Wilderness 40
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|designer = Gary Mull
|location = United States
|year = 1980
|no built = at least five
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|builder = Wilderness Yachts
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|displacement = {{convert|9000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|40.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|32.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|6.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|3969|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|47.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|15.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|244.85|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|352.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Wilderness 40 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1980.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/wilderness-40|title = Wilderness 40 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 1 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220101204913/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/wilderness-40|archive-date= 1 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1870/wilderness-40-1-4|title = Sailboat Specifications for 1-4 Wilderness 40 |accessdate = 18 October 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= }}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|title = Garry Mull (1939-1994)|access-date = 20 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|archive-date= 18 April 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|title= Gary Mull|access-date= 20 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|archive-date= 20 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/wilderness/40|title= Wilderness 40|access-date= 5 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220305145115/https://sailboat.guide/wilderness/40|archive-date= 5 March 2022|url-status= live}}
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.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/wilderness-boat-works|title= Wilderness Boat Works 1977 - 1986|access-date = 1 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220101204304/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/wilderness-boat-works|archive-date= 1 January 2022|url-status= live}}
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 {{convert|9000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3969|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|40.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} and a waterline length of {{convert|32.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}. PHRF racing average handicap of 87 with a high of 87 and low of 87. It has a hull speed of {{convert|7.58|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
;Wilderness 40 serial numbers 5 and on
:Later serials with a length overall of {{convert|38.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|32.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} and a {{convert|3|ft|m|abbr=on}} taller rig. PHRF racing average handicap of 81. It has a hull speed of {{convert|7.58|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2092/wilderness-40-5|title = Sailboat Specifications for 5+ Wilderness 40 |accessdate = 18 October 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161019145829/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2092/wilderness-40-5|archive-date= 19 October 2016|url-status= dead}}
See also
References
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{{Gary Mull sailboat designs}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs