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Description
FREEWARD (1962) Sloop Mt 19.50 – A Class boat
Freeward built in 1962 commissioned by Sir M. Hamill from the Jones’ Buckie Ship and Buckie Shipyard near Glasgow on drawings by G.L. Watson & C., classified with the 100-in-1 Malta Cross in Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, is certainly a unique, original and rare product. It was designed and built for a particular purpose: to host British observers who followed the America’s Cup, to accompany the challenging boats from London to the United States.
TYPE: Sloop | ENGINE: 2 x 127 hp – Gardners | CREW: 3 | L.O.A.: 64′ (19,50 mt.) |
BEAM: 18′ (5,50 mt.) | MAX GUESTS: 22 | YEAR: 1962 | REFIT: 2016 |
CRUISE SPEED: 9 Knots | TOP SPEED: 14 Knots | BASE: Taormina (Giardini Naxos harbor) | CABINS: 3 double bed, 1 crew |