Here is something to chew on. If a boat's best ride attitude is say 2 to 3 degrees where it hits the water, then a slight hook lets the boat ride at a lower bow height off the water when the transon is at the desired angle of attack. So, you can go faster without blowing off the water. The problem then ensues when you throw the boat into a corner as the bow comes down to the water and the transom is then say 5 degrees angle of attack, which makes the forward keel bite hard, which makes the boat turn very aggessively. Which also makes the boat prone to making square corners on an oval course while other boats are staying in their lanes. That's the part I couldn't live with. Turn fins are not only not needed, but don't do any good when the bow bites too hard. I would rather have a boat that runs linear turns. I don't like having to go up to someone after a race and say "sorry, the boat hooked up quicker than I antisipated and I didn't mean to run over you".
