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136 Phoenician was purchased by her current owners Carl & Sarah Jeffery in June 2006 in immaculate condition but needing new sails. Carl, Sarah and daughter Summer have cruised and raced her extensively since this time. Phoenician has cruised much of the Hauraki Gulf including Great Barrier, Bay of Islands and Whangaroa. Phoenician has some rather unique features including her raised cabin top,meaning that she is easily recognised by those that have previously owned or sailed aboard her. Phoenician has taken part in two Coastal Classics but both races were hampered by problems with the rig. In 2006, in heavy seas, the leeward shrouds let go and a repair was effected saving the rig. In 2007 during a kite run in 25 knots the forestay was lost and subsequently repaired allowing the race to be finished and the rig saved. Phoenician was sold to Marcus Feltham in July 2009 and he intends to continue racing her as often as he can. Phortys Sail No. 5228 Builder: Coastal Yachts Launched: September 1983 Construction: Solid fibreglass Phortys is one of the two fibreglass hull & deck sets built by Coastal Yachts after Pionnier, the first fibreglass Stewart. John Forty of Wellington took delivery just before the SalesTax of 20% was introduced in 1978 but Phortys was not launched until September 1983. She was originally set up for cruising with wheel steering, a fixed prop and a fully battened mainsail. The original engine was vintage WWII and the present owners likened the interior to that of a caravan. The new owner had written to the Stewart Association for advice. The reply from Niall Cotton: “We seldom use the No. 1 jib up here and you will be a bit out of balance with it. You will find that the No. 2 Genoa with full or reefed main will give balanced sailing up to 30 knots. Over 15 knots you will need to work at flattening off the main, and you probably know that the racing boats do a lot of flattening by using the backstay tension and loose cap shrouds to bend the mast.” Phortys was purchased by the partnership of Guy Beaumont, Richard Caughley, Ian Gordon and Boyd Kenna in 1991. While she is still mostly in her original configuration, the engine has been upgraded to a 30hp Yanmar. Beaumont and Gordon had learned to sail on a Stewart Camelot, so were familiar with the design and jumped at the opportunity to own a 34 when she came up for sale. They are both keen racers, competing on Flying 15’s. Beaumont was on the crew of Sir Peter Blake’s Lion NZ in the 1985/86 Whitbread Round the World Race. Phortysisusedprimarilyasafamilycruiser,andiskeptintheMarlborough Sounds. Gordon says “We bring her across Cook Strait to Wellington every year for ‘maintenance’ which usually consists of trips around the harbour drinking rums and discussing what needs to be done to her, without actually doing much of it.” The four families consider Phortys to be the ideal shorthanded/family yacht for the New Zealand cruising. Pia (ex Passionata) Sail No. 9092 Builder: Ken McLaren Launched: 2006 Construction: Timber Started as Passionata in about 1970 at Sandspit by Ken McLaren, she was the most recent Stewart 34 to be launched in 2006. She was raced by her current owner in the 2006/07 season by current owner Kevin McLaren after thirty six years under construction!! Picaron (ex Panchax) Sail No. 5521 Builder: Export Yachts Launched: 1984 Construction: Balsa core fibreglass Laurie Muller and Graham W. Rowe had seen the Stewart 34’sPia enjoys a sail on Auckland Anniversary Day 2009 George Backhus