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112 but mostly was used to travel to the family bach in Whangarei during the Christmas Holidays. She was owned for a short time by John and Jenni Boys in 1983,and afterward by Doreen and Charles Raven. She was purchased by Peter Pushman in 1997,who owned her for just a year. Pamoana was purchased by Richard Fletcher in 1998,who undertook a major refit in 2001,restoring her to her original glory. The Ravens owned her for a second time before selling to the current owners, Mark and Sue Blazey, her current owners, in October 2002. Over the past five years,the Blazey family have extensively cruised Pamoana every Christmas for a month at a time. They wrote“As wellasamagnificentfamilyboat,shehasprovenherself tobeahighlycompetitiveStewart,winningtheEDivision(non-spinnaker) in the 2007 Squadron Commodore’s Cup series, taking first place in three of the five races; The Passage Race to Te Kouma, The Passage Race to Gulf Harbour and the Round Rangitoto Race.” Pampero Sail No. 826 Builder: Max Carter Launched: November 1963 Construction: Cold moulded triple diagonal kauri, glassed over Pampero was the second Stewart 34 hull built by Max Carter. Built in 1962 for Bob Stanton, she featured a beamless cabin top, a method Carter developed for the numerous launches he had been building which increased interior headroom and eliminated intrusive beams. Stanton transported the hull and decks to his home in Glendowie, where he fitted out the interior, and did all the finishing work. The boat sat just outside the kitchen window on their sloping section, making it very handy for house-to-boat communications and conveyance of refreshments to the workers. Stanton was spurred on to finish the project by the Electricity Department, who notified the householdof theirintentiontoinstallatransformeronthestreetoutside,whichwouldmeanmorepowerlinesblockingthewaywhen the time came for transporting Pampero to the water for launching. Stanton recognised the Patiki’s excellent sailing qualities, and decided it was the sort of boat he wanted for himself. The Stantons had already begun looking for a yacht which would accommodate their growing family - a racing boat that would also be comfortable for cruising. On one occasion when Patiki was hauled out, Stanton gave her a good looking over. Soon after, he had taken up the opportunity of a sail on Panui at Kawau.Stanton’s decision was made. Pampero was launched in November 1963 from Okahu Bay,and was sailing that day,with the entire Stanton family on board. Stanton, who was Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron from 1979 to 1981, enjoyed many years of racing and cruising on Pampero. In September of 1983 the Stantons swapped Pampero for a Pacific 38 that the family continued to sail for many years.Pampero went to Mr.JohnWright of Papatoetoe,where she sat in his backyard for a number of years,awaiting a refit. Details of Pampero’s whereabouts during the late 1980’s are unknown. Late in 1992 Pampero was rescued by engineer Alistair McRae. McRae had crewed in five of the early Citizen Watch Match Race Series for Irishman Harold Cudmore and his brother-in-law,Terry McLaughlin of Canada. He knew the Stewarts very well and had begun the search for a suitable yacht for himself and his young family. McRae had found Pampero in Kerikeri,in a terrible state. He had taken advice from boat builders to ascertain the feasibility of bringing her back to sailing trim. By buying her at a very good price and putting in many hours of hard work,he was able to have a yacht he would not otherwise been able to afford. McRaesoldPamperotoGeoff LyellofWhagarei,wholatersoldtoMervSmithofWhangarei. AnotherownerwasN.Lodder. Atthe time of writing she was for sale for $48,500. Pampero blasts down the harbour in a fresh breeze under a big spinnaker Stewart Association Collection