what's up with modern cockpit designs?

[zz4gta]

If you're worried about falling out of an open transom boat, then you should be tied off. It's not the boat designers job to keep you on it. Open transoms are for rockstar race boats, that's a given, and for the reason Jeff stated. If anyone has been racing and thought "wow, my cockpit is just too big and wide", then I'll gladly trade boats with you.