The Freedom 42 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987.

[1][2][3][4][5] The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts.

[1][5] The Freedom 42 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a free-standing fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

[1][2][5] The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 102 and a hull speed of 8.42 kn (15.59 km/h).