Swift Canoes Pack 13.8

Comfortable kayak seat in a open canoe hull.

The 13.8 pack boat from Swift Canoes is the direct replacement for their original 13.6. The re-design has incorporated the latest Swift materials and new features, to bring this popular size pack-boat up to date with the rest of the range. The Pack 13.8 has a wide, stable shallow arch hull to provide good stability, and rounded chines to assist with choppier lake surfaces.

A nice feature on the Pack 13.8 is the S-Bend gunnels. These have proven to be very successful on Swift’s Cruiser line-up, and allow the paddler a more natural, lower angle paddling style, and means less contact between the paddles and the gunnels. As the Pack 13.8 is lightly longer than it’s smaller Pack 12.6 counterpart, it also has more overall volume making it better suited for heavier paddlers, or carrying overnight kit, small child or even a four-legged friend!

Like all Pack-Boats, the 13.8 is designed to be paddled from seated position, using a long, double bladed kayak paddle. However, it can also be used with a traditional single-bladed canoe paddle if desired. Like all UK-spec. Swift boats, the Pack 13.8 is factory fitted with black/gold carbon kevlar gunnels, and a two-tone boat colour scheme, with the ‘champagne’ coloured hull great for concealing any character marks it may pick up during its lifetime.

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 taking a look 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 Swift Canoes or Swift Cruiser Boats, 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.