G'day Tom,
I designed it that way for a fine entry as I was chasing a deadrise of 60 degrees in the forefoot section, enabling the boat to
"slice" thru heavy chop and providing a smooth ride for the passengers, without losing speed, being more efficient and, without losing volume forward.
Generally boats with such fine entries, tend to lose a lot of volume forward, reducing the buoyancy in the bow. I didn't want this, as we also carry an electric trolling motor/ batteries and more in the front compartments and, when standing on the deck flicking lures around when fishing, we don't want the boat trimming heavily down in the bow. So with all this in mind, we wanted the "full sections", but with a fine entry. Since we also do a lot of trolling for fish at speeds of around 4-6 kts ( 4.6 - 7 mph), a fine entry works cuts thru without all the wave slap and bobbing up and down.
We actually built the same design and when fishing or camping, we generally cruise at 24- 28 kts ( 28-32 mph) in heavy chop offshore and within the bay itself and, that bow section really works a treat. You can really feel the boat "slicing" thru, without getting wet or "slamming". Love it !!.
Here's a photo of our RipTide's bow
See how with our Riptide, being that there is a lot of volume forward, that we even have an island lounge for when visitors or our grandchildren want to come out. It even makes a great seat when fishing
We actually have the same on another one of our designs, the Sportzmaster 19. The "S" is not so pronounced being that its a larger boat, but the same deadrise in the forward sections is the same and designed for the very same reasons
Here's a couple of pics from Russell in the Cocos Islands. They're a little speck of an island in the Indian ocean. So once again, it was about the chop within the lagoon and also once outside, the ability to troll efficiently. And no doubt, when all the kids and friends fly in, its time to rip across the lagoon to the other small island for a day out
Hope this helps
