That sure looks like the original Freedom 40 Hoyt/Herreshoff design.
IIRC, the prototype was built without an engine and was a big hit in
the Caribbean racing circuit.


Capt. Rob wrote:
Looks like a steel hull.
We had one rigged the same way here the other day, but it had no stays


I had thought it was an old ketch-cat Freedom from the late 70's, but I
didn't bother to look it up. Maybe someone can ID it?


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