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Flatwater/Colours & Boat Names

DESIGN
& PERSONALIZATION

Standard · Custom · Clear Carbon · Chameleon · Chevrons

Our standard design features a crisp white hull and canvas decks with black bow and stern trim. Beyond the classic look, we offer extensive personalization options to ensure your boat stands out on the starting line. Choose from 19 RAL colours, three tiers of custom paint, clear-carbon Elite Carbon finishes, and chameleon iridescent paint. You can further customize your build with coloured carbon cockpits, distinctive chevrons, and personalized boat names. Every custom option is ordered directly through your distributor.

01 · Design & Personalization

Standard design.
Three custom tiers.

The standard colour for Swift boats is white hull and canvas decks, with black tips for the bow and stern. Hull and canvas decks finish with 3 coats of UV-resistant polyurethane paint, plus 2 additional coats for the trim to protect the most vulnerable areas of the boat.

Boat anatomy: trim is the bow and stern tips, main is the hull, bow canvas and stern canvas.
"Trim" = the black parts on the boat (bow and stern tips). "Main" = all other parts, hull, bow canvas and stern canvas.
STANDARD

Standard

Main colour white. Trim colour black. Included, no upcharge.

CUSTOM A

Custom A

Main colour white. Trim is a colour other than black.
Ask distributor about extra cost.

CUSTOM B

Custom B

Main colour is NOT white. Trim is either black or another colour.
Ask distributor about extra cost.

CUSTOM C

Custom C

All other combinations, e.g. white hull, red bow & stern canvas, yellow trim.
Ask distributor about extra cost.

02 · RAL Colour Chart

19 RAL colours.
Specify by number.

The choice of trim and main colours is shown below. Colours shown are only very approximate representations: if the choice of colour is very important, check the actual swatch using the RAL number listed.

From 2018 we started using RAL 3020 instead of RAL 3001 "red".

Colour RAL # Name Main Trim Sticker
RAL 9005BlackNoYesWhite
RAL 9003WhiteYesYesBlack
RAL 8011Dark brownNoYesWhite
RAL 8002Medium brownNoYesWhite
RAL 4008PurpleYesYesWhite
RAL 4006MagentaYesYesWhite
RAL 5010Dark blueNoYesWhite
RAL 5015Light blueYesYesWhite
RAL 5012Aqua blueYesYesWhite
RAL 7036Medium greyYesYesWhite
RAL 6012Hunter greenNoYesWhite
RAL 6001Kelly greenYesYesWhite
RAL 6017Light greenYesYesWhite
RAL 3020Redfrom 2018from 2018White
RAL 3001Reduntil 2018until 2018White
RAL 2008OrangeYesYesWhite
RAL 3015Light pinkYesYesWhite
RAL 1018YellowYesYesBlack
RAL 1016Light yellowYesYesBlack
03 · Clear Carbon Option

Show the weave.
Elite Carbon only.

The standard colour for Elite Carbon boats is the same as above. As an additional option, the hull and canvas decks can be finished in clear UV-resistant polyurethane paint, with white trim and white joint lines.

Ask distributor about extra cost.

04 · Chameleon Paint

The coolest paint job
in rowing.

Show the world you mean business, "chameleon" (iridescent) paint on the bow and stern canvas decks. Unique pigments reflect light to shift the perceived colour, varying between 2 and 4 colours (or more) depending on paint and viewing angle.

Available with Elite Plus, Elite Carbon and Carbon Pro grades only.

Chameleon paint examples on Swift bow and stern canvas decks
White hull · chameleon bow tip: black trim with iridescent canvas decoration. Carbon hull · chameleon canvas: Swift Racing logo over a chameleon-painted stern canvas deck.

Available Chameleon Colour Codes

Chameleon swatches: Blue/purple FB-HZL and Metallic white/soft pink/purple/gold FW-JHZ
Blue / purple: code FB-HZL Metallic white / soft pink / purple / gold: code FW-JHZ
05 · Coloured Carbon Cockpit

Carbon weave.
In your colour.

Customise your boat with coloured carbon cloth in the cockpit: choose blue & black, or red & black for more impact. Ask the distributor about extra cost.

Photos coming soon

Blue & Black Carbon Cockpit

Blue carbon cloth combined with standard black carbon, clean, race-ready look.

Photos coming soon

Red & Black Carbon Cockpit

Red carbon cloth with standard black carbon, for more impact.

+ Coloured Carbon Cockpit & Bow / Stern Canvas Decks

Same colour combinations, blue & black or red & black: applied to the cockpit and the bow & stern canvas decks. Ask the distributor about extra cost.

Photos coming soon
06 · Coloured Carbon Reverse Wing Rigger

Go fast.
Look good.

Carbon wing riggers in blue & black or red & black carbon. Same C-bracket reverse-wing geometry, lighter than aluminium, in your colour.

Coloured carbon reverse wing riggers, blue and burgundy/red carbon
Blue & Black Carbon Wing: top-down view, reverse wing geometry. Red & Black Carbon Wing: same profile, in burgundy carbon weave.
07 · Chevrons, Ask Distributor about Extra Cost

80 mm wide.
45° angle.

Chevrons are ordered on the "add notes" page of the order form. All "trim" colours can be used. All chevrons are 80 mm wide, set at a 45° angle.

Bow chevrons point to the bow. Stern chevrons point to the stern. "Chevron 1" is closest to the centre of the boat.

Chevron ordering example: Bow 1st RAL 1016 (yellow), 2nd RAL 9003 (white), 3rd RAL 4006 (magenta); same on stern.
Example, How to Request Chevrons Bow: 1st RAL 1016 · 2nd RAL 9003 (white) · 3rd RAL 4006 Stern: 1st RAL 1016 · 2nd RAL 9003 (white) · 3rd RAL 4006
08 · Boat Names

50 mm Arial.
Ordered with the boat.

50 mm tall, Arial font, in UPPER CASE & lower case. Must be ordered at the same time as the boat. Ask the distributor about the cost.

SWIFT RACING CANADA
Swift Racing Canada

Both UPPER CASE and lower case can be combined on the same boat. Specify exactly as you'd like it to appear on the order form.