It’s been 75 years since the Western Flyer made Monterey her home port. But that will change Nov. 4 when the immaculately restored vessel sails into the harbor to become a floating scientific ...

The Western Flyer Foundation debuts a new informational video about the Western Flyer boat, narrated by actor and comedian Nick Offerman. Directed by SoulCraft Allstars, the film features the history ...

MONTEREY — It’s been 83 years since the famous duo of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts took an expedition from Monterey to the Gulf of California that resulted in the book “The Log from the Sea of ...

The Maritime Museum of San Diego is set to host a visit from the restored Western Flyer, the same fishing vessel John Steinbeck used for his 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition. Visitors will have the rare ...

Aboard the same fishing vessel Steinbeck used for his 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition, undergraduates studied science and literature while gaining a deeper appreciation for the ocean. The Western Flyer, ...

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...

WEEKEND. ACTION NEWS 8' CHRISTIAN BALDERAS HAS MORE. #### THIS IS THE WESTERN FLYER'S NEW CHANCE AT LIFE... <THIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK STORY.> THE 1930'S VESSEL WAS A FISHING ...

Originally built in 1937 in Tacoma, Washington, the Western Flyer was a state-of-the-art sardine seiner that became a symbol of American literature and environmental awareness after Steinbeck and ...

A LEGEND OF THE WAVES: When the Western Flyer, a fishing boat that appeared in John Steinbeck's 1951 book "The Log from the Sea of Cortez," sailed into Monterey Bay following an incredible restoration ...

The original captain’s desk sits in the wheelhouse, where legendary author John Steinbeck may have jotted notes for his Log from the Sea of Cortez. A guy wire like the one he wrote would “sing under ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will host the historic Western Flyer at the Santa Barbara Harbor the week of March 17. The legendary vessel, made famous by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts’ ...

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...