| Development | |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1982 |
| Builder | Gale Force Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Wild Wind 20 |
| 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 type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | 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) |
The Wild Wind 20, also called the Gale Force 20 and Rinker 20, is a recreational keelboat first built in 1982 [1] [2] [3] 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. [1] [2] [3]
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. [1] [2] [3]
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). [1] [2] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h). [2] [3]
It has a fractional rig.