{"id":41033,"date":"2022-04-04T21:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T20:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=41033"},"modified":"2022-04-05T11:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T10:00:36","slug":"the-booster-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-booster-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Booster Is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Corran Addison is bringing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soulwaterman.com\/products\/booster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booster<\/a> back to the water.  Updated for 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" data-attachment-id=\"41034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-booster-is-back\/image-65\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,749\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"The Booster Is Back\" class=\"wp-image-41034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-676x494.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Booster Is Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>A little more than a decade ago, an entire class of boat simply disappeared: the playful river runner. These were truly great boats because they bridged that gap between a hard core creek boat, and a play boat. They could run fairly hard rapids, while remaining entertaining and easy to paddle, and muck about in. <\/p><p>The\u00a0Booster changed how a playful river runner was supposed to handle. With a planing hull, playful handling, but in a format that could run rivers well, the Booster was the choice of instructional centres, beginners padlers, and even advanced and expert paddlers looking to mix it up. Everyone loved the Booster. <\/p><p>A lot has changed since the original Booster was released. Hulls are faster, looser and more forgiving. Rocker profiles make them more predictable, with a dryer ride, and overall ergonomics leave those sitting in old boats feeling cramped. The new\u00a0Booster takes the performance of the original, and puts it squarely on a platform that is comfortable, forgiving, fast and loose, boofs like a charm, is super forgiving in even the most unpredictable waters, without paddling with the comparative sluggishness of creek boats. <\/p><p>Whether you&#8217;re a beginner, looking for something easy and exciting to get into and grow with, or an accomplished paddler that wants something more interesting than a full creek boat without going to a half slice, the\u00a0Booster has you covered.<\/p><cite>Corran Addison<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specification:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Length 222cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Width 65cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volume 230L<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More detail can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soulwaterman.com\/products\/booster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corran Addison is bringing the Booster back to the water. 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