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Wilderness 40

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Designer
  
Gary Mull

Year
  
1980

Builder(s)
  
Wilderness Yachts

Location
  
United States

No. Built
  
at least five

Boat Weight
  
9,000 lb (4,082 kg)

The Wilderness 40 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1980. The design is out of production.

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The boat was built by Wilderness Yachts in Santa Cruz, California, United States, who built at least five examples.

The Wilderness 40 is a development of the 1979 Wilderness 38.

Design

The Wilderness 40 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) and carries 3,969 lb (1,800 kg) of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine.

Variants

Wilderness 40 serial numbers 1 to 4
Early serials with a length overall of 40.00 ft (12.19 m) and a waterline length of 32.00 ft (9.75 m). PHRF racing average handicap of 87 with a high of 87 and low of 87. It has a hull speed of 7.58 kn (14.04 km/h).
Wilderness 40 serial numbers 5 and on
Later serials with a length overall of 38.50 ft (11.73 m), a waterline length of 32.00 ft (9.75 m) and a 3 ft (0.91 m) taller rig. PHRF racing average handicap of 81. It has a hull speed of 7.58 kn (14.04 km/h)

References

Wilderness 40 Wikipedia
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