The Western Flyer is famous for being the fishing boat that John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts used on an ecological adventure in 1940 in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 2 ...

MONTEREY — Hundreds made their way to Old Fisherman’s Wharf on Sunday to send off the Western Flyer, the refurbished boat ...

Western Flyer Foundation. The boat, originally built for sardine fishing in the 1930s, nearly encountered its final chapter at several points over the last several decades, even, on occasion, sinking.

The historic Western Flyer, which once carried author John Steinbeck, set sail from Old Fisherman's Wharf on Sunday after being newly restored."This boat, it was gone.

John Steinbeck’s Western Flyer boat transformed into floating classroom on Monterey Bay. Aboard the same fishing vessel Steinbeck used for his 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition, undergraduates ...

After years of drama surrounding the Western Flyer, ... Kehoe said he wanted to cut the boat up and display portions in a boutique hotel planned for the old Dick Bruhn's building in Oldtown Salinas.

He then formed a 501(c)3 — the Western Flyer Project and began to fundraise for the boat's return to Monterey. "We did raise money, but we didn't raise enough money," Enea said.

The Western Flyer is famous for being the fishing boat that John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts used on an ecological adventure in 1940 in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 2 ...

On Sunday, the newly restored Western Flyer fishing boat will retrace its historic route, for the first time since 1940. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 60°F.

The Western Flyer, the fishing boat taken by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts took on an expedition from Monterey to the Gulf of California that resulted in the book “The Log from the Sea of ...