Steering mechanism for a boat having a planing hull

A method of turning a boat having a planing hull, the method comprising:

• spinning a propeller in a direction to move the boat in reverse and to accelerate a stream of water;
• rotating a port flanking rudder from a first position to a second position about a rotation axis positioned forward of the propeller, the port flanking rudder intersecting the stream of water accelerated by the propeller in the second position, the port flanking rudder being positioned beneath a bottom of a planing hull of the boat and on port side of a centerline of the planing hull;
• rotating a starboard flanking rudder from a first position to a second position about a rotation axis positioned forward of the propeller, the starboard flanking rudder intersecting the stream of water accelerated by the propeller in the second position, the starboard flanking rudder being positioned beneath a bottom of a planing hull of the boat and on starboard side of a centerline of the planing hull.