Vessel Description
“Freeway” is a Freedom 35 sailing cruiser designed by Gary Hoyt and built by Freedom Yachts in Isle of Man. She has a traditional, full-bodied, heavy displacement hull that is well suited to offshore passages as well as coastal cruising. Her unusual rig design with twin unstayed carbon fibre masts is reported to be very easy to sail, especially short-handed, and remarkably fast off the wind. The accommodation is comfortable, and she has an aft cabin which provides good privacy when guests are aboard. With 2 ARCs completed, she has proven to be a very capable yacht and is certainly well worth viewing.
Please call before travelling as this vessel is not at our home marina.
Dimensions
LOA: 34’ 9”
LWL: 30’
Beam: 11’
Draft: 4’ 10”
Displacement: 9.5 Tons
Construction
White GRP hull, deck and superstructure
Teak laid decks
Encapsulated lead long keel
Wheel steering
Aft, self-draining cockpit
Mechanical
Volvo MD2030, 35hp 3-cylinder marine diesel (2004)
Last serviced April 2020
Raw water cooled
Shaft drive to 3 blade bronze propeller
Tankage
Fuel tank – stainless steel, 80 litres
Water tanks – 2 x stainless steel, total 190 litres
Electrics
12 volt electrical system
3 x 12 volt batteries (1 x engine start, 2 x domestic)
Charged by engine alternator, wind generator and solar panel
Shore power
Dolphin vertical wind generator mounted on aft mast
Spars and Rigging
Cat Ketch rig
Carbon fibre masts (unstayed)
Black, alloy booms
All control lines are led back to the cockpit
Large central, self-tailing winch
Central rope clutches
Lazyjacks
Sails
Full-battened, tan mainsails (age unknown but in good condition)
Slab reefing to both sails
Deck Equipment
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and guardrails
Main anchor with chain and warp
Sea Wolf windlass (requires repair)
Sprayhood
Dodgers
Sail covers
Boarding ladder
3 x Bilge Pumps
Beaching legs for drying out
Navigation Equipment
Autopilot (requires a new bearing)
Log/Boatspeed
Echo Sounder
ICOM IC-M601VHF DSC Radio
ICOM IC-M700UK SSB Radio (never tried by current owner so not known if working)
Compass
Navigation lights
Chart Plotter (aerial required)
Raymarine Radar
Clock and Barometer
Wind instrument (requires repair)
ICS Nav6 Navtex
Safety Equipment
4 person Liferaft (requires servicing)
Jackstays
Lifebuoy
Radar reflector
2 manual fire extinguishers
1 automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment
Accommodation
3 cabins - forward, saloon and aft
1 Double berth
2 Single berths
Maximum headroom – 6 feet
Good storage space
Hot and cold pressurised water
Saloon table with seating around. Could provide an additional double berth but not currently set up that way.
Good size chart table and navigation area with swing seat underneath
Red upholstery in good condition
Woodwork is in good condition
Headlinings are in serviceable condition
Forward cabin with V berth and infill to make a double
Aft cabin with twin single berths
Galley with:
Stainless steel sink
Fridge
Taylors cooker with hob, grill and oven
Separate heads compartment with marine WC, sink and shower
Other
“Freeway” has carbon-fibre masts which were much preferred to the alternative alloy mast version that were offered in an effort to reduce production costs. She also has normal booms and mast tracks which are much simpler and a big improvement over the wishbone booms and sleeved mainsails. The rig is known to be strong and reliable.
“Freeway” has completed 2 trans-Atlantic ARC races so is proven to be a very capable, long-distance cruising yacht!
Owner's Remarks
"We have enjoyed Freeway very much in our time of owning her, a good strong and safe boat easily sailed by two people that always gets attention either when sailing or moored. Unfortunately health issues have forced us to part with a great boat. "
