In the 1940s, John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts chartered The Western Flyer, a former sardine boat, for their famous trip through the Sea of
Cortez. Two wealthy Californians now plan to restore the vessel and refloat it.
Click on this link to read the story (from the online tabloid, Britain's Daily Mail):
Thank God for the 1 presenters.BigBearRider - 11-23-2015 at 06:27 AM
Very cool!DirkEXC - 11-23-2015 at 01:24 PM
My son works at KOMO news in Seattle and I sent him the story. He sent me the link of when they did a story on it. Just some more and
different information.
My son works at KOMO news in Seattle and I sent him the story. He sent me the link of when they did a story on it. Just some more and
different information.
Nice story. Thanks!micah202 - 11-23-2015 at 04:26 PM
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...not much boat left there.
......it's amazing the effort they're going to for the name association.
Likely costs more to restore that than build a whole new boat!
.KurtG - 11-24-2015 at 12:42 PM
For a different perspective on Steinbeck's voyage read "With Steinbeck in the Sea of Cortez" by Sparky Enea who was a deckhand on The Western Flyer.
Available used on Amazon and a great read.
I arrived in Monterey in Oct. 1962 at age 18. Cannery Row was just starting to be developed and I was fascinated by Steinbeck's books about the area.
I spent countless hours sitting around the fire pit in Angelo's on the wharf listening to stories told by the old timers about the days of the great
sardine fishery. At that time it was still an very active fishing port because of the squid that were taken in great quantities. I now live about
150 miles south of Monterey but on a lovely sunny day like last Thursday have been known to jump on a bike, ride Hwy 1 to Monterey, have lunch on the
pier and ride back. A great ride that allows me to contemplate my lost youth. No regrets, my whole life has been a pretty great ride and I'm not
done yet! elgatoloco - 11-24-2015 at 01:00 PM
Good stuff. MulegeAL - 11-24-2015 at 06:46 PM
Hate to burst the bubble...I walked this hulk in September during the annual wood boat show. This thing is a total. My good buds there in the wood
boat biz told me it's looking more like $4M project and that the funders may be having second thoughts about this project.
You really have to see it up close, total rotting frames and keel. No motor/drive train. You'd have to kill a forest for the wood too.
Just cut it up for bookends to sell to dreamy bookworms.
