Sail Number: 17002
Type: Masthead Cutter
John G. Alden FREEDOM Specifications:
LOA: 50’ 10″ / 15.50m – LOD: 47’11″ / 14.60 – LWL: 34’2″ / 10.41m – Beam 11’0″ / 3.35m – Draft 7’0” / 2.13m – Design Number: 676 – Designer: John G. Alden – Original Owner: William P. Barrows, Rochester, NY – Current Owner: Todd Feinroth – Year Built: June 15, 1937 – Built By: Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Bristol, RI – Hull Material: Wood – Displacement: 31,900 / 14,470kg – Engine: Perkins 4-108 Diesel.
Historical:
John G. Alden designed cutter Freedom was built at the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Bristol, RI, in the year 1937 for the (1934) Commodore of the Rochester Yacht Club (N.Y.) William P. Barrows. Barrows won the 1930 Canada’s Cup skippering the 8 metre yacht THISBE, defeating the Fife designed QUEST of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. Commodore Barrows, it has often been said, had done more to develop yachting on Lake Ontario than any other yachtsman, winning most of the important cups of the Great Lakes.
The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest:
Owner/Guardian: William P. Barrows, Rochester, NY
Owner/Guardian: Todd Feinroth