Independence 20
# Independence 20

The Independence 20, also called the Freedom Independence 20, is an American trailerable 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 Independence 20 shares the same hull as the Catalina Yachts-built Aero 20.

## Production

The boat was initially built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and later built by Catalina Yachts.

## 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.

The design has a hull speed of 5.65 kn (10.46 km/h).

