Wake-modifying device for a boat

A recreational sport boat comprising:

• a hull including starboard and port sides and a stern;
• a platform positioned at the stern and spanning from a port side to a starboard side of a centerline of the boat, the platform having an upper surface and an underside;
• and
• a pair of wake-modifying devices pivotably attached to the underside of the platform, one of the wake-modifying devices being positioned on a port side of a centerline of the platform and another of the wake-modifying devices being positioned on a starboard side of the centerline of the platform,
• wherein each wake-modifying device is pivotable about a pivot axis between a non-deployed position and a deployed position in which the wake-modifying device is pivoted downwardly relative to its non-deployed position, the pivot axis being oriented at an angle that intersects the centerline of the platform, with an outboard portion of the pivot axis being forward of an inboard portion of the pivot axis, and each wake-modifying device has a curvilinear lower edge in the deployed position.

A recreational sport boat having a stern, the recreational sport boat comprising:

• a hull including starboard and port sides;
• a platform positioned at the stern of the recreational sport boat and spanning from a port side to a starboard side of a centerline of the boat;
• a port wake-modifying device pivotably attached to the platform on a port side of a centerline of the platform, the port wake-modifying device including a port actuator connected to the port wake-modifying device to move the port wake-modifying device between a non-deployed position and a deployed position, the port wake-modifying device including a lower edge in the deployed position, the lower edge being lower in the deployed position than in the non-deployed position;
• a starboard wake-modifying device pivotably attached to the platform on a starboard side of the centerline of the platform, the starboard wake-modifying device including a starboard actuator connected to the starboard wake-modifying device to move the starboard wake-modifying device between a non-deployed position and a deployed position, the starboard wake-modifying device including a lower edge in the deployed position, the lower edge being lower in the deployed position than in the non-deployed position;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled to the port actuator and the starboard actuator to move the port wake-modifying device and the starboard wake-modifying device, respectively, between the non-deployed position and the deployed position, the controller being configured to:
• receive an input for surfing on the port side of the boat and position the port wake-modifying device in the deployed position, and
• receive an input for surfing on the starboard side of the boat and position the starboard wake-modifying device in the deployed position,
• wherein each of the port wake-modifying device and the starboard wake-modifying device are pivotable about a pivot axis to move between the non-deployed position and the deployed position, and the pivot axis is oriented at an angle that intersects the centerline of the platform, with an outboard portion of the pivot axis being forward of an inboard portion of the pivot axis.