Carbonology · Surfski
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
Specifications
- Length
- 5.95 m
- Beam
- 50 cm
- Deck height
- 33 cm
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- intermediate
- New price
- A$3,300
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Speed here also has a traced hull behind it: measured off this boat's own side and plan photographs, the shape alone rates it 6.5, and the published score moves 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
This hull is built around a paddler of about 96 kg. It stays workable from 84 kg to 102 kg, and sits at its best between 89 kg and 98 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
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.
Boost X LV, the current X-generation hull.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- 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
Trade-offs
- 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
Gallery
Where to buy
Dealers in the markets we have mapped:
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.
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