Good Jibes Episode #88: Jim Antrim on Designing Boats
This week on Good Jibes, host John Arndt is joined by Jim Antrim to chat about his fulfilling lifetime of naval architecture. Jim founded Antrim Associates in 1979 and boasts one of the most diverse design portfolios in the industry, including boats that have set speed records and some of the most innovative boats on the planet.
Hear how to become a naval architect, about sailing and design lessons from Jim’s mentors, how to test and perfect new boat designs, about his most fun races to Hawaii, and why sailing is such a wonderful thing to do.
This episode covers everything from naval architecture to the Transpac. Here’s a small sample:
- What gave Jim the idea of being a naval architect?
- How big a crew will he take on the Transpac?
- What did he learn from his mentors Dick Carter, Britton Chance, and Gary Mull?
- How common is it to use carbon?
- What’s on the drawing board now?
- How have boats evolved over the years?
- What’s Jim’s favorite Bay Area race?
- Short Tacks: Why should people sail?
Learn more about Jim at https://www.antrimdesign.com/.
Check out the episode and show notes below for much more detail.
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Correction: I’m in the upper left of the Shields picture, next to Paul Kamen. that’s Pete Canning in the lower right. He worked for Mull for a couple years, went on his own to design the Mariner 36 and a couple others, then went to work designing submarines for the rest of his career.
How did we get that wrong? Thanks for the correction. Sometimes we think we have a five-knot brain in a 50-knot, foiling world.