49er GBR735 Campaign Page

Dennis Watson and Kita Carpenter are teaming up aboard 49er GBR 735 (GBR 7). Dennis is the helm of the boat and Kita is the crew. Both are very experienced sailors as can be seen on the profiles. The partnership is fairly new but hopes to gain success at the up-coming National and European Championships for the 49er class. Dennis has been sailing the boat for a few years and Kita regularly crews 49ers at Grafham Water Sailing Club. After recognising the team potential through sailing a Laser 4000 together, pairing up in the 49er seems a logical and hopefully succesful step. The team aims to pair youth and experience together to provide a winning combination. Dennis and Kita are going into the campaign from a different angle to the general partnerships within the class by firstly being a Male/Female combination, when the class is predominately sailed by Males, and secondly aim to use their light weight combination coupled with good boat handling and tuning skills to gain the edge upon the fleet. By reading this campaign profile and you are interested in supporting our campaign, feel free to e-mail either Dennis at dennis_49er_gbr735@hotmail.com or Kita at kitacarpenter@hotmail.com .

Date of Birth : 16/03/1983

Weight : 78 kg

Position : Helm

Height : 6'2

Sailing Club : Helensburgh Sailing Club (based at Plymouth)

Sailing History : Dennis started sailing Mirrors and learnt to sail by racing them at club level. Dennis moved into the Laser 2 class when he was 13/14 and enjoyed success within the class in Scotland until moving into the Laser 5000 class when he was 16/17. Dennis sailed the 5000 class for a few years being successful within the class in Scotland till selling the boat in 2003 and buying a 49er in 2003. Appart from sailing the 5000 and 49er, Dennis has been successful in the Scottish 505 class, rarely being outside the top 3 and racing some Scottish National winning 505s. Up until 2005, Dennis had the 49er based in Scotland and was active within the Scottish Skiff Racing fleet, helping to formulate the circuit at the initial stages. Recently, Dennis has been training with fellow 49er sailors in Plymouth, training for the nationals and also taking part in Yacht racing aswell as crossing over into other classes. Dennis is studying Marine Sport Technology at Plymouth University and has been a sailing instructor since he turned 16. Dennis can be seen sailing 49er GBR 735 below.

Date of Birth : 17/6/1990

Weight : 56 kg

Height: 5'1 

Position : Crew

Sailing Club : Grafham Water Sailing Club

Sailing History : Kita originally started sailing within the Kestral class and from the start was gaining notable success within the fleet. Currently Kita sails her own Laser 4000 at Grafham water and regularly crews for 49ers at her club. Kita also sails within the RS200 and 400 classes. Within the 200, 400 and 4000 classes, Kita is rarely outside the top 5 in fleets of 30+ boats, and has won open events this year. Kita's activity within the many differing classes means that she is very apt to adapting to differing classes straight away and has a very wide knowledge about boats. Being able to be successful within many classes speaks volumes about Kita's sailing ability and experience. Appart from racing, Kita hopes to become a sailing instructor this year. Outside sailing, Kita aims to study law at University and become a lawyer. Kita can be seen sailing her boat in the picture below.

GBR 735 was built by Ovington Boats in late 2002 or early 2003. After completion, the gel-coat was stripped off by RMW Marine and re-finished as they finish International 14s in two tone Silver and Blue. The boat was previously sponsored by Red-Bull and is currently looking for new sponsors. The boat meets ISAF standards, is fully class legal and is rumoured to be a little under-weight..........