The Western Flyer is famous for being the fishing boat that John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts used on an ecological adventure in 1940 in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 2 ...

The Western Flyer, a fishing vessel made famous by John Steinbeck's book "The Sea of Cortez," is returning to the Gulf of California after 85 years.

The Western Flyer awaits its return to the Gulf of California, 85 years after Ed Ricketts, along with John Steinbeck, Steinbeck's wife Carol and a crew consisting of Captain Tony Berry, Tex Travis ...

The Western Flyer, the fishing boat that carried Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck to The Sea of Cortez in 1940, is being restored in Washington state by a nonprofit group. (Courtesy Chris Chase ...

John Steinbeck aficionado Derek Kozaites of Long Beach, right, holds a copy of the author’s “The Log from the Sea of Cortez,” autographed by The Western Flyer Capt. Paul Tate, on Saturday ...

The Western Flyer Foundation, the project’s funding arm, is still looking for donations to complete the restoration. For information, visit [email protected] or call 949-903-6873. T-shirts ...

Bob Enea holds a photo of the Western Flyer from its sea trials off Tacoma, Washington, between the boat’s new owners, John Gregg, left and his brother, Andy Gregg, on Saturday during a break in ...

The Western Flyer, a vessel that once carried author John Steinbeck, has been restored and set sail from Old Fisherman's Wharf for a three-month expedition. Skip to content NOWCAST KSBW Action ...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.

The Western Flyer, a state-of-the-art purse seiner when it was built in 1937, was chartered by John Steinbeck and his marine biologist friend, Ed "Doc" Ricketts, for a six-week expedition that ...