Glad Walter is up on things... I'm not on a2k so much, McT and didn't see your request. I'm pretty sure some of these do come from around the horn... or at least through the P. Canal.
These Tall Ships have their own culture, I think. I am sad to say that I never got 'round to having my photo ID taken for a volunteer badge, so I'm not going to be working for TallShips-Tacoma. Just as well, I've got some film volunteer responsibilities this week -- our first outdoor film on Friday and I worked the Garden Tour last weekend. There's only so much one wee volunteer can do. We did move our boat to the waterway where the tall ships will be moored so we'll have a ringside seat. Our mast is stepped, but this looks something like the boat -- it's a fourteen foot, 4-oared, double-prowed wherry:
Here's another view of a similar boat except that ours has a pointed back end, not squared off as shown here.:
Pacific NW weather today... continued mild. It's 18C (65F) at noon with heavy clouds and intermittent sunbreaks. No rain. Should be a good day for raspberries to ripen and gardeners to do some chores.