Close this thread? Will do, although not before chiming in that I've actually sailed on the Lady Washington.

She's a fine, nimble brig... nimble enough to tack without so much as touching the sails.

It was rather amusing when she started turning into the wind; at the exact same instant my "ship sense" kicked in and told me something was amiss, the crew fell silent and started looking expectantly towards the First Mate. About 30 seconds later, the other passengers started quieting down. Then the jib switched tacks with a sharp snap and the Lady started paying off on the starboard tack; another 30 seconds or so, the fore topsail began to fill, and crew and I shrugged and went back to whatever we were doing.
That, my friends, is an agile craft! And it was a delight to be aboard her for some fine sailing.