[1][2][3] The design was built by Tillotson Pearson for Freedom Yachts in the United States starting in 1993, but it is now out of production.

[1][3][4] The Freedom 35 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a balsa core, and with wood trim.

[1] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM30F diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW) for docking and maneuvering.

The galley is at the foot of the companionway steps, on the port side, and includes a two-burner propane stove, an icebox and a double sink.

[3] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "Freedom Yachts was the first to emphasize free-standing rigs for cruising and continues with this design by David Pedrick.

"[3] Thom Burns, writing in Sailing Breezes, concluded of the design, "The Freedom 35 is a well-built, cruising boat which can be easily handled by a non-athletic couple or single-handed.

"[5] Famed yacht designer Robert Perry reviewed the boat in Sailing magazine in August 2000 and wrote, "the Freedom 35 uses its volume to great advantage and gives us an interior layout that you wouldn't have found in 40-footers 20 years ago.