WATERCRAFT HULL

1 . A hull for a watercraft comprising:

a port side;

a starboard side; and

a keel disposed between the port side and the starboard side, each of the port and starboard sides comprising:

a first portion having a first deadrise angle;

a second portion having a second deadrise angle, the first portion being disposed laterally between the second portion and the keel;

a first chine connected to the first portion, the first portion being disposed laterally between the keel and the first chine; and

a second chine connected to the second portion, the second portion being disposed laterally between the first chine and the second chine, the second chine being a soft chine.

2 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, the first chine is a hard chine.

3 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein the hull has a length, and wherein for each of the port and starboard sides, the first and second chines extend parallel to each other on at least a portion of the length of the hull.

4 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, at least one of the first and second portions is uninterrupted.

5 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, the first deadrise angle and the second deadrise angle are identical.

6 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, at least one of the first and second chines is uninterrupted and extends on a majority of a length of the hull.

7 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, when seen from the port and starboard sides, at least one of the first and second chines is generally parallel to a waterline of the hull.

8 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, the hull further comprises a third portion and a third chine, the first chine connecting the third portion to the first portion, the third chine connecting the third portion to the second portion, the third portion having a third deadrise angle, the third deadrise angle being different from the first and second deadrise angles.

9 . The hull of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides a reverse chine is connected to the second chine, the second chine being disposed laterally between the second portion and the reverse chine.

10 . A watercraft comprising:

a hull, the hull having port and starboard sides and a keel disposed therebetween;

a deck disposed on the hull;

an engine connected to at least one of the hull and the deck;

a propulsion system operatively connected to the engine,

each of the port and starboard sides comprising:

a first portion having a first deadrise angle;

a second portion having a second deadrise angle, the first portion being disposed laterally between the second portion and the keel;

a first chine connected to the first portion, the first portion being disposed laterally between the keel and the first chine; and

a second chine connected to the second portion, the second portion being disposed laterally between the first chine and the second chine, the second chine being a soft chine.

11 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, the first chine is a hard chine.

12 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein the watercraft has a length, and wherein for each of the port and starboard sides the first and second chines extend parallel to each other on at least a portion of the length of the hull.

13 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, at least one of the first and second portions is uninterrupted.

14 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein for each of the port and starboard sides the first deadrise angle and the second deadrise angle are identical.

15 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, at least one of the first and second chines is uninterrupted and extends on a majority of a length of the hull.

16 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, when seen from the port and starboard sides, at least one of the first and second chines is generally parallel to a waterline of the hull.

17 . The watercraft of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, the hull further comprises a third portion and a third chine, the first chine connecting the third portion to the first portion, the third chine connecting the third portion to the second portion, the third portion having a third deadrise angle, the third deadrise angle being different from the first and second deadrise angles.

18 . The hull of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the port and starboard sides, the hull further comprises a reverse chine connected to the second chine, the second chine being disposed laterally between the second portion and the reverse chine.

19 . A hull for a watercraft comprising:

a port side;

a starboard side; and

a keel disposed between the port side and the starboard side, each of the port and starboard sides comprising:

a first portion having a first deadrise angle;

a second portion having a second deadrise angle, the first portion being disposed laterally between the second portion and the keel;

a first chine connected to the first portion, the first portion being disposed laterally between the keel and the first chine; and

a second chine connected to the second portion, the second portion being disposed laterally between the first chine and the second chine, the first chine having a smaller radius of curvature than the second chine.