"“I realized then that a person could, with their friends, go to a remote place, and do real science while having a breathless adventure,” Gregg later wrote, adding, “The boat and its history mean more to me every day.”"
"Coastal residents will get a chance to experience firsthand some of that history and intrigue when the 77-foot-long boat, built in Tacoma in 1937 and christened the Western Flyer, visits several Oregon ports on a northward swing to Port Townsend, Wash."
"The ship will be in Charleston on Saturday, May 9, and Coos Bay from Sunday through Wednesday, May 10-13, and in Newport from May 15-22, with free tours, student field trips, and educational presentations."
"In Newport, events include a May 17 gathering at the Hatfield Marine Science Center titled &quo"
A 77-foot vessel built in Tacoma in 1937, the Western Flyer, is traveling through Oregon ports on a northward route to Port Townsend, Washington. The boat is closely associated with John Steinbeck’s The Log From the Sea of Cortez, which recounts a 1940 sardine-boat expedition with marine biologist Edward “Doc” Ricketts to collect invertebrates from the Gulf of California. John Gregg, inspired as a child by the book, later described how the voyage showed that real science could be done alongside adventure. Coastal communities will have opportunities to tour the ship, attend student field trips, and participate in educational presentations, including events in Newport at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
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