Ketch ketch and the yawl have two masts, with the main mast foremost; the distinction usually being that a ketch has the mizzen mast forward of the rudder post, whereas on a yawl, it is aft of the rudder post. But the balance of sail area can be an overriding characteristic. If 20% or more of the sail area is in the mizzen sail the rig would be termed a ketch. This is particularly true on center cockpit yachts. Compared to a ketch, a similar size yawl's mizzen sail is much smaller than the main, because of the limitations of the
Freedom 28 Cat Ketch Freedom 28 Cat Ketch The Freedom 28 Cat Ketch (not to be confused with the Freedom 28), is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Hoyt and Jay Paris, first built in 1979. The design is out of production. The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States. The Freedom 28 Cat Ketch is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has an unstayed cat ketch rig, a transom-hung rudder and a swing-up centerboard. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The spars are made from carbon fiber. The initial models were produced with wrap-around