Swift Racing’s touring shells are manufactured using high quality materials and proven production processes, heat-cured under vacuum using epoxy resins, and, unlike other brands, even the lowest costs boats are built with a sandwich construction for maximum structural integrity and stiffness.
Sandwich construction, a method of boat building utilizing an inner and outer skin with a core material in between, is ideal for building stiff but lightweight gig shells.
Touring gig shells are available in Elite Plus, Club A, and Club B construction.
All touring gig shells come standard with our heavy-duty aluminum stern wing riggers.
Foot Stretchers: Our carbon foot stretchers are both lightweight and rigid – allowing for efficient transfer of power on the drive. They are easily adjustable for height, fore and aft position, and angle.
Shoes: Swift Racing FlexFoot system comes standard with all touring gig shells. You also have the option of Swift Racing’s standard shoes, Bont Rowing’s Project B shoes or Active Tools adjustable shoes installed at the factory. Because touring boats are used by many different people, we recommend either the FlexFoot or Active Tools adjustable shoes.
Seats: All Elite Plus and Club A touring gig shells come with an adjustable height carbon seat. Club B shells are supplied with a moulded plastic seat top.
Storage: There are large hatches at each seat deck for storing clothing, shoes, etc.
Custom names can be added at the factory but must be ordered at the same time as the boat. Letters will be 50mm (~2 inches) tall, in arial font, and can upper and lower case.
Standard Boat Color: The standard color for touring gig shells is a light grey hull and canvas decks with black tips for the bow and stern. The hull and canvas decks are finished with 3 coats of UV resistant polyurethane paint and 2 additional coats for the trim to help protect the most vulnerable areas of your boat.
Custom Boat Colors: Boats can be purchased with custom colors for the hull and canvas decks or bow and stern tips. The chart below shows available colors and locations.
Elite Plus shells are designed for those looking for a very durable touring gig shell at the lightest weight possible.
They have an outer skin of kevlar, inner skin of mostly carbon, and a honeycomb core.
With all touring shells, the coxswain position can be converted to a sculling position (as pictured). This is optional, not standard.
Rower Weight – 143-209 lbs
Boat Weight – 122 lbs
Prices starting at –
2x (+): $13,250
2x (+)/3x: $13,950
With all touring shells, the coxswain position can be converted to a sculling position. This is optional, not standard.
Rower Weight – 143-209 lbs
Boat Weight – 170 lbs
Prices starting at –
4x (+): $17,950
4x (+)/5x: $18,750
Club A shells are specifically designed to be training workhorses but can still be highly competitive.
They have inner and outer skins of kevlar and a Lantor coremat core.
With all touring shells, the coxswain position can be converted to a sculling position (as pictured). This is optional, not standard.
Rower Weight – 143-209 lbs
Boat Weight – 130 lbs
Prices starting at –
2x (+): $12,150
2x (+)/3x: $12,750
With all touring shells, the coxswain position can be converted to a sculling position. This is optional, not standard.
Rower Weight – 143-209 lbs
Boat Weight – 185 lbs
Prices starting at –
4x (+): $16,450
4x (+)/5x: $16,950
