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  • Sanctuary invites the public to art opening and presentation

    COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT July 3, 2025 Contact:Lisa Uttal831.236.6795 National Marine Sanctuary invites the public to art opening and presentation about the recent voyage of the Western Flyer Last spring, science illustrator and visual artist Monica Loncola (Guild of Natural and Scientific Illustrators) accompanied the historic Western Flyer in the Gulf of California, retracing the 85th anniversary…

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Where Science Meets Story Steinbeck’s Western Flyer sails the Sea of Cortez once again.

By Nancy Steinberg, Oregon Stater, August 26, 2025

Jack Barth, professor of oceanography in Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been on a lot of ships in his time. He has deployed instruments and collected data aboard research vessels throughout the Pacific and Atlantic, with an emphasis on the California Current ecosystem that spans the U.S. West Coast.

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Listen In: KSQD Interview on the Western Flyer’s Return

Len Beyea, KSQD, July 31, 2025

Len Beyea of KSQD Community Radio sat down with Executive Director Sherry Flumerfelt and Captain Paul Tate to talk about the Western Flyer’s recent 100-day expedition to the Gulf of California—retracing the 1940 voyage of Steinbeck and Ricketts.

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Western Flyer returns to Monterey Bay as a floating classroom

Michael Rosales, KSBW, July 17, 2025

MONTEREY, Calif. — The research vessel Western Flyer is relaunching its education and science programs this week, providing high school interns with hands-on marine research experience on Monterey Bay.

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The Western Flyer Returns to California After 100-Day Voyage

Gringo Gazette, July 14, 2025

Cargo Includes Scientific Data, Community Stories and Student Discovery. On Tuesday, June 24, the storied wooden vessel Western Flyer returned home after a 100-day, 4,700-mile expedition retracing the legendary 1940 journey of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts to Mexico’s Gulf of California.

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Western Flyer Returns After 100-day Voyage

By Andrea Valadez, Monterey Herald, July 01, 2025

MOSS LANDING >> The Western Flyer has returned to Moss Landing after a 100-day journey replicating the same voyage taken by author John Steinbeck and scientist Ed Ricketts in 1940.

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Historic Western Flyer returns to Monterey Bay after educational voyage

By Ricardo Tovar, KSBW, June 30, 2025

MONTEREY, Calif. — The historic Western Flyer returned to Monterey Bay this past week after a 100-day trek, retracing the 1940 Sea of Cortez journey made famous by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts.

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