Abstract: A hull (1) for sailing craft enables water gliding performances to be enhanced. The hull (1) for a sailing craft includes a bottom (2) which has a particular profile. The bottom (2) includes a rail (3) shaped from the stem up to the transom, the rail (3) being formed by a flat axial sole (6) linking two parallel passageways of the stem to the transom, of similar width, of similar depth of the water inlet at the transom exit, the passageways derived from the sole (6) have a cross-sectional profile on either side of the sole (6) to form two V-shaped inclined planes (9, 10) and are terminated by two arcs of a quarter circle which are further extended by two other inclined parts (13, 14) forming another V-shape less inclined than the first and leading to the upper works (15, 16). The invention is applicable to boats.