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Silverbirch Firefly 14 Solo
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The Firefly 14 Solo is a true solo canoe, designed from the ground up to provide exceptional control, efficiency, and responsiveness. Unlike canoes adapted from tandem designs, the Firefly’s single center of effort means it reacts precisely to a solo paddler’s strokes, offering a highly intuitive experience on the water. Whether you're navigating narrow rivers, whitewater features, or undertaking a solo tripping adventure, the Firefly thrives in dynamic conditions and rewards an engaged paddling style.
With a 180kg capacity, the Firefly is well-suited for solo tripping, extended adventures, and skill development, making it an excellent choice for paddlers working towards British Canoeing’s advanced personal achievement awards. Its lively handling makes it particularly well-suited to downriver paddling, sailing, and technical water navigation.
Best For:
Solo paddlers seeking a responsive and lively canoe for downriver journeys.
Technical paddling and skill development in moving water.
Lightweight solo tripping with gear for extended journeys.
Those looking to integrate sailing into their paddling.
When to Think Twice About This Model:
Need a canoe for heavier loads? – The Firefly is optimized for efficiency and agility, but those carrying significant gear or larger loads may prefer the Broadland series.
Prefer a more stable, forgiving canoe? – The Firefly’s lively nature makes it highly responsive, but paddlers who want a calmer, more stable platform may prefer a broader design.
Why Choose the Firefly 14 Solo?
Designed as a true solo canoe – Unlike canoes adapted from tandem designs, the Firefly is purpose-built for a single paddler.
Loves moving water – Perfect for downriver paddling, technical water, and skill progression.
Optimized for solo tripping – A fantastic choice for adventurers carrying gear on extended trips.
Versatile performance – Sails beautifully and offers an exciting, dynamic paddling experience.
The optimum ranges are suggested for typical paddlers in a variety of different water conditions and the users can expect the craft to paddle as designed within these ranges.
The ultimate capacity is derived using an industry standard test of the amount of static weight it takes to achieve a 6” freeboard. This is not a recommendation of suitability of use at these weights.
Optimum range - 50kg - 185Kg
Ultimate Capacity - 280Kg
Length
4360mm / 14'3"
Width
820mm / 32.5"
Depth
490mm / 19.5"
Weight
Duracore+ 29.5kg - Duralite 27Kg
| Quality | Premium or 2nd Quality |
| Construction | Duracore plus or Duralite |
| Colour | Forest or Firebrick Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or Custom See Notes |
| Band 1 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Band 2 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Band 3 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Band 4 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Band 5 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Band 6 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Band 7 | None or Forest or Red or Electric Blue or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Purple or Candy Pink or Jet Black or Lime Green or White |
| Internal Colour | White (standard) or Vivid Yellow or Burnt Orange or Lime Green or Electric Blue or Candy Pink or Red or Grey |
| Trim Height | Standard trim or High-line trim |
| Thwart options | Standard or Fitted sailing thwart |
| Gunwales | Vinyl Gunwales or Ash Gunwales |
| Seating | solo wood/web seat or Solo curved wood/web seat or solo curved cane seat or Kneeling thwart |
| End grabs | No rope end grabs or Yellow with black fleck or Orange with black fleck |
| Lacing | None or End Black or Full Black or End Yellow or Full Yellow or End Orange or Full Orange or End Red or Full Red or End Electric Blue or Full Electric Blue or End Pink or Full Pink or End White or Full White or End Purple or Full Purple or End Grey or Full Grey or End Lime or Full Lime |
| Packaging | Bubble wrapped or Sleeved or Unwrapped |
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The Firefly 14 Solo is a true solo canoe, designed from the ground up to provide exceptional control, efficiency, and responsiveness. Unlike canoes adapted from tandem designs, the Firefly’s single center of effort means it reacts precisely to a solo paddler’s strokes, offering a highly intuitive experience on the water. Whether you're navigating narrow rivers, whitewater features, or undertaking a solo tripping adventure, the Firefly thrives in dynamic conditions and rewards an engaged paddling style.
With a 180kg capacity, the Firefly is well-suited for solo tripping, extended adventures, and skill development, making it an excellent choice for paddlers working towards British Canoeing’s advanced personal achievement awards. Its lively handling makes it particularly well-suited to downriver paddling, sailing, and technical water navigation.
Best For:
Solo paddlers seeking a responsive and lively canoe for downriver journeys.
Technical paddling and skill development in moving water.
Lightweight solo tripping with gear for extended journeys.
Those looking to integrate sailing into their paddling.
When to Think Twice About This Model:
Need a canoe for heavier loads? – The Firefly is optimized for efficiency and agility, but those carrying significant gear or larger loads may prefer the Broadland series.
Prefer a more stable, forgiving canoe? – The Firefly’s lively nature makes it highly responsive, but paddlers who want a calmer, more stable platform may prefer a broader design.
Why Choose the Firefly 14 Solo?
Designed as a true solo canoe – Unlike canoes adapted from tandem designs, the Firefly is purpose-built for a single paddler.
Loves moving water – Perfect for downriver paddling, technical water, and skill progression.
Optimized for solo tripping – A fantastic choice for adventurers carrying gear on extended trips.
Versatile performance – Sails beautifully and offers an exciting, dynamic paddling experience.
The optimum ranges are suggested for typical paddlers in a variety of different water conditions and the users can expect the craft to paddle as designed within these ranges.
The ultimate capacity is derived using an industry standard test of the amount of static weight it takes to achieve a 6” freeboard. This is not a recommendation of suitability of use at these weights.
Optimum range - 50kg - 185Kg
Ultimate Capacity - 280Kg
Length
4360mm / 14'3"
Width
820mm / 32.5"
Depth
490mm / 19.5"
Weight
Duracore+ 29.5kg - Duralite 27Kg
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