Press Contacts
Sherry Flumerfelt
Western Flyer Foundation
sherry@westernflyer.org
(831) 220-8047
Latest Press Releases
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Western Flyer Foundation Invites the Community to “Seas the Summer”
PRESS RELEASE: Seas the Summer returns to Moss Landing every Saturday and Sunday from August 1 through September 6. This free community series features hands-on art and science activities, seminars aboard the docked Western Flyer, tours of the Western Flyer and Sunflower Star Laboratory, local vendors, and more.
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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
Blue Dot: John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts and the epic story of the Western Flyer
Blue Dot and KAZU | By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler, October 19, 2026As part of KAZU’s special weekend programming on the Western Flyer, Blue Dot host Dave Schlom talks with Western Flyer Foundation founder John Gregg and Executive Director Sherry Flumerfelt about the vessel’s remarkable history, restoration, and new life as a platform for education and research.
View Full ArticleThe real Salinas Valley behind ‘East of Eden’: What viewers should know
By Clare Mulroy and Elizabeth Roberts, USA Today, October 04, 2026USA TODAY explores the real Salinas Valley locations and history behind Netflix’s East of Eden, including the Western Flyer and its connection to John Steinbeck’s legacy.
View Full ArticleDocked in Moss Landing, the Western Flyer wants you to ‘Seas the Summer’
KAZU | By Erika Mahoney, August 14, 2026KAZU’s Erika Mahoney steps aboard the Western Flyer with Kaitlyn Ponce to explore the vessel’s history and Seas the Summer, our weekend celebration of science, art, and community in Moss Landing.
View Full ArticleThe boat John Steinbeck made famous
Cascade PBS | Knute Berger, The Mossback Den, June 30, 2026Last week a remarkable vessel was in town: the historic Western Flyer, a rescued and refurbished onetime purse seiner built in Tacoma, that famously cruised the Sea of Cortez in Mexico with author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Edward Ricketts aboard.
View Full ArticleThe 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.
View Full ArticleWestern Flyer
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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