Restoring An Icon: Tom Townsend and “Cirrus”

Boatbuilder and Marine Carpenter Tom Townsend has crafted a life in Mystic, CT building, restoring, and providing expert care to a fleet of wooden classics, both old and new. Tom clears his calendar and the floor of his shop to take on a major challenge: the restoration of CIRRUS, a 1930 Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, a boat much beloved on the coast of Maine.