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TOURING GIGS
REFERENCE

Grades · Fittings · Riggers · Colours

Every Swift Touring Gig shares the same construction discipline: sandwich construction, epoxy resin bonded under vacuum, enclosed seat decks exceeding FISA's buoyancy requirement. Use this page to pick your grade, fittings, rigger set and finish.

01 · Boat Grades & Construction

Three grades.
One race-grade build.

Touring Gigs are available in 3 boat grade models, Elite, Club A and Club B. Hover any grade for the full build spec.

All Swift Touring Gigs share these features
  • "Sandwich" construction: a core material (honeycomb, coremat or PVC foam) sandwiched between 2 "skins".
  • Epoxy resin, cured at high temperature.
  • Bonded under vacuum.
  • Enclosed seat decks for maximum buoyancy (exceed FISA's requirement).
02
Club A
Mainly used for training purposes, although with only a small weight disadvantage over Elite boats and can still be highly competitive.
Hull
Coremat core with kevlar skins
Saxboards
Honeycomb core with kevlar skins
Canvas Decks
Coremat core with kevlar skins
Seat Deck
Closed cell PVC foam core with kevlar skins
Reveal
03 / Workhorse
Club B
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 with fibreglass skin
Canvas Decks
Coremat core with fibreglass skins
Seat Deck
Closed cell PVC foam core with fibreglass skins
Reveal
02 · Fittings & Features

Every detail
tried and tested.

Lightweight carbon and PVC-foam sandwich stretchers, carbon seat tops, adjustable wave breaks, and the Touring-specific additions that make long days on the water easier.

01

Stretchers

Lightweight carbon + PVC foam sandwich stretchers. Choice of shoes or flexfoot. Elite ships with all shoe options standard; Club A/B upgrade to PBR and Active shoes.

02

Seat Tops

Lightweight carbon seat tops across all grades. Sealed ball-bearing wheels, anodised aluminium axles, clear paint to show the carbon cloth finish.

03

Wave Break

Optional additional wave break that screws to the boat's existing wave break, extra protection from large waves on exposed routes. Ask distributor about cost.

04

Lifting Handles (CGig4+)

4 pairs of lifting handles added to the cockpit of the new Gig 403+ mould, makes carrying the boat to the water noticeably easier.

05

"Step-In" Place (CGig4+)

The new Gig 403+ mould includes a dedicated step-in location, no more guessing which panel of the deck to brace on when boarding.

06

Shoe Sizes

Order form uses European sizes. A sizing chart is provided with the order documents, PBR shoes run small, so size up 1–2 for PBR.

, Touring Gigs · Elite, Club A & Club B
03 · Rigger Options

Riggers welded,
hard anodised, guaranteed.

All Swift riggers are made from high-grade aluminium, welded to the optimum design and hard anodised for a long-lasting finish. Adjustable for span, work height and pitch, and we guarantee the accuracy of every one.

GIG 403+

Aluminium Stern Wing: Heavy Duty

The Gig 403+ mould uses our heavy-duty aluminium stern wing riggers exclusively. Aerofoil profile, no backstays, mounted over the foot stretcher, ideal for touring crews and recreational rowing.

GIG 201+

Choice of Riggers

The Gig 201+ has a choice of aluminium stern wing (standard and heavy-duty), reverse wing, and folding configurations. Available with sweep, scull, or both: lets the boat run as 2x+, 2+, or 3x.

QR

Quick Release Option

Wing rigger quick-release system is precision made, easy and reliable. QR parts are the same height as the 10 mm standard spacer, so work-height adjustability is reduced by 10 mm when QR is used.

04 · Colours & Boat Names

Standard off-white.
Or go custom.

Standard is off-white main with black trim. Four custom tiers let you go as colourful as you want, all extras quoted through your distributor. Names are added in 50 mm Arial and must be ordered with the boat.

STD

Standard

Main colour off-white, trim colour black. No upcharge.

CUSTOM A

Custom A

Main off-white, trim any colour other than black. Ask distributor about extra cost.

CUSTOM B

Custom B

Main colour is not off-white. Trim is either black or another colour. Ask distributor about extra cost.

CUSTOM C

Custom C

Any other combination: off-white hull, red bow & stern canvas, yellow trim, and so on. Ask distributor about extra cost.

Chevrons

80 mm wide, 45° angle. Bow chevrons point to bow, stern chevrons to stern. "Chevron 1" is closest to the centre. Ordered on the "add notes" page of the order form.

Boat Names

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