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Numbknots. I have same boat, just different rig. You can convert the rig into same rig wyliecats use http://www.wyliecat.com/ Keep your booms and hardware, attach sailtracks to masts and make new, one ply fully batten sails. I guess, you can make it under $5000 Where are you located? My boat is at S...

Numbknots, do you have fixed keel model? PO told me that he met Garry Hoyt once, they discussed the boat and Hoyt told him that he has one of the earlier “fast boats”. It is hull#10, centerboard model with simple open interior. So, I guess, it explains a lot. My boat made in 1979, however, at some p...

To be frank, GPS tracks impressed me too. I did a few test runs after I bought the boat, fixed it and cleaned a bottom. I did test runs in different days and conditions, trying to exclude tide interference. The boat is very deceptive, she doesn’t feel like going upwind well – too quiet, very little ...

Here is GPS track of my Freedom 28 Cat Ketch, centerboard model, single ply sails, “conventional” boom and high roach sails with full battens. Boat is striped, no extra weight at all, flat waters. As you can see, boat can perform very well. It is true that fully loaded in cruising mode she wont perf...

US sailing published a table containing High/Low/Mean PHRF Handicaps from around a country for all sailboats.
http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/

Does anybody know how heavy our masts? It doesn't matter what model, I just trying to compare it to "conventional" rigging.
Thanks.
CR

1980 Freedom 28 CK centerboard.