On December 22 1999 USA Today named Swift as one of Maines best athletes of the 20th century.

Bill swift canoe. Starting in October Swift will be building all of Mad Rivers composite Explorer and Serenade models and delivering them across. Join Bill Swift and lead engineer Matt Steffler from our factory in South River as they walk you through whats new for 2021. View Bill Swifts profile on LinkedIn the worlds largest professional community.

Were at our factory at South River Ontario. Swift initially began building Sawyer Canoes a popular US. This is Matt Steer head engineer.

Kayak Sale Gear Sale. In those days there were very few if any Canadian companies building good-quality lightweight tripping canoes. Asymetrical design can be paddled sologood for lakes and river runningBought used only took it out a couple of timesComes with pictured paddlesNot pictured.

2021 Swift Canoe Technology. Brand under license but by the late 80s and early 90s it was becoming clear that a canoe created specifically for Algonquin Park tripping was needed. In our quest to make the lightest and strongest boats possible weve made some exciting changes to our laminate process resin infusion system and our carbon fibre technology.

Then he says We gave the Cruiser more rocker and volume and we carried that volume up further so it would be more stable and controllable in wind and waves. At the Swift Canoe Company helm the first model was designed and built with Algonquin in mind. While Pathfinder of course had wood canoes from 1914 onward our trip canoe story begins with Bill Swift Sr.

In the 80s when the Swift brothers Rich and Bill became more involved in the family business some new dimensions were added. Hey folks Im Bill Swift. Swift Canoe Kayak.