, son of Bill Tripp, Jr., who designed the Bermuda 40 and the Block ...

  15. Freedom 24 Mk 1 Sails for Sale

    Location, sailing experience, and weather conditions all come into play when picking the perfect sail. Two mainsails made for two Freedom 24 Mk 1's in California and Florida will have different designs, sailcloth, and options based on what is best for the sailor. Taking measurements is easy. All sailors work alongside our measurement team to ...

  16. Freedom 24 sailboat for sale

    Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale . 1996 Freedom 24 includes trailer Sailboats for sale. Catalinas/Capris for Sale. Hunters for Sale. Macgregors/Ventures for Sale. Sailboat Photo Gallery

  17. FREEDOM 21

    It takes into consideration "reported" sail area, displacement and length at waterline. The higher the number the faster speed prediction for the boat. A cat with a number 0.6 is likely to sail 6kts in 10kts wind, a cat with a number of 0.7 is likely to sail at 7kts in 10kts wind. KSP = (Lwl*SA÷D)^0.5*0.5

  18. Freedom Cruiser 28 boats for sale

    1988 Freedom 28. US$15,500. ↓ Price Drop. Hartge Yacht Sales | Galesville, Maryland. Request Info. <. 1. >. * Price displayed is based on today's currency conversion rate of the listed sales price.

  19. Sail Freedom boats for sale

    1992 Freedom 45. US$99,995. ↓ Price Drop. Boatshed St Lucia | Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia. Request Info. * Price displayed is based on today's currency conversion rate of the listed sales price. Boats Group does not guarantee the accuracy of conversion rates and rates may differ than those provided by financial institutions at the time of ...

  20. Opinions on the Freedom sailboats..

    Boat: C&C MarkII, 24 ft. Posts: 27 Opinions on the Freedom sailboats.. Hey Folks! So I have been looking at the Freedom sailboats for some time now. I like the concept of a stand alone mast, without the rigging leaving more deck space, as well as the interior layout.

  21. Freedom 44 boats for sale

    1983 Freedom 44 Ketch. US$66,500. Sailboats Northeast | Manchester, Massachusetts. Request Info. <. 1. >. * Price displayed is based on today's currency conversion rate of the listed sales price. Boats Group does not guarantee the accuracy of conversion rates and rates may differ than those provided by financial institutions at the time of ...

  22. FREEDOM 29

    It takes into consideration "reported" sail area, displacement and length at waterline. The higher the number the faster speed prediction for the boat. A cat with a number 0.6 is likely to sail 6kts in 10kts wind, a cat with a number of 0.7 is likely to sail at 7kts in 10kts wind. KSP = (Lwl*SA÷D)^0.5*0.5