Abstract: A longitudinally extending boat hull having a forwardly tapering nose section and an aft end section that extends laterally comprising the hull being substantially V-shaped in cross section from the nose section rearwardly at least to about 1/3 the hull length extending rearwardly from the nose section; the hull having two laterally spaced downwardly projecting sponsons that diverge rearwardly from a position at least about half the hull length to the aft end section, each of the sponsons increasing in lateral width in a rearward direction; and the hull having a bottom that extends rearwardly generally between the sponsons the hull bottom including a portion that slopes relatively upwardly and rearwardly between the sponsons along at least about the rearwardmost 1/5 of the length of the hull.