WYLIE 40
Description
The Wylie 40 is a 40-foot performance racer/cruiser designed by the Wylie Design Team (led by California yacht designer Thomas Wylie), known for lightweight, fast hulls with strong emphasis on light-air performance and all-around speed suitable for coastal and offshore racing. It follows in the lineage of Wylie's earlier designs such as the Wylie 38/39 series, featuring a sleek, low-freeboard profile with a fin keel and spade rudder. Boats were typically built in fiberglass (often cored construction) on a semi-custom or one-off basis, with production numbers very limited—likely just a handful of examples rather than series production, as evidenced by individual boats like Wylie Coyote still actively racing in events such as PHRF and distance races today. These boats deliver a generous sail plan for excellent light-air speed while maintaining versatility for performance cruising or club racing.
Construction Details
| Designer | Wylie Design Team |
|---|---|
| Builder | One-offs or small runs |
| Length | 40.000 ft |
| LOA | 40.000 ft |
| Beam | 12.000 ft |
| Displacement | 12000 lb |
| Ballast | 6000 lb |
| Max Draft | 7.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 42.75 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 13 ft |
| p | 42.25 ft |
| e | 17 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.75 ft | 13 ft | 42.25 ft | 17 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
WYLIE 40 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 42.25 ft - (12878 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17 ft - (5182 mm) |
| Leech | * 44.8 ft - (13655 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 44.99 ft - (13713 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 358.73 ft² |
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WYLIE 40 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 35.75 ft - (10897 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.08 ft - (5206 mm) |
| Leech | * 31.29 ft - (9537 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.95 ft - (4557 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 267.21 ft² |
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WYLIE 40 - GENOA
| Luff | * 42.45 ft - (12939 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 20.88 ft - (6364 mm) |
| Leech | * 40.06 ft - (12210 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.5 ft - (5944 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 413.94 ft² |
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WYLIE 40 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 42.45 ft - (12939 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 23.4 ft - (7132 mm) |
| Foot | * 23.4 ft - (7132 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 844.33 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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