WILDERNESS 40

Sailboat Specifications

both US imperial metric

Hull Type:

Fin w/spade rudder

Rigging Type:

Masthead Sloop

LOA:

40.00 ft / 12.19 m

LWL:

32.00 ft / 9.75 m

Beam:

12.00 ft / 3.66 m

S.A. (reported):

597.00 ft² / 55.46 m²

Draft (max):

6.50 ft / 1.98 m

Displacement:

9,000 lb / 4,082 kg

Ballast:

3,969 lb / 1,800 kg

S.A./Disp.:

22.15

Bal./Disp.:

44.10

Disp./Len.:

122.62

Construction:

FG

Ballast Type:

Lead

First Built:

1980

Builder:

Wilderness Yachts (USA)

Designer:

Gary Mull

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:

Yanmar

Type:

Diesel

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

22.15

Bal./Disp.:

44.10

Disp./Len.:

122.62

Comfort Ratio:

14.77

Capsize Screening Formula:

2.31

S#:

4.58

Rig and Sail Particulars

help

I:

47.00 ft / 14.33 m

J:

15.00 ft / 4.57 m

P:

41.50 ft / 12.65 m

E:

11.80 ft / 3.60 m

S.A. Fore:

352.50 ft² / 32.75 m²

S.A. Main:

244.85 ft² / 22.75 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

597.35 ft² / 55.50 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

22.16

Est. Forestay Len.:

49.34 ft / 15.04 m

Sailboat Links

Designers:

Gary Mull

Builders:

Wilderness Boat Works

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

Probably an 'extended' version of the WILDERNESS 38 design. At least 5 were built.
Later versions had a taller rig.

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