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Carbonology Boost X LV

The Boost X footprint, 5.95 m x 50 cm, with the volume taken out of it. The deck drops from 35 cm to 33 cm, the seat narrows from 42 cm to 41 cm and shallows from 18 cm to 17 cm, and the hump in front of the bucket is cut down. Same beam, same length, a materially smaller boat to sit in.

Length
5.95 m
Beam
50 cm
Deck
33 cm
Lightest
9 kg
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Carbonology Boost X LV, studio side profile
studio side profile · carbonologysport.com

Specifications

Length
5.95 m
Beam
50 cm
Deck height
33 cm
Category
Surfski
Usually paddled by
Paddlers in chop
New price
A$3,300

Layup weights

Glass Vacuum14.5 kg
Hybrid12.5 kg
Carbon11.5 kg
Honeycomb Deck10.5 kg
Full Honeycomb9 kg

On-water profile

Stability
8
Traced hullMedium confidence
Speed
6

Modelled from this hull's traced beam and depth at its design weight. Medium confidence. Speed is our rating. Both are given at the hull's own design weight.

These ratings are Surfski Index estimates, worked out from published dimensions, traced hull shapes where we have them, and reviews. They are not supplied by the maker or timed on the water. How a ski feels depends on your weight, skill, set-up and the conditions, so use them to shortlist skis and paddle one before you buy. How we rate.

Stability here means how steady the ski feels sitting still on flat water. Where two craft have overlapping ranges, we can't say which is more stable. Downwind handling is a separate thing, covered in the evidence note below.

Evidence note

This band is based on a trace of this hull’s geometry. Qualitative context includes 3 linked sources.

Speed is also checked against the traced hull. Measured from this boat's side and plan photos, the shape alone rates 6, and the score shown is moved a third of the way toward that. What that means.

Suits: The same water as the Boost X, learning downwind, ocean chop, club racing, for paddlers roughly 40-80 kg.

Paddler weight

Carbonology rates this hull for paddlers from 40 kg to 80 kg.

The maker’s published range. How this is worked out.

Generations

2018-2022

Boost LV: the Boost with volume taken out from nose to tail, a reduced hump in front of the seat, a shortened cockpit and a narrower bucket, for paddlers too small to load the standard hull.

2022-

Boost X LV, the current X-generation hull.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Fixes the real problem for lighter paddlers: too much boat, not too much beam
  • Shortened cockpit and narrower bucket, not just a lower deck
  • Same price as the full-volume Boost X

Cons

  • No steadier than the Boost X: the LV badge buys fit, not stability
  • A paddler over about 80 kg will sit it down and lose the benefit
  • Easily confused with the Boost X in listings; the two share length and beam

Where to buy

Carbonology Sport ↗

Dealers:

Ocean Paddler · AU ↗Australian Paddle Sports · AU ↗Ocean Paddlesports · AU ↗PaddleZone · AU ↗

Australian Paddle Sports 2026: Glass Epoxy Vacuum A$3,300, Hybrid Carbon/Glass A$3,900, Carbon Foam Epoxy Vacuum A$4,500, Carbon Full Honeycomb A$5,700, Clear Carbon Full Honeycomb A$6,000.

Sources

BetaRatings are estimatesRatings are estimates. How we get the numbers. Prices checked October 2026, may be out of date.