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179 STEWART 34 OWNERS ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION As Amended AGM 26th June 2006 1. NAME The name of the Association is the Stewart 34 Owners’Association 2. OBJECTS The objects of the Association shall be to (a) promote, encourage and foster by all lawful means the development and growth of the Stewart 34 class yacht. (b) organise and conduct racing in this class both locally and internationally. (c) ensure that the agreed design be adhered to in full and regards to specifications, weights, lines and sail plans. (d) arrange and conduct suitable social functions as may be decided upon by the duly elected Working Committee. 3. POWERS The Association shall have the power to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as shall be incidental to or conductive to its objects or any of them including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words) the power to (a) make, amend or rescind rules or regulations not inconsistent with these rules pertaining to carrying out of all or any of the objects of the Association (b) affiliate with any organisation whose objects are in the opinion of the Association similar to or in sympathy with the objects of the Association or whose functions may include the organisation or control of yachting whether on a provincial, local or international basis. (c) to make such donations or other payments as it may think fit. 4. CONSTITUTION The Association shall consist of Ordinary Members, Honorary Members, Honorary Vice President, Life Members and Associate Members. 5. MEMBERSHIP A. Ordinary Members All Stewart 34 Owners shall be eligible for membership as ordinary members. Only registered boat owners are entitled to vote at meetings and where more than one owner only one vote is allowed. (a) Any application for Ordinary Membership shall be placed before the Executive Committee at its next meeting after receipt of application and the Executive Committee shall accept or reject such application. The Secretary shall notify the applicant of the result of the application. (b) A registered boat owner can be a member of the Association when, to the satisfaction of the Committee, his boat is more than half completed. B. Honorary Members and Vice Presidents (a) The Executive Committee may elect as an Honorary Member or Honorary Vice President of the Association any person of distinction in public life or in relation to the sport of yachting or in relation to the Stewart 34 in particular. (b) Any Honorary member or Honorary Vice President so elected shall be exempt from payment of the annual subscription and shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the association but shall otherwise be entitled to all the privileges of Ordinary Membership. C. Life Members (a) Any member of the Association who has in the opinion of the Executive Committee