Press Contacts
Sherry Flumerfelt
Western Flyer Foundation
sherry@westernflyer.org
(831) 220-8047
Latest Press Release
-
Western Flyer Returning to Port Townsend for Student Programs and Community Events
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Western Flyer Returning to Port Townsend for Student Programs and Community Events Port Townsend, WA, April 2026 — The historic fishing vessel Western Flyer will return this spring to Port Townsend, where it underwent a multi-year restoration, for a week-long schedule of student programs and community events. Originally built in Tacoma in
In the Press
Steinbeck boat returns for public tours, educational expedition
Staff, The Leader, April 15, 2026The historic fishing vessel Western Flyer will return this spring to Port Townsend, where it underwent a multiyear restoration, for a week-long schedule of student programs and a free community event. Originally built in Tacoma in 1937, the Western Flyer is best known for carrying author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts on their 1940 Gulf of California expedition, later chronicled in the book, “The Log from the Sea of Cortez.”
View Full ArticleDan Haifley, Ocean Currents | Good, nerdy fun at Whalefest Monterey this weekend
Santa Cruise Sentinel, April 09, 2026This weekend you’ll get to enjoy the stories and cool stuff many of them have to share by visiting Whalefest Monterey at Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf and the adjacent Custom House Plaza, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
View Full ArticleBringing the Western Flyer Home — Opening Historic Doors
March 01, 2026Federal funds secured to support the Western Flyer’s return to Monterey are now helping improve ADA access at Pacific Biological Laboratories.
View Full ArticleAward-winning film to screen at Big Blue Film Fest
Lincoln County Leader, January 21, 2026We Simply Liked It: Steinbeck, Ricketts, & the Return of the Western Flyer, a short film by Aaron Straight of Soulcraft Allstars, has been named Best Film at the upcoming Big Blue Film Festival, January 23-24, in Newport.
View Full ArticleAward-Winning Film to Screen at Big Blue Film Fest as Western Flyer Plans Return to the Pacific Northwest
January 15, 2026We Simply Liked It has been named Best Film at the Big Blue Film Festival in Newport, Oregon. Created with SoulCraft Allstars, the short documentary chronicles the Western Flyer’s return to the Gulf of California, honoring the vessel’s historic journey with John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts.
View Full ArticleThe Time X Academy Students Got to Go on the Western Flyer!
November 05, 2025The vans rolled out of the X Academy Maker Space just as the sky began to lighten, a soft blue glow stretching over Watsonville. It was early—6:45 a.m.—but the energy was unmistakable.
View Full Article