Abstract: A boat comprising a hull the general shape of which is a spherical dome which in the fore part of the boat extends to above the water-line at maximum load while at the sides the part of the hull above the water-line departs from a spherical shape and progressively approaches a cylindrical shape, and further comrising at least one float-forming lee-board disposed at the aft and rigidly connected to the hull, and a single propeller orientable about a vertical axis comprised in the median longitudinal plane of the boat.