Independence 20


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 and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of. The accommodation consists of two seats that are both pivoting and counterweighted, allowing side-to-side movement during tacking and gybing.