She is crewed by the O’Flaharta family who have had the boat for generations. Though residing in the West of Ireland, many of the family were born in Chicago, a city with great links to Galway.
Where race crews today typically comprise of Privateers and Antipodean nomads, if you ain’t a blood relative of the O’Flaharta clann, you’ll do well to get on board for a race. Boy can she move too! – Anarchist Cillian.