MONTEREY — Hundreds made their way to Old Fisherman’s Wharf on Sunday to send off the Western Flyer, the refurbished boat known for its 1940 expedition with John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts, as a new ...

Nautical history enthusiasts converged on Long Beach’s waterfront this weekend to delight in the rare opportunity to tour the ...

MONTEREY – Eighty-five years ago to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts ...

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 ...

For the Western Flyer, a boat made famous by the legendary author in his 1951 travelogue "The Log from the Sea of the Cortez," will briefly anchor in Long Beach on the first Saturday of spring.

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts ...

Long Beach residents will have the rare opportunity to tour an iconic, historic boat — the Western Flyer — this weekend. The Western Flyer is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition ...

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...