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Swift Canoe Dragonfly
Lightweight Canoe
A legendary solo canoe from North America.
Swift Canoes Dragonfly
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Swift Canoes Dragonfly
The Swift Dragonfly comes directly out of the original U.S. Dave Curtis Dragonfly mould from the early 1980’s. Swift have restored the mould, and made it suitable for Swift’s resin infusion manufacturing process, but it does keep true to the original Dragonfly hull shape. Initially Swift are limiting their run of Dragonfly’s to x15 boats. So these are custom made to order, and we are happy to discuss your Dragonfly specifications, and pricing with you. (similar price to a Swift Keewaydin 15)
The Dragonfly canoe has similar proportions to the Swift Wildfire, but the Dragonfly has a rounded hull shape making it much less stable, but livelier and more playful. The Dragonfly excels at carved turns and is best suited to advanced paddlers with good open boating experience and balance. The Dragonfly has a nicely flared bow, which provides a dry ride and helps to deflect waves on open water.
The solo seat has an angled front bar to make it more comfortable to paddle, from either a sitting or kneeling position. The seat hangers can also be modified by the owner fairly easily (with some DIY skills and tools) to adjust the height or angle to customise it for the owner’s preferred paddling position.
As with all the standard Swift Canoes and Pack Boats we import into the UK, the outfitting on the Swift Dragonfly 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:
If you have any questions relating to the Swift Canoes Dragonfly 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
Dragonfly
- Length: 14’6”
- Gunwale Width: 24.5"
- Maximum Width: 28.5"
- Waterline Width: 26"
- Centre Depth: 14"
- Bow Height: 17"
- Stern Height: 15.5"
- Bow Rocker: 2.5"
- Stern Rocker: 2.5"
- Weight of a fitted-out Dragonfly in Kevlar Fusion with Carbon/Kevlar Gunnels: 29lbs/13.2kg
- Optimum Load Range: 68kg - 136kg (150lbs - 300lbs)
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 Ruby over Champagne
Videos
Recommended Accessories
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A highly versatile water proof storage option. Barrels offer greater durability that dry bags and also protect the contents from any crushing. As well as being great for transporting kit when paddling they also double as kit storage at home, and being watertight are also ideal for transporting your wet kit home in the car. Please note- these barrels are brand new and first quality, not reconditioned or seconds.
The single best canoe trolley available, featuring a huge 120kg static weight carry capacity. The adjustable rubber feet allow a customised fit on your canoes hull and the high quality easy to use cam strap buckle offer peace of mind that your canoe wont be bouncing off the trolley. The Ctug dissembles easily and quickly for stowage. The construction materials used mean the C tug will remain rust free and last for a long time to come.
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Thule Lockable Roofrack Straps
Keep your new canoe safe with Thule's innovative 4m lockable strap. Each strap contains a highly durable steel core wire. The buckle has a protective cover to avoid scratches on your canoe. The lockable straps offer peace of mind when leaving your canoe racked over night or even just at rest stops along your journey. The heavy duty lock provide a visual deterrent for opportunistic thieves.
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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 Dragonfly . 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 Dragonfly , please call us on 01925 818437
