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61 The first Citizen Watch Match Racing Series for the Squadron Challenge Cup was run from 27 to 29 April 1979 and was a huge success. The competitors for the 1979 Citizen, in place order: Roy Dickson, NZ Sailed on Pahi with his sons Chris, age 16, as tactician and Keith age 19, on foredeck. Roy became the NZ Olympic coach in 1980. He was the last skipper to be invited to this contest, after several others declined due to time conflicts. His international status was achieved in 1975 when he was co- helmsman on South 45 Degrees, winning the Quarter-Ton Cup in France. He was tactician for Chris Bouzaid on Rainbow II when they won the World One Ton Cup. Dickson had no match race experience prior to the Citizen, and had never raced Stewarts. He lost only one race in the series to Peter Newlands. First place with 8 points. Harold Cudmore, IRL Sailed on Patrician.Was reining British match racing champion. Was 1976 World Half Ton Cup champion. Cudmore would compete in the first seven years of this series. Second place with 7 points. Peter Walker, NZ Sailed on Pionnier. Won the 1977 World Half Ton Cup and the 1978 Stewart 34 Match Race Series. Third pace with 6 points. Ray Haslar, NZ Sailed on Princess. Was 2nd place in the Stewart 34 Class Championships and had won the Southern Cross Cup for NZ on Jenny H. Fourth place with 5 points. Tony Bouzaid, NZ* Sailed on Pim. 1978 and 1979 World Half Ton Cup champion. Fifth place on count-back with 5 points. Peter Newlands, UK Sailing on Precedent, a New Zealander who was world champion in the Contenders. Sixth place with 4 points. Ted Hood, USA Sailing on Paprika. Had sailed in numerous America’s Cup campaigns, successfully defending in 1974. Seventh place with 3 points. Murray Jones/Andy Knowles, NZ Sailed on Panacea. NZ representatives to the Seoul Olympics in Flying Dutchman Class. NZ and European 470 champions. The only time two were named as co-skippers. Eighth place on count-back with 3 points. Hugh Treharne,AUS Sailing on Patari. Won the Australian Match Race Series the previous year. Tactician on Australia II. Had previously race 18-foot skiffs. Ninth place on count-back with 3 points. Stuart Brentnall, NZ* Sailing on Prion. 1977 One Ton Cup winner. Tenth place with 1 point. *Stewart 34 owner or skipper Chris Dickson, as World Youth Champion was originally considered as an invitee to participate as a skipper in the event, but was later discarded because at age 16 he was deemed to be“too young.” Despite the fact that his father Roy had no match racing experiencecomparedtoHaroldCudmoreandsomeof theothers,hewouldmakeupforitwithfanaticalplanningandpreparation. Dickson recalled that having done well on the first day, his wife Marilyn was captivated when Roy, Chris and Keith stayed up late that night,analysing the days racing and strategising on the coffee table using match sticks as boats. To say Harold Cudmore is a cutthroat competitor is an understatement. During one of the races, Cudmore was leading in his match when the wind completely died in the lee of North Head. To avoid losing precious ground against the tidal current, he threw out an anchor, as did one or two of the others. Eventually a light breeze filled in and Cudmore felt that they could once