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Kestrel is a 1929 Fishers Island 31 Herreshoff sloop racing at the Opera House Cup Regatta in Nantucket. Learn about the museum quality restoration of this classic wooden yacht, which was completed by the talented marine tradesmen from the "Ocean State" of Rhode Island. The 2014 Opera House Cup featured historic and modern traditional designed classic yachts from all over the world. A few of the boats racing - Spartan, Tempus Fugit, Rugosa, W - 37 Race Horse, US -1 Wild Horses, Northern Light, Weatherly, and Sumurun. Film Produced by Fish Hawk Films - https://www.facebook.com/fishhawkfilms Directed by Halsey Fulton (c) 2014 Herreshoff Racing, LLC - http://blog.herreshoffracing.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/kestrel1929 2014 Kestrel Refit & Restoration Team: Project Manager & Boat Captain: Ted Chwalk, Portsmouth, RI Master Shipwright: Mike McCaffrey, Narragansett Shipwrights, Newport, RI New Mast: Jim Titus, Mount Hope Boatworks, Newport, RI New Boom & Jib Club: Seth Hagan, East Passage Boatwrights, Bristol, RI - http://epbws.com/ Naval Architect: Matthew Smith, Barrington, RI - http://www.mattsmithnavalarchitect.com/ Topside Finish: Itchiban Yacht Painters, Bristol, RI Brightwork: Ricky Thomas, Newport, RI Canvas: Phil Kinder, Kinder Industries, Bristol, RI - http://www.kinderindustries.com/ Deck & Rigging Hardware: Christian Terr'eaux, Dryade, Tarcenay, France Standing Rigging: Hall Spars, Bristol, RI - http://www.hallspars.com/ Running Rigging: Gorilla Rigging, Newport, RI - http://www.gorillarigging.com/ Bronze Travelers & Winches: Skip Mattos, Harken, Bristol, RI - http://harkenservice.com/ Sails: Charlie Enright, North Sails, Portsmouth, RI - http://www.northsails.com/ Electrical Systems: Ocean Options, Portsmouth, RI - http://www.oceanoptions.com/ Electronics: Ted Chwalk, Portsmouth, RI Bronze Fabrication: Seven Star Marine Engineering, Newport, RI - http://sevenstarmarine.net/ Stainless Fabrication: Luther’s Welding, Bristol, RI - http://www.lutherswelding.com/index.html Reproduction Interior Hardware: William H. Lowe, Rockland, ME - http://www.lowe-hardware.com/ Reproduction Interior Fixtures: Historical Arts & Casting, West Jordan, UT - http://www.historicalarts.com/ Work performed on site at Tupelo Cove, Bristol, RI - http://tupelocove.com/ With thanks to: Herreshoff Marine Museum - http://www.herreshoff.org/ Nantucket Community Sailing - http://www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org/ Panerai - http://www.panerai.com Rhode Island Marine Trades Association - http://www.rimta.org/ Kestrel LOA: 43' 6' LWL: 31' Delivered in 1929 Designed by Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff Herreshoff Manufacturing Company #1061 Thanks to the Fish Hawk Nantucket Crew: Kal Nyer Chris Gallagher Reed Fulton For more wooden boat building and sailing videos - www.tipsfromashipwright.com www.facebook.com/tipsfromashipwright www.twitter.com/louissauzedde