James "Jim" Wynne (1929–1990) was an American businessperson.

Biography

Wynne was born in Dayton, Ohio.[1] He studied at the University of Florida and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He started his career at Kiekhaefer Corporation.[2] His work involved Mercury outboard motor testing and participation in a notable 1958 transatlantic voyage with an outboard-powered boat.[2]

During his career, Wynne builit the first turbine-powered Thunderbird, a production boat for Donald Aronow, and the commercial sterndrive propulsion system (1968).[2]

Utilizing his engineering skills in powerboat racing, Wynne won the World Offshore Championship twice and set numerous powerboat records.[2] He later established Wynne Marine, Inc. (1965), a firm known for designing marine vessels.[2]

Wynne died in 1990.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Inventor and powerboat racer James Wynne dies at 61 - UPI Archives". UPI.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hall of Fame Award". www.nmma.org.
  3. ↑ "Jim Wynne Dies at 60; A Boating Pioneer". December 23, 1990 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ Staff, S. I. "HE DRIVES A HAIRY RACE". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
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