Press Contacts
Sherry Flumerfelt
Western Flyer Foundation
sherry@westernflyer.org
(831) 220-8047
Latest Press Releases
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Western Flyer Foundation Selects Four Mexican-Led Marine Research Projects for 2027 Gulf of California Expedition
Press Release: Western Flyer Foundation Selects Four Mexican-Led Marine Research Projects for 2027 Gulf of California Expedition
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Historic Western Flyer Makes Special Final Public Stop in Seattle After Successful Pacific Northwest Voyage
PRESS RELEASE – In a special addition to its successful Pacific Northwest voyage, the historic fishing vessel Western Flyer will make one final public stop in Seattle this weekend, offering visitors a rare opportunity to step aboard the iconic vessel at the Center for Wooden Boats.
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Western Flyer in Newport: Student Programs, Public Tours, and Waterfront Events
Press Release: The Western Flyer will be in Newport, Oregon, May 15–22 for a week of student programs, free public tours, and community events.
In the Press
The Western Flyer concludes its 2026 visit to the Pacific Northwest
KLCC | By Brianna Bowman, June 22, 2026Not many fishing boats are immortalized in literature by Nobel-Prize-winning authors. But not all boats are the Western Flyer. Eighty years ago, John Steinbeck described the elegant, wooden fishing vessel.
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By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News, May 30, 2026The Western Flyer, the historic research vessel that became famous after author John Steinbeck chartered it for a research trip in the Sea of Cortez, cruises beneath the towering Mount Baker as she approaches the entrance to Port Townsend Bay on Thursday.
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KPTZ.ORG • 91.9 FM Port Townsend, May 14, 2026Join KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek in conversation with Pete Rust of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, and Captain Paul Tate and Sherry Flumerfelt of the Western Flyer Foundation.
View Full ArticleMade famous by John Steinbeck and painstakingly restored for research, Western Flyer sails into Newport for a week
Lincoln Chronicle | By Dana Tims, May 09, 2026John Gregg, then a 10-year-old kid growing up in rural Georgia, couldn’t wait for the bookmobile to trundle through town every other week. The books he’d grab stoked his love of adventure, science and a world very far from his own.
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Travel Oregon, May 04, 2026Built in Tacoma in 1937, the Western Flyer became famous when John Steinbeck sailed it to the Gulf of California in 1940. After a meticulous restoration led by the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, the vessel now serves as a platform for ocean science and education.
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Oregon News, University of Oregon, April 30, 2026University of Oregon employees and families looking for an Oregon Coast getaway will find a boatload of activities May 9 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Charleston Marine Life Center.
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