Patent ID: 7543544

Claim:
A method for reducing aerodynamic and hydrodynamic drag of a high-speed boat, comprising: providing at least one lift-generating front wing proximate a bow section of a high-speed boat, said at least one front wing having a corresponding at least one front air channel in said bow section; and providing at least one lift-generating rear wing proximate a transom section of said high-speed boat, said at least one rear wing having a corresponding at least one rear air channel in said transom section; at least one of said at least one forward wing and said at least one rear wing being adjustable to generate aerodynamic lift with one of: (1) a neutral; (2) a transom-lifting; (3) a bow- lifting pitching moment about a center of inertia of said boat; wherein: said at least one rear air channel comprises at least one elongated depression carved from said transom section; and the at least one rear wing is positioned within the corresponding at least one rear air channel such that the at least one rear wing does not protrude substantially from a continuous shape of said transom section.