Carbonology · Surfski
Carbonology Pulse
6.0m x 44cm elite low-volume hull optimised to cut wetted-surface and waterline drag, with a lowered hump for leg drive and radical cutaways for a clean catch entry. Fine, fast, tippy hull built for light racers (55-80kg).
- Length
- 6 m
- Beam
- 44 cm
- Deck
- 34 cm
- Lightest
- 9 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 6 m
- Beam
- 44 cm
- Deck height
- 34 cm
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- elite
- 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 9.0, and the published score moves a third of the way toward that. What that means.
Suits: Flatwater racing and downwind for skilled lightweight paddlers; unforgiving in messy chop.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 87 kg. It stays workable from 76 kg to 92 kg, and sits at its best between 81 kg and 89 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Advanced/elite racing ski for smaller, lighter paddlers; refreshed in current X-era range with honeycomb layup options
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Fast for light/small paddlers who drown bigger skis
- Clean catch and low drag
- Very light in carbon/honeycomb layups (to ~9kg)
- Effective leg drive from lowered hump
Trade-offs
- Low stability, elite skill required
- Narrow bucket/low volume not for bigger paddlers
- Wet in a head sea
What paddlers say
Manufacturer positions it as small-paddler elite racer (to 6ft4/1.93m but 55-80kg); forum interest centres on it being one of the few true elite skis sized for lighter athletes (surfski.info)Reported experience
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Where to buy
Dealers in the markets we have mapped:
A$3,300 (glass) to ~A$6,000 (top carbon) at APS 2024; premium honeycomb layups top of range.
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