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Carbonology Cruze X Double

A 5.65 m x 70 cm double, barely longer than a single and enormously wide, with a 37 cm deck, two 42 cm buckets, centre-deck storage and two middle hatches. Conventional touring-kayak proportions on a self-draining ski platform. The short length is the point: it stores and turns like a boat half its class.

Length
5.65 m
Beam
70 cm
Deck
37 cm
Lightest
18 kg
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Carbonology Cruze X Double, studio top-down deck view
studio top-down deck view · carbonologysport.com

Specifications

Length
5.65 m
Beam
70 cm
Deck height
37 cm
Category
Double
Usually paddled by
New paddlers
New price
A$4,000

Layup weights

Glass Vacuum23 kg
Carbon18 kg

On-water profile

Stability
9–10
Dimension estimateLow confidence
Speed
4

Modelled from published beam, length and deck height. Low 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 estimated from published dimensions. Qualitative context includes 3 linked sources.

Suits: Leisure paddling, touring with gear, taking a passenger out, club and school fleets. Not a racing double.

Paddler weight

Carbonology rates this hull for paddlers from 50 kg to 125 kg per seat.

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

Generations

2023-

The Cruze X with a second seat: the shortest and widest double Carbonology builds, aimed at clubs, hire fleets and anyone storing a double in a normal garage.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Widest, steadiest double in the index
  • Short enough to store and transport where a 7 m double will not go
  • Real storage: centre deck compartments plus two middle hatches

Cons

  • Slowest double in the range by a wide margin
  • No hybrid layup, so the jump from glass to carbon is A$1,000
  • 70 cm of beam is a long reach to the water for a short paddler

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 (23 kg) A$4,000, Carbon Foam Epoxy Vacuum (18 kg) A$5,000. No hybrid layup is offered on this hull.

Sources

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 Prices checked October 2026, may be out of date.