This is a rollicking bluegrass tune featuring resophonic guitar [often referred to as "dobro" after one of the earliest brands of the type], plus mandolin, pipes, bass, and piano.

It's a brisk waltz whose rhythm reminds me of the motion of a sailing vessel.

It is named after the clipper ship that held the speed record for sailing between New York and San Francisco - 89 days 8 hours - a record that stood from 1854 to 1989!