Coastal Rowing Fittings and Features
BowTuff (free upgrade on CO boats)
~ Making Fast Stronger ~
As part of celebrating our 20th year, all Coastal Boat orders are eligible for free BowTuff.
BowTuff provides protection against wear and tear and damage from shells and small stones to the most vulnerable part of your boat, especially when finishing on beaches.
This is for orders until December 2025.
Talk to your local Distributor for details.
Riggers
For rigger options, please see CO Rigger Options page.
Colours
For Colours, please see CO Colours page.
Stretchers & Shoes
Coastal boats are supplied with lightweight carbon and PVC foam sandwich stretchers.
There is a choice of shoes as below:
| Active shoes | Swift shoes | Flexfoot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite carbon | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Elite plus | Upgrade | Standard | Standard |
Swift’s original rowing shoes:
Sizes 37-54 available.
Heel restraints and solid heels for safety, rounded heels for a good fit. Approved by USRowing and British Rowing.
Active Tools adjustable shoes:
2 sizes available (40-45 and 43-48)
Shoe sizes
For shoes, the order form needs to be completed with European shoe sizes. Please use this chart to help you.
| Euro | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 4.25 | 5 | 5.75 | 6.5 | 7.25 | 8 | 8.75 | 9.5 | 10.25 | 11 | 11.75 | 12.5 | 13.25 | 14 | 14.75 | 15.5 | 16.25 | 17 |
| US | 4.75 | 5.5 | 6.25 | 7 | 7.75 | 8.5 | 9.25 | 10 | 10.75 | 11.5 | 12.25 | 13 | 13.75 | 14.5 | 15.25 | 16 | 16.75 | 17.5 |
| JPN | 22.75 | 23.5 | 24.25 | 25 | 25.75 | 26.5 | 27.25 | 28 | 28.75 | 29.5 | 30.25 | 31 | 31.75 | 32.5 | 33.25 | 34 | 34.75 | 35.5 |
Seat type
Elite Carbon and Elite Plus boats are supplied with lightweight carbon seat tops.
Single action type with bearings, height adjustable (Sea33B)
Double action type (add extra 220g per seat)(SeaD7B)
Rudders
The 4x+ has a fin/rudder system, just in front of the cox.
There are 2 options for rudders:
1. Our standard rudder for CO402x+ is sensitive and very effective, part of what makes Swift quads turn so well, and important for manoeuvring in very big waves.
2. The 1x and 2x can be supplied with an optional shoe controlled, stern-mounted rudder, which can be pulled up out of the water.
Rudder system
Short (150mm)
Standard (250 mm)
The 1x and 2x can be supplied with an optional shoe controlled, stern-mounted rudder, which can be pulled up out of the water.
Fins
For 1x and 2x there are 3 options for fins: small for calm conditions, medium for rougher conditions, and a low profile fin which can be useful for beach sprint races and rowing in shallow water. Fins can be easily changed from 1 type to another with 2.5mm Allen key.
From left: large (205mm), small (160m), beach sprint (80mm)
There is also a choice of fin box position: standard and “beach sprint”. The beach sprint position is 1m closer to the bow, than the standard position, so it is easier to turn,which can be good for a short slalom type race such as beach sprints. It is also less likely to scrape against the beach at start. Or there is the option to have 2 fin boxes.
| Standard | Beach sprint | |
| CO102- | 60cm | 160cm |
| CO103- | 60cm | 160cm |
| CO202A- | 120cm | 220cm |
Wave break and Bow deck hatch
The 402+ mould was updated in Feb 2022 to including a sliding wave break..
There is a choice of hatch near the wave break, our standard 180mm hatch or our oval hatch, better for storing more stuff "on tour".
Stern cover
Our optional stern cover is to reduce the amount of water coming into the stern of the boat. This can happen when you are stationary, waiting for the start of a race in mid sizes waves or when the wave length is shorter than the length of the boat, as the stern will dip under water. It can also be useful for long distance touring - ask distributor about extra cost.
Waterproof storage bag - Touring Option
Waterproof storage bags for 2x and 4x+, attached between rigger mounts with velcro and clips, suitable for touring etc - ask distributor about extra cost.
Cox feet blocks for CO4x+
Cox feet blocks are used to offer a second postion for the cox's feet. Attach to boat with 3M Dual Lock - ask distributor about extra cost.
Bow protective wrap
From Feb 27, 2024, protective, clear wraps for bow (hull) to help protect boats from damage on the beach - ask distributor about extra cost.
We use 2 large pieces on either side of the boat from the deck joint down to the keel, overlapping each other along the keel.
There is an extra piece that is 10cm wide, 100cm long, attached along the keel, from the top of the bow, so there will be 3 layers in the most important area.
The material is TPU 6.5mil type.
BowTuff protective tape
BowTuff provides protection against wear and tear and damage from small stones and shells to the keel in the bow area, especially when finishing on beaches.
It is 5cm wide and 60cm long.