TRNS

Seen in Sausalito.

One of very few clinker (lapstrake, given that Im on that side of the pond) boats in that amazing harbour.

Im off my home turf and am not feeling confident here but Ill hazard a guess that Stephanie E is a type of wherrywhitehall. Please correct me if Im wrong. For a sailing boat (sailboat) she is fairly long and thin. Id guess closer to 4:1 length to beam than 3:1 which seems to be an average. Might take some sitting-out (hiking?) but I dont know where youd tuck your toes.

She is beautiful. Nail and rove throughout rather than clench nails. The leathering on her oars shows recent maintenance. Her linseed oiled interior is in contrast with her recreational use. One might expect to see the dark finish left by years of sun-drenched linseed on a workboat rather than on a pleasure craft but somehow it works. A splash of varnish on her very pretty transom adds a touch of class.
Sausalito is an incredible place for the boat enthusiast. Unlike many American marinas and harbours you can actually get close to the boats. Stephanie E was moored at the more "rugged" end of the harbour where house boats jostle with yachts in a semi-permanent state of refurbishment. Wonderfully one pontoon has information plates for every boat!
Stephanie E was occupying the berth of a Tahiti ketch, presumably somewhere out in the bay or further afield.

She has two rowing stations and a single sail rig that drops in quite far ford. By the length of the spars Id guess this is a sprit rig. You dont see many of these in the UK with the significant exception of Thames barges. Why not I wonder?
Ive left the best to last. Is there anything not made of flesh and bone quite as good looking as a well lined-off plumb, clinker bow?
Christopher Wren, domes dont come close.