Lyman Morse Rodger Martin 40 - New arrival

Gray Wolf is a special boat.  She was designed by Rodger Martin for an experienced circumnavigator and architect. She is a 40 foot Open Class wooden (cold-molded), water-ballasted racing / cruising boat featuring an unstayed carbon rig. Winner of Opera House Cup (Class A) on the East Coast and Race to the Straits (doublehanded) on the West Coast. Her beauty has captured many sailors’ hearts. Built with exquisite care at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding in Maine.

Approaching Gray Wolf on the pier brings a warmth and appreciation for a fine sailing yacht.  She will invite you in for a closer look, but first you will stop to see her striking black hull, completely fair and an excellent execution by the builder of Rodger Martin's eye.  She looks powerful, fast and seaworthy at the dock.

At the bow she sports an easily removable, 7 foot long carbon fiber sprit for downwind sails, or Code Zeros. Moving aft, she sports slighty raised bulwarks with a teak caprail.  The deck is open and uncluttered due to the stay-less, freestanding carbon fiber mast. The house sides are bright with varnish and sport canvas covers to protect them when not in use.

The cockpit is large for a forty foot vessel and seems even larger due to the unique arrangement where the traveller ("floats" above the tiller/rudder post and splits the aft cockpit from the forward cockpit. The result is an open cockpit with high coamings and large seating areas.  The cockpit is ideal for active sailing, passagemaking or simply lying at anchor.

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