Patent ID: 8485115

Claim:
A watercraft comprising: a hull having a bow; a deck disposed on the hull; a straddle seat disposed on the deck; an engine connected to the hull; a propulsion system operatively connected to the engine; a first bow sponson disposed on a starboard side of the bow, a rear of the first bow sponson being disposed forwardly of a front of the straddle seat; and a second bow sponson disposed on a port side of the bow, a rear of the second bow sponson being disposed forwardly of the front of the straddle seat, the first and second bow sponsons being disposed externally of the hull; each of the first and second bow sponsons including: an inner member and an outer deflector connected to the inner member such that the inner member is disposed laterally between the bow and the outer deflector, the outer deflector extending vertically below the inner member such that a channel is formed by the outer deflector, a lower surface of the inner member and the bow, a forward portion of the outer deflector extending a first distance vertically below the inner member, a rear portion of the outer deflector extending a second distance vertically below the inner member, and the second distance being greater than the first distance.