Wilderness 40

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

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

Production
The boat was built by Wilderness Yachts in Santa Cruz, California, United States, who built at least five examples, although the design is now out of production.

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 9000 lb and carries 3969 lb of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft 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 and a waterline length of 32.00 ft. PHRF racing average handicap of 87 with a high of 87 and low of 87. It has a hull speed of 7.58 kn.


 * Wilderness 40 serial numbers 5 and on
 * Later serials with a length overall of 38.50 ft, a waterline length of 32.00 ft and a 3 ft taller rig. PHRF racing average handicap of 81. It has a hull speed of 7.58 kn