Aft-facing transom seating for a boat

A boat comprising:

• a hull including a bow and port and starboard sides;
• and
• a seat including a seat bottom and a leg rest, the leg rest extending from the seat bottom, the leg rest having an upper portion and a lower end, the leg rest being supported at the upper portion with a gap between the lower end of the leg rest and a surface beneath the leg rest such that the leg rest is not supported by the surface underneath the leg rest.

A boat comprising:

• a stern;
• and
• an aft-facing seat positioned in the stern of the boat, the aft-facing seat including a seat bottom having an aft segment and a forward segment, the forward segment being inclined at a downward angle, the downward angle extending in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the forward segment is higher than the forward portion of the forward segment.