Wake diverter

An apparatus configured to be coupled to a port or a starboard side of a hull of a watercraft forward of a stern of the watercraft, the apparatus comprising:

• a body having a longitudinal axis,
• a differential pressure attachment assembly coupled to the body and operable to couple the body to one of the port and starboard sides of the hull of the watercraft such that a portion of the apparatus is submerged while the watercraft travels through a body of water at speeds suitable for wake surfing, the differential pressure attachment assembly comprising:
• a cup having a hull attachment surface, at least a portion of the hull attachment surface being configured to contact a portion of the hull of the watercraft, and
• an actuator transitionable between a disengaged state and an engaged state, the actuator coupled to the cup such that as the actuator transitions from the disengaged state to the engaged state, a force is exerted on the cup that causes a portion of the hull attachment surface of the cup to move away from the hull of the watercraft such that a volume defined between the hull attachment surface of the cup and the hull of the watercraft changes from a first volume to a second volume, the second volume being larger than the first volume, and a pressure of the second volume being less than an atmospheric pressure, and
• a panel including a forward surface the panel extending from the body such that an angle defined between the body and the forward surface of the panel is greater than forty five degrees and less than one hundred thirty five degrees, and the panel being configured to extend away from one of the port and starboard sides of the hull of the watercraft at least partially below a waterline of the body of water and forward of the stern of the watercraft such that the forward surface of the panel extends into the water and disrupts the water such that a first wake is produced by the watercraft as the watercraft travels through the body of water at a first speed suitable for wake surfing and in a first direction with the apparatus coupled to the port side of the hull of the watercraft, the first wake being different than a second wake that is produced by the watercraft as the watercraft travels through the body of water at the first speed and in the first direction with the apparatus coupled to the starboard side of the hull of the watercraft at least partially below the waterline of the body of water and forward of the stern of the watercraft.