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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
PORT TOWNSEND — The Western Flyer left for Seattle after seven years of intense restoration and rebuilding in Port Townsend, but she will make a detour on the way to her final destination for one last ...
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 ...
PORT TOWNSEND — A boat used by author John Steinbeck to provide the blueprint for the vessel in his 1951 book The Log from the Sea of Cortez will be the focus of tour groups in April, although ...
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’ ...
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.
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