General Specifications:

- LOA 39.0 feet
- LWL 31.0 feet
- Beam 12.5 feet
- Draft 5.5 feet
- Headroom Centerline: 6 feet 4 inches
- Displacement 22 GRT, fully loaded cruising configuration
- Ballast Lead, 6000 pounds
- Cat Ketch rig, carbon fiber masts (2)
- Sail Area: mainsail 475 sq ft, Mizzen 382 sq ft
- Tankage: Water, 160 gallons (2 tanks)
- Tankage: Fuel, 95 gallons (3 aluminum tanks)
- Tankage: Waste, 20 gallons (synthetic bladder)
- Tankage: Hot Water, 12 gallons (works off shore power or engine)

- Builder: Tillotson-Pearson
- Designer: Ron Holland

Comments On The Design:

Ketch 22 represents a unique combination of rig and hull design. For the hull, Ron Holland crafted a thoroughly modern, low wetted surface design. Consistent with contemporary thinking, the entry features sections that are U-shaped yet retains enough rocker to forestall uncomfortable motion to weather in a seaway. At the 25 to 30 degree heel which traditional hulls assume to weather, their V-shaped forward sections become parallel to the water plane and actually cause dramatic slamming in a seaway. While Ketch 22's substantial beam assures great form stability, the circular midship sections do more than keep wetted surface at a minimum: they also promote stability of motion and therefore sea kindliness.

All Freedoms were designed with a freestanding rig in mind. The forces in a freestanding rig have to be taken up by the hull and deck structural box only. There is no compression load from shrouds or mast base and the forces from the rig are not taken up by a frame that connects the mast base, keel frame and shroud attachments points. On the Freedom Express, the hull is designed to take up the torsional forces from two masts moving athwart-ships independently from each other and acting to twist the hull. The hulls are built very rigid (but relatively light) to withstand the combination of all the forces. The low rig on the two mast Freedoms allows for a relatively low ballast ratio of about 30%. This makes the movements at sea less jerky and allows for some reduction of the laminate stiffness, as do the flexible masts. Not surprisingly, the widest part of the hull is just forward of the mizzen mast, which gives the interior much more usable space then other designs of the same length.

The extent to which the beam is carried well aft yields unexpected dividends. In the accommodations, it makes possible of course the large double berth in the aft cabin as well as the surprising spaciousness of the machinery space to port of the engine, ideal for a genset.  However, the major contribution to stability represented by a wide stern reveals Ron Holland's refined approach to the issue of stability in this design.  The ideal approach to stability for a cruising design is to provide it through form stability and free board, assigning to the ballast the responsibility of righting the boat in the event of a knockdown. Through her great form stability, the Freedom 39 was designed to be a stiff vessel even at her "light condition" displacement of 19,000 lbs. At her fully loaded displacement of 22,500 lbs., the stiffness of Ketch 22 is yet increased since displacement is the most important component of form stability (provided of course that the added weight is kept low: in Ketch 22, the additional tankage, batteries, chain, etc. are located at or below the waterline).

A hull capable of high downwind speeds because of the power inherent in her aft sections should also have an effective rudder. Ketch 22's rudder is extremely large and is located all the way aft thereby maximizing downwind control. A substantial skeg protects both rudder and propeller and provides the rudder with the additional support of a lower bearing.

Ketch 22's large rudder, full skeg and wide, powerful stern are evident. The circular sections can be seen flattening into the buttocks. The racy looking keel is actually 12 feet long. Also visible are the large cockpit scuppers discharging through the transom (no clogged or leaking seacocks to worry about), and the molded rub rail with its stainless steel shoe. The powerful, 382 sq.ft. mizzen is revealed by its long boom.

The Rig

The development of the free-standing carbon fiber mast represents for sailboats the most significant technological breakthrough of the last 25 years or so. The only drawback which might mitigate its many advantages is the much higher cost. The elimination of all the rigging and its associated hardware reduces both weight aloft and wind drag. Dismasting through gear failure is no longer a concern: most dismastings result from the failure of a single fitting.  Some 20 years ago, Tony Lush encountered a vicious gale while single-handing his 57 ft. ketch in the Pacific: his boat was pitch-poled so violently that the keel was torn off, yet the two carbon fiber unstayed masts remained standing.

Since a free-standing carbon fiber mast requires no stays, particularly backstays, enormous roach supported by full-length battens, can be designed into the sail. The striking result is a beautiful, highly efficient, wing-like shape whose increased sail area is nonetheless combined with a lowered center of effort.  The combination of a powerful, stable hull, with a sizable yet relatively short rig provides an unusual level of security.

Ketch 22's sails are made by North Sails and are in excellent condition. Each sail has 6 full battens, 2 reef points and a sail cover. Each carbon fiber mast is stepped on the keel and has an aluminum boom. Each mast is outfitted with boom vangs, full travelers, lazy jacks, and a spare halyard. The control lines for each mast: halyard, sheet, boom vang, and 2 reef lines are led back to the cockpit through Lewmar sheet-stoppers which service two self-tailing Barient winches.

Because the sails have 6 battens they are better behaved and much quieter than conventional sails, even the so-called full battened sails with the standard 3 or 4 battens. There are no overlapping sails to deal with. Turning the wheel is all that is needed to tack: no winching required. The lazyjacks make reefing or dropping the sails effortless. Guests on Ketch 22 always remark on the ease with which she can be sailed.

Equipment:

Machinery

- 50HP Perkins 4-108, serial number ED70058U 597718K (rebuilt April 2012)
- Westerbeke genset, serial number  GS78651
- Nissan 8HP Outboard motor, serial number 40471
- Hurth V-drive 150 V-2 R 2:1 transmission
- 3 blade fixed prop
- 2 Racor fuel filters (1 each, auxiliary and genset)
- Automatic halon engine room fire extinguisher

Deck Gear

- Bimini
- Dodger
- Custom made cockpit cushions

Galley

- 2 aluminum propane cylinders
- Solenoid valve for propane tanks
- Pressure hot and cold water
- Manual water pump
- Microwave oven
- Dish locker
- 6 cu.ft. Refrigeration
- 9 1/2" deep sinks positioned on centerline

Head

- Separate stall for shower
- Separate plumbing for shower w/sump pump
- Teak grating for shower
- 20 gallon sewage holding bladder
- Y-valve
- Various teak racks and towel bars
- Hot and cold pressure water
- manual head

Electrical

- 5 wet cell batteries
- Shorepower inlet w/50 foot shorepower cord
- 140 Amp output Ample Power alternator
- Pro-Mariner battery charge: 50 Amp output
- Bass, Newmar, and Vigil distribution panels w/30 breakers
- Guest battery switches
- Navigation lights , deck level and mast head tri-color
- Masthead anchor light
- 18 cabin lights

Interior Accommodations

- Dual Compressor Air Conditioner/fan
- berths for 6, V-berth, aft cabin, pilot berths port/starboard
- Private head w/shower
- Two comfortable swivel chairs
- Teak and holly below decks sole
- Nav station
- Two burner propane stove, microwave, reefer/freezer...
- All teak interior w/birch ceiling

Ground Tackle

- 200 feet all chain rode
- 55-lb Bruce anchor
- 22-lb Fortress Lightweight spare anchor
- Lofrans electric windlass with remote control

Safety

- Switlick life raft (needs re-packing)
- Emergency tiller
- EPIRB w/GPS
- Horseshoe buoy
- 3-inch cockpit scuppers
- Life sling
- Bomar Offshore hatches and ports
- Lazy jacks
- Horn
- Flares(out of date but serviceable)
- Propane solenoid valve
- life preservers (4 West Marine off shore auto inflatible with teher ring)
- life preservers ( 2 ski vest type )
- life preservers (approx 3 orange oldies but goodies)
- 2 manual fire extinguishers
- Man overboard strobe
- VHF radiotelephone with cockpit remote

Electronics

- Icom M710 Marine Grade SSB Radiotelephone
- Icom AT-130 antenna tuner
- 24-mile Furuno radar
- Autohelm 6000 autopilot
- Datamarine 360 windspeed & direction (non-operational)
- Datamarine knotmeter and log
- Datamarine depthsounder
- VHF radio + 1 handheld VHF radio
- Ritchie 6-inch pedestal mounted compass

 Miscellaneous

- CD AM/FM receiver
- Bose speakers
- aluminum boathook
- 5 Fenders
- Midship cleats with toe rail fair leads
- spare Dock lines
- Winch handles (3)
- Rub-rail w/ stainless steel striker

 Cruising Equipment

- North Sails repair kit (spare sail slides, spare batten holder, needle & thread, sail tape etc)
- Jack lines for offshore passages
- Bosun's chair
- Top Climber mast climber
- Extension cord (15 amp, 50 feet)
- Shore power conversion adapters (15 to 20 amp etc.)
- First aid kit (2, 1 assembled by Stanform Emergency medical traveling medicine nurse)
- Ditch bag with survival gear
- crew tethers (approx 6)

- tools
- spare parts (nuts, lights, fuses, bolts, blocks, lines, oil, anti freeze, cable ties, 1 HD bolt cutter)
- diesel jerry can (2, 6gallon each)
- diesel jerry can (1, 1 gallon)
- gasoline jerry can (1 gallon)
- garden hose (50 foot)
- bucket, sponges, soap etc.
- Fluke volt ohm meter
- Heat gun
- Band It (mast and boom repair kit)

- Perkins engine spares (top end gasket set, fuel pump, stud bolts, filters etc)
- Westerbeke genset engine spares
- filters (engine oil and Racor fuel filters)
- solar panels ( 3, great for topping up batteries without shore power)
- dishes (plates, bowls, cups, SS tableware, cooking utensils etc)
- flashlights (approx 3)

- Stainless steel boarding ladder on transom
- Midship boarding step
- West Marine dinghy w/8HP Nissan two cycle outboard and landing wheels
- Misc. spares and gear
- deck wash down pump-Par Jabsco shower sump pump
- 2 electric bilge pumps
- Rail mount barbecue

- Documentation provided for all major and minor subsystems
- Brochures for most line item replacements
- Maintenance and expense records available at in MS or Open Office format
- Limited Factory documentation available by special request (you pay postage)