Wild Wind 20

Wild Wind 20
Development
Location	United States
Year	1982
Builder	Gale Force Yachts
Role	Cruiser
Boat
Displacement	2,200 lb (998 kg)
Draft	5.67 ft (1.73 m) with keel down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	20.00 ft (6.10 m)
LWL	18.00 ft (5.49 m)
Beam	7.92 ft (2.41 m)
Engine	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel	swing keel
Ballast	800 lb (363 kg)
Rudder	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	25.50 ft (7.77 m)
J foretriangle base	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
P mainsail luff	21.50 ft (6.55 m)
E mainsail foot	6.50 ft (1.98 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	69.88 sq ft (6.492 m2)
Jib/genoa area	102.00 sq ft (9.476 m2)
Total sail area	171.88 sq ft (15.968 m2)
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The Wild Wind 20, also called the Gale Force 20 and Rinker 20, is a recreational keelboat first built in 1982 by Gale Force Yachts in Syracuse, Indiana, United States, but it is now out of production. Gale Force was the short-lived sailboat division of powerboat builder Rinkerbuilt Co., now called Rinker Boats and owned by Highwater Marine, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc.

Design

The fiberglass hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a lifting keel.

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm).

The design has a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h).

It has a fractional rig.

References

1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Wild Wind 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 3 4 5 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 146. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gale Force Wild Wind 20". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Data-1] 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Wild Wind 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Henkel-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 146. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0

[Guide-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gale Force Wild Wind 20". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)