Swift Canoes Wildfire 14

Ultra Lightweight Laminate Solo Canoe

The Swift Canoes Wildfire is a 14ft solo canoe designed to be incredibly lightweight, stable and extremely capable across a range of waterways. The design of the Wildfire dates back to the 'Fire' Series conceived back in the early 1990’s. The Wildfire is a 14 foot hull with a moderate rocker of 2.5 inches at each end. When edged this hull has a rapid response and effortless tight turns. The shallow arched hull-shape provides reassuring stability which is ideal for novice or progressing paddlers.

For its length this is a surprisingly fast cruiser that works well on calm open water and the nicely flared bow helps to deflect small waves in choppier conditions which it handles very well too. Once you get the feel of its handling characteristics you will find that the stable hull with great manoeuvrability behaves well in smaller deep water rapids. The seat hanging system is designed so that it can be easily customised by anyone with basic DIY skills. This allows precise adjustments to be made to suit different paddler's needs and preferred paddling position.

The outfitting across the range from Swift Canoes is considered to be amongst the best available. Built for strength and lightness Swift designers pay careful consideration to the materials and design of their boats to ensure the very best results in both design and construction. The Carbon/Kevlar gunnels are extremely light, durable and are infused into the hulls Kevlar Fusion material for superior strength. The Kevlar Fusion hull laminate is popular due to its high strength to weight ratio, providing great abrasion and impact resistance for a composite open canoe. The Wildfire is available in a wide array of colour-ways although the two-tone colours - either Emerald or Ruby over Champagne remain the most popular, providing a smart look overall, 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.