Water sports performance boat hull

Abstract

A water sports performance boat includes a hull having a sharpened angle keel for cutting into the water. Reverse chines are carried on port and starboard sides and extending from a forward portion of the hull to an aft portion for inducing a lifting of the bow at generally low boat speeds and for providing a stabilizing effect. Port and starboard spray pockets are located at the aft portion of the hull for reducing a side spray of water near the transom. Performance strakes are formed within the hull with each extending from an aft position rearwardly to the transom. An elliptical shaped dispersion tunnel formed along the keel within an aft most portion of the hull extends through the transom and provides a desirable wake shape.

1 . A boat hull comprising: 
 port and starboard side chines displaced along port and starboard side portions of the hull, respectively, each of the port and starboard chines extending from a forward portion to an aft portion of the hull;    port and starboard spray pockets formed proximate aft portions of the port and starboard chines, respectively, and at aft and outboard portions of the hull; and    port and starboard strakes extending generally parallel to and rearwardly toward the stern from proximate the spray pockets and from aft the port side and starboard side chines.    
   
   
       2 . A boat hull according to  claim 1 , further comprising a dispersion tunnel formed within an aft portion of the hull.  
   
   
       3 . A boat hull according to  claim 2 , wherein the dispersion tunnel extends through an aft most portion of the hull.  
   
   
       4 . A boat hull according to  claim 1 , further comprising a step formed at each of an aft portion of the port and starboard chines and positioned proximate a forward portion of the spray pockets.  
   
   
       5 . A boat hull according to  claim 1 , wherein the port and starboard strakes comprise port and starboard primary strakes having a first length dimension and port and starboard secondary strakes having a second length dimension, and wherein the second length dimension is less then the first length dimension.  
   
   
       6 . A boat hull according to  claim 5 , wherein the primary strakes are positioned outboard the secondary strakes.  
   
   
       7 . A boat hull according to  claim 1 , wherein the chine is formed as a reverse chine.  
   
   
       8 . A boat hull comprising: 
 a port side chine and a starboard side chine displaced along port and starboard sides of the hull, respectively, each chine extending from a forward portion of the hull toward an aft portion thereof; and    a port side strake and a starboard side strake each extending generally parallel to and from aft the port side and starboard side chines and aft.    
   
   
       9 . A boat hull according to  claim 8 , further comprising a dispersion tunnel formed within an aft portion of the hull.  
   
   
       10 . A boat hull according to  claim 8 , further comprising port and starboard spray pockets formed proximate the port and starboard chines, respectively, at an aft portion of the hull.  
   
   
       11 . A boat hull according to  claim 8 , further comprising a step formed at each of an aft portion of the port and starboard chines.  
   
   
       12 . A boat hull according to  claim 11 , wherein the port and starboard strakes comprise port and starboard primary strakes having a first length dimension, and port and starboard secondary strakes having a second length dimension, and wherein the first length dimension is greater than the second length dimension.  
   
   
       13 . A boat hull according to  claim 12 , wherein the primary strakes are positioned outboard the secondary strakes.  
   
   
       14 . A boat hull according to  claim 8 , wherein the chine is formed as a reverse chine.  
   
   
       15 . A boat hull comprising: 
 a port side chine and a starboard side chine displaced along port and starboard side portions of the hull, respectively, each chine extending from a forward portion of the hull to an aft portion thereof; and    port and starboard spray pockets formed within a generally horizontal portion of the hull and in spaced relation to a vertical freeboard thereof, and proximate aft portions of the port and starboard chines, respectively, at an aft an outboard portion of the hull.    
   
   
       16 . A boat hull according to  claim 15 , further comprising a dispersion tunnel formed within the hull.  
   
   
       17 . A boat hull according to  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of strakes extending from aft the port side and starboard side chines proximate the spray pockets and aft.  
   
   
       18 . A boat hull according to  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of strakes comprises port and starboard primary strakes having a first length dimension and port and starboard secondary strakes having a second length dimension, and wherein the second length dimension is less then the first length dimension.  
   
   
       19 . A boat hull according to  claim 15 , further comprising a step formed at each of an aft portion of the port and starboard chines and positioned proximate a forward portion of the spray pockets.  
   
   
       20 . A boat hull according to  claim 1 , wherein the chine is formed as a reverse chine.