| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1980 |
| No. built | at least five |
| Builder(s) | Wilderness Yachts |
| Name | Wilderness 40 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) |
| Draft | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 40.00 ft (12.19 m) |
| LWL | 32.00 ft (9.75 m) |
| Beam | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmardiesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 3,969 lb (1,800 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 47.00 ft (14.33 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 15.00 ft (4.57 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 41.50 ft (12.65 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.80 ft (3.60 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 244.85 sq ft (22.747 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 352.50 sq ft (32.748 m2) |
| Total sail area | 597.35 sq ft (55.496 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 87 (average) |
TheWilderness 40 is an Americansailboat, that was designed byGary Mull and first built in 1980.[1][2][3][4][5]
The Wilderness 40 is a development of the 1979Wilderness 38.[1][5]
The boat was built byWilderness Yachts inSanta Cruz, California,United States, who built at least five examples, although the design is now out of production.[1][6]
The Wilderness 40 is a small recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-typerudder and a fixed finkeel. 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.[1][2][5]
The boat is fitted with a JapaneseYanmardiesel engine.[1][5]