Jim Antrim

Jim Antrim is an American naval architect and founder of Antrim Associates, specializing in high-performance sailing yachts, particularly multihulls and innovative monohull designs. With a background in aerospace engineering from UC Berkeley, Antrim brings computational fluid dynamics and advanced engineering to yacht design. His designs have won numerous races including multiple Pacific Cup and Transpac victories. Notable designs include the Class 40 Velocean, numerous successful ORMA 60 trimarans, and innovative cruising catamarans. Antrim is known for pushing design boundaries while maintaining practical sailing characteristics and continues to create cutting-edge designs from his California office.