The voyage covered 4,700 miles and made 22 stops throughout the Gulf of California, doing outreach in 16 coastal communities.

The Western Flyer completed a 4,700-mile journey, retracing a historic route with students and scientists aboard, bringing ...

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.

One of the historic vessels on display was the Western Flyer, used in 1940 by author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts on an expedition. Steinbeck chronicled the adventure in "The ...

As a maritime domain awareness technology demonstrator, the self-powered Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) PowerBuoy will enable ...

News about John Steinbeck, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.