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is it your opinion that a boat that needs to get to 30MPH to get its nose down far enough so the driver can see where he is going is safe for a lake full of smaller boats and people?
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It seems to me, that a boats planning speed, forward visability, etc. is somewhat irrelevant.
It is up to the operator to determine when it is safe to go on plane. I have a simlar boat to the one in question (albeit 3 feet shorter) and I can maintain plane at 18 mph (GPS) without tabs. If I use tabs to get on plane (which I often do), there is virtually no bow rise, and I can maintain full visability. Regardless, I will only get on plane after looking 360 and determining it is safe to do so (I've ben boating here accident free for 42 years, so I think my judgement is honed).
I've seen plenty of smaller boats with their bows up in the air 3+ feet (especially if they don't distribute their load). I can't imagine they can see much forward.
Again, it's the operator, not the boat.