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 ...

The first phase of restoring the Western Flyer fishing boat is nearing completion in Port Townsend, Washington, and its return to Monterey is tentatively set for next fall. The 76-foot purse seiner ...

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 first phase of restoring the Western Flyer fishing boat is nearing completion in Port Townsend, Washington, and its return to Monterey is tentatively set for next fall. The 76-foot purse seiner ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Public Library will host a presentation about the fishing vessel Western Flyer at 7 p.m. Thursday. The free lecture will stream at ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER JOYCE KIM GOT A TOUR OF THE BOAT AND HAS MORE ON ITS NEXT JOURNEY. THIS IS THE WESTERN FLYER. IT SET SAIL FOR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 85 YEARS AGO... FROM OLD FISHERMAN'S WHARF.