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People often assume the Salty Growlers are about sailing, music, surfing or weekends away. They're not. Those things are simply the excuse. The real story is friendship. Our crew has assembled over many years. Some Growlers have been around for decades, others joined more recently. Every one of them has brought something different to the voyage. Different personalities, different experiences, different strengths. Together they have created something that none of us could have

It all started on solid ground. Back in 1990, amidst the roar of Dingle and the Bantry “Mussel” festivals, the elder Growlers first cut their teeth. Those legendary pub sessions were the heartbeat of the time, forging a bond in smoke and song. The true "call of the sea" came in ’97—a pivotal year marked by a Dingle "surfari" and a yacht-based stag out of Kinsale. By the 2000s, the annual pilgrimage to Dingle for surf and sessions became a non-negotiable rite of passage. These