[1][2][3][4] The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts and first built in 1986.

[1][5][6] The Freedom 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a free-standing masthead sloop rig, with a "Bierig" jib, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

[1] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine of 13 hp (10 kW).

[1] The design has a hull speed of 6.47 kn (11.98 km/h).