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COASTAL
GRADES & CONSTRUCTION

Hull Shapes · Shared Features · Boat Weights · Three Grades

Three coastal grades (Carbon Pro, Elite Carbon and Elite Plus) sharing the same sandwich construction, vacuum-moulded epoxy laminate and enclosed seat decks. Choose the build that suits your programme and your conditions.

01 · Hull Shapes

Closer to the water.
Stable through chop.

Crews in our hulls benefit from enhanced stability and linear power transfer of being closer to the waterline, compared to other brands. All hulls have the right buoyancy at bow to stay on top of waves to maintain speed and momentum, and a strong lip for stiffness and to help protect the hull from side impacts.

02 · Shared Features

Same standard.
Three grades.

Every Swift coastal shell shares three non-negotiable construction features. Grade changes the materials and price, never the geometry, never the finish standard.

01

Sandwich Construction

A core material (honeycomb, coremat, or PVC foam) sandwiched between two skins. The core picks up bending stiffness; the skins pick up tensile load.

02

Epoxy · Vacuum Moulded

Epoxy resin, vacuum moulded. Higher strength-to-weight than wet-lay or hand-lay, lower void content, longer life on the water.

03

Enclosed Seat Decks

Closed seat decks for maximum buoyancy, Swift exceeds FISA's buoyancy requirement on every coastal shell, every grade.

03 · Boat Weights

Below WR minimum.
By design.

Published hull weights for our two performance coastal grades. Tolerances are real-world build variation, not estimates. Elite Carbon CO boats are designed to come in below World Rowing minimum: steel weights are not supplied free of charge.

Elite Carbon Elite Plus
CO102-32 ± 1 kg70 ± 2 lbs35 ± 1 kg77 ± 2 lbs
CO103-32 ± 1 kg70 ± 2 lbs35 ± 1 kg77 ± 2 lbs
CO202B-53 ± 1 kg116 ± 2 lbs60 ± 1 kg132 ± 2 lbs
CO402B+112 ± 3 kg246 ± 7 lbs130 ± 3 kg286 ± 7 lbs

Elite Carbon CO boats are designed to be below WR minimum weights. We will not provide free steel weights, so if you need them, please order them through our Parts Order Form.

Elite Plus CO boats will continue to be supplied with weights, as necessary, to meet the WR minimum.

04 · Coastal Boat Grades

Three grades.
From flagship to fleet.

Carbon Pro, Elite Carbon and Elite Plus boat grades are available across the Swift coastal range. Tap any grade for the full construction spec: hull, saxboards, canvas decks, and seat deck.

01 / Flagship · RecC01x only

Carbon Pro

Lowest weight for easier handling off the water. Only available for RecC01x.

Race Day
Hull & SaxboardsHoneycomb core with inner and outer skin of prepreg carbon, and prepreg carbon reinforcing.
Canvas Decks & Seat DeckHoneycomb core with inner and outer skin of prepreg carbon.
02

Elite Carbon

Our lightest construction, around 10% below World Rowing minimum weight.

Hull & SaxboardsHoneycomb with inner and outer skins of carbon.
Canvas DecksCoremat core with inner and outer skins of carbon.
Seat DeckClosed cell PVC foam core with inner and outer skins of carbon.
03 / Standard

Elite Plus

Our standard construction, around World Rowing minimum weight.

Hull & SaxboardsCoremat core with an outer skin of fibreglass, inner skin of carbon cloth, and carbon reinforcing.
Canvas DecksCoremat core with inner and outer skins of fibreglass.
Seat DeckClosed cell PVC foam core with fibreglass skins and fibreglass reinforcing.