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Swift Canoe Wildfire

Lightweight One Person Canoe

A mid-sized solo canoe that performs well and is easy to lift.

Swift Wildfire

Swift Canoes Wildfire Kevlar Fusion in Ruby

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Swift Canoes Wildfire


Originally designed in the early 1990’s as part of the ‘Fire’ Series of solo canoes. The Wildfire sits in the middle of these boats at 14ft in length. The Wildfire has a moderate (equal) rocker (2.5”) at each end, and when the boat is leant into a turn, the waterline length is even shorter, making for very fast, tight turns. The Wildfire is similar to the Swift Dragonfly in length and shape; however, the Wildfire is 3 inches wider and instead of a rounded hull, it has a shallow arched hull-shape. This means the Wildfire is more stable on the water, and probably better suited for less experienced paddlers.


The Wildfire was designed as a fast-cruising boat, suitable for open water, and the nicely flared bow helps to deflect small waves, for a drier ride. Due to it being a short boat and having good manoeuvrability it is also capable of tacking smaller rapids (deep water) in the right hands. As with the Flashfire and Dragonfly models, the Wildfire the seat hanging system has been designed so that it can be easily customised (some DIY skills would be required). This allows precise adjustments to be made to suit different paddlers needs and preferred paddling position.


As is the case with all the Swift Canoes we import into the UK, the outfitting on the Prospector series of open boats is considered amongst the best available. With strength, lightness and careful thought being put into all the components and materials used during their construction. The Carbon/Kevlar gunnels are extremely light, yet durable and are infused into the hulls Kevlar Fusion material for superior strength. The Kevlar Fusion hull is popular due to its high strength to weight ratio, providing great abrasion and impact resistance (as far as composite boats go). Available in Swifts two-tone colourway- Emerald or Ruby over Champagne, which provides a smart look, and the Champagne coloured hull makes it harder to see scratches or character marks that the underside may pick up during it’s time on the water.


As with all the standard Swift Canoes and Pack Boats we import into the UK, the outfitting on the Swift Wildfire is considered to be amongst the best in class. With strength, lightness and careful thought being put into the components used to outfit the boats. We import the best-selling Swift Canoes, based on UK paddlers requirements and these are displayed on our website. However, Swift do offer a huge array of material options, outfitting choices, and custom builds. If you would like to design you own ‘super canoe’ from Swifts many options, and have a custom-built boat, then we would highly recommend looking at the Swift Website. Here you will find a custom boat building tool, and some fantastic videos which clearly explain the many features, outfitting choices, and materials available:

SwiftCanoe.com


If you have any questions relating to the Swift Canoes Wildfire Canoe or any Swift Canoe/Pack Boat or would like to discuss a custom boat build and how to pre-order one into the UK, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with of the team here at Manchester Canoes who would be happy to help.


Key Features

  • 1x Cherry contoured, webbed seat.
  • Built-In buoyancy chambers at either end.
  • Bow and stern cherry handles.
  • 2x Cherry Thwarts
  • Kevlar Fusion hull material.
  • Black and Gold Carbon/Kevlar integral gunnels.
  • Two-tone colour scheme.

Dimensions

Wildfire

  • Length: 14'
  • Gunwale Width: 27"
  • Maximum Width: 30"
  • Waterline Width: 26.5"
  • Centre Depth: 12.5"
  • Bow Height: 18.5"
  • Stern Height: 16.5"
  • Bow Rocker: 2.5"
  • Stern Rocker: 2.5"
  • Weight of a fitted-out Wildfire in Kevlar Fusion with Carbon/Kevlar Gunnels: 28lbs/12.7kg
  • Optimum Load Range: 73kg - 127kg (160 - 280 lbs)

Colours

Images shown for colour illustration only Boats picture below are Prospector 14's More images coming soon.


Swift Prospector 14 Emerald over Champagne

Swift Prospector 14 Emerald over Champagne

Swift Prospector 14 Ruby over Champagne

Swift Prospector 14 Ruby over Champagne

Videos

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Delivery Of Canadian Canoes

We offer a delivery service for Open Canoes covering many areas of mainland UK using our own fleet of vehicles. Due to shipping restrictions from our couriers, we are unable to offer a courier delivery service for this product range.

Please contact us with your address and we can advise price and availability for delivery to your area.


Click & Collect - Stores Nationwide

We offer a collect from store service for the Swift Canoes Wildfire . Collection for orders placed online can be made from any of our Canoe Shops UK Stores. For full details on our Click & Collect service, please see: Nationwide Click & Collect

For further help and information about the Swift Canoes Wildfire , please call us on 01925 818437