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3 Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: HISTORY of the PATIKI/STEWART 34 1. Bob Stewart - Amateur Designer and Gentleman 9 2. Patikis - The Early Years 14 3. Modifications and Improvements 24 4. From Wood to Fibreglass 30 5. The Stewart 34 Owners Association 33 6. Sponsorship of the Stewart Class 35 7. Stewarts and the Squadron 36 8. Swing Testing - Equalising Weight and Weight Distribution 43 9. Success of the Stewart Class 45 10. Speed 48 PART TWO: RACING 1. The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Inter-dominion Racing 51 2. Ladies Racing 52 3. The Establishment of Match Racing in New Zealand 53 4. The Citizen Watch Match Racing Series, 1979 - 1989 57 5. After The Citizen 94 6. Teams Racing 98 7. All for Rum, and Rum for All 100 8. Offshore Racing and Cruising 101 PART THREE: Yachts and Yachties 1. The Stewart 34’s Fleet and Sailors 107 2. The Latest News - Stewart 34 Reflections 168 APPENDIX 1. The Stewart 34 Register 171 2. The Stewart 34 Owner’s Association Constitution 173 3. The Stewart 34 Class Rules 179 Stewart 34 Yachting The First Fifty Years