Boat Grades & Construction

All the information you need about Swift Racing's construction grades, in one place.

Understanding Our Grades

Each grade is finished to the same high standard, with a different price point, and may be more suitable for certain situations and environments.

All Swift racing shells share these core features:

"Sandwich" construction (ie. A core material such as honeycomb, coremat, or PVC foam is sandwiched between 2 "skins").
Epoxy resin, cured at high temperature, under vacuum.
Enclosed seat decks for maximum buoyancy (exceed FISA's requirement).

With various grades, you can choose the materials and price which best suits your needs, whether that is rowing in the Olympics or putting out a fleet of robust singles for your Novice Masters group. The boat grades are as follows:

:: Carbon Pro - (since 2023)

Overview	For when every second counts.
Hull & Saxboards	Honeycomb core with inner and outer skin of prepreg carbon, and prepreg carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks & Seat Deck	Honeycomb core with inner and outer skin of prepreg carbon.

:: Elite Carbon

Overview	For use in top level competition.
Hull & Saxboards	Honeycomb core with inner and outer skin of carbon, and carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks	Honeycomb core with inner skin of prepreg carbon, outer skin of carbon.
Seat Deck	Closed cell PVC foam core with carbon skins.

:: Elite Plus

Overview	For use in top level competition.
Hull	Honeycomb core with inner skin of mostly prepreg carbon for 2s, 4s and 8s carbon for 1s, outer skin of prepreg K&C for 2s, 4s and 8s carbon for 1s, and prepreg carbon reinforcing for 2s, 4s and 8s carbon reinforcing for 1s
Saxboards	Honeycomb core with inner skin of prepreg carbon, outer skin of prepreg K&C, and prepreg carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks	Honeycomb core with prepreg carbon skins.
Seat Deck	Closed cell PVC foam core with inner and outer skin of prepreg carbon.

:: Club A

Overview	Mainly for training purposes, although with only a small weight disadvantage over Elite Plus boats, can still be highly competitive.
Hull	Coremat core with inner skin of carbon and outer skin of kevlar, and carbon reinforcing.
Saxboards	Honeycomb core for 2s, 4s and 8s, closed cell PVC foam for 1s, with carbon and kevlar skins, and carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks	Honeycomb core with Prepreg FG skins.
Seat Deck	Closed cell PVC foam core with carbon and kevlar skins.

:: Club B

Overview	Specifically built for training purposes. Quite heavy, but great "work horses". This construction is relatively easy to repair.
Hull	Coremat core with fibreglass skins.
Saxboards	Honeycomb core for 2s, 4s and 8s, closed cell foam for 1s, with fibreglass skins, and carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks	Honeycomb core with Prepreg FG skins.
Seat Deck	Closed cell PVC foam core with fibreglass skins.

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RAL #	Name	Hull	Upper
RAL 9016	Off white	from 2023	from 2023
RAL 7035	Light grey	until 2023	until 2023
RAL 3020	Red	No	from 2018
RAL 3001	Red	No	until 2018
RAL 5012	Aqua blue	No	Yes
RAL 1018	Yellow	No	Yes

Handle	Color Code	Grip Diameter
Small	Red	32 mm
Medium	Orange	35 mm
Medium	Purple	37 mm

	Club Performance (CP)	Recreational (Rec)
Total weight: Long (per piece)	1.42 ± 0.2 kg	1.47 ± 0.2 kg
Total weight: Medium (per piece)	1.36 ± 0.2 kg	1.41 ± 0.2 kg
Total weight: Short (per piece)	1.34 ± 0.2 kg	1.39 ± 0.2 kg
Max variation per pair (kg)	20 g	30 g
Shaft stiffness: Long	35 mm	40 mm
Shaft stiffness: Medium	28 mm	34 mm
Shaft stiffness: Short	24 mm	28 mm
Max variation per pair (cm)	2 mm	2 mm

	A2 blade	A3 blade
Long: Length (cm)	268-280	273-285
Medium: Length (cm)	256-268	-
Short: Length (cm)	244-256	-

Hull	Coremat core with kevlar skins.
Saxboards	Closed cell PVC foam core with kevlar skins and carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks	Coremat core with kevlar skins.
Seat Deck	Closed cell PVC foam core with kevlar skins.