Key details
- Current boat name
- Rita GBR
- Boat class
- 7206
- Sail number
- GBR
- Number
- 170541
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 4.23 / 13ft 11in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.37 / 4ft 6in
- Leeward
- Keel - fin
- Masts
- 1 Metal
- Rig type
- Una
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Kirby B
- Date of build
- 2000
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
RITA is the Laser used by Ben Ainslie when he won the Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. It has been loaned to NMMC by the Ainslie family. March 2008