Garraveen was built under the 8 Metre International Class and first raced in the Solent in 1914 steered by her designer Frank Morgan-Giles. 

The following extract from the 'Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News' dated April 11th 1914 titled Small Yacht Racing in the Solent, sums up the interest in the yachting world and the importance of this boat to Morgan-Giles.

'The eight-metre division is expected to number some half dozen craft, of which three will be new yachts representing the latest ideas of prominent designers, such as Fife and Morgan Giles. The Fairlie draughtsmen is responsible for the lines of two of the recruits Ierne and Peggy, whilst Morgan Giles has created Garraveen………. Garraveen, however promises to be the most interesting of the recruits, as she is the most important yacht yet designed by Mr Morgan Giles under the International Rules, she is said to be the largest boat that has hitherto been produced on the rating, and in view of the great success of the seven- and six-metre craft, whose lines came from Mr Giles board last year, her sailing will be watched with much interest. She will carry the colours of Mr F. A. Richards.'

Further information found about Garraveen.
Garraveen was sold to Norway at the beginning of WW1 as were a number of other 8 metre yachts, H17 Ierne and H12 Truant. Garraveen was owned initially in Norway by Iwan Malm who could have been an agent, home port noted as Christiania. Halfdan Hansen became the owner who raced her in the 1918 to 1920 KNS Regattas with great success frequently beating Ierne the Fife built 8 metre chosen for the 1920 Olympics. In 1920 Morgan Giles designed a new Marconi sailing rig for Garraveen reducing her sail area from 108.97m² to 101.58m² with a Bermuda sail plan (see image of the sail plan below). By the 1921 Regattas Garraveen had been sold to Eric Anderssen where she showed continued success. She shows up in the KNS Register for 1923-24 in the International R-rule of 1907. In 1925 she was sold to Arthur J Bossum with a home port in Oslo and was renamed Eleonore. In 1931 she changed owner again to Yngvar Aabye who renamed her back to the original Garraveen. There are no further records after 1934.