Designer Gary Mull Year 1999 | Location United States Boat Weight 2,080 lb (940 kg) | |
Builder(s) Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts) and later Catalina Yachts Role Disabled sail training and racing | ||
The Independence 20, also called the Freedom Independence 20, is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull as a class for disabled sailors and first built in 1999. The design is out of production.
The boat was initially built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and later built by Catalina Yachts.
The Independence 20 shares the same hull as the Catalina Yachts-built Aero 20.
Design
The Independence 20 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,080 lb (943 kg) and carries 900 lb (408 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m). The accommodation consists of two seats that are both pivoting and counterweighted, allowing side-to-side movement during tacking and gybing.