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Western Flyer, famous for John Steinbeck’s 1940 expedition, visits Long Beach

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Long Beach recently got a visit from a historic boat — the Western Flyer. Nautical history enthusiasts converged on Long Beach’s waterfront this weekend to delight in the rare opportunity to tour the iconic vessel, which is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition with author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts at its helm. A cyclist rides past The Western Flyer, an historic sailing vessel known for John Steinbeck and Ed Rick…

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Western Flyer, famous for John Steinbeck’s 1940 expedition, visits Long Beach

Long Beach recently got a visit from a historic boat — the Western Flyer. Nautical history enthusiasts converged on Long Beach’s waterfront this weekend to delight in the rare opportunity to tour the iconic vessel, which is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition with author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts at its helm. A cyclist rides past The Western Flyer, an historic sailing vessel known for John Steinbeck and Ed Rick…

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A look inside John Steinbeck’s Western Flyer!

In 1940, a year after publishing his masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck went on a scientific expedition to the Sea of Cortez with marine biologist Ed Ricketts. The 4000 mile, six week journey, made famous in Steinbeck’s books Sea of Cortez and The Log from the Sea of Cortez, utilized the Monterey fishing boat Western Flyer, a 77-foot purse seiner that had been used in the sardine fishery. On their way to Baja California, Steinbeck, …

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