My understanding is there are things that make the boat more stable in a straight line but hurts the ability to turn and vice versa. Chines and tunnels and strakes are examples. Reducing the wetted surface area also makes the boat faster (in theory). So the further back on the hull or plates the boat rides the faster it could be. But, too nose high is unstable and not high enough is too wet to be fast enough. And that just covers bottom basics. You still have a whole other topic of balance, HP, Torque, prop diameter, prop pitch, prop cup, and aero/fluid dynamics which all affect the handling and drive-ability of the boat.