Tag Archives: Western Flyer

WESTERN FLYER – Converted to a Trawler

Posted on November 13, 2015 by finleyc

By Charles (Bob) Hitz, Nov. 11, 2015 Blog Post 36 After World War II the bottom fish market began to grow. Petrale sole made up a large percentage of the landings and the catch of rockfish, specifically Pacific Ocean perch … Continue reading →

Posted in boat building, Carmel Finley, Cold War, Environmental History, fisheries science, Fishing, History of Science, History of Technology | Tagged Bering Sea, Bob Hitz, Dan Luketa, Dayton Lee Alverson, Donald Gunderson, Ed Ricketts, F/V Paul L, F/V Sunbeam, fisheries history, Fisheries Science, Fishing, George Yost Harry III, Kevin Bailey, Western Flyer | 1 Comment

WESTERN FLYER – 2015 Wooden Boat Festival

Posted on September 21, 2015 by finleyc

By Bob Hitz, Blog 35 Sept. 20, 2015 On Friday September 11, the first day of the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, I was on one of the new Washington State Ferries crossing Admiralty Inlet from Whidbey Island to … Continue reading →

Posted in boat building, California sardines, Environmental History, Fishing, History of Science, History of Technology, Maritime History, Ocean fishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, World History | Tagged Allen Petrich, California sardines, Dan Luketa, John Steinbeck, Kevin Bailey, Port Townsend, sardine fishing, The Log of the Sea of Cortez, Westerm Flyer, Western Flyer | Leave a comment

WESTERN FLYER – BUILT AS A SEINER

Posted on August 28, 2015 by finleyc

By Charles R. Hitz, Blog # 34 Aug. 28, 2015 Western Flyer is an interesting vessel. I became more aware of her when I was talking to Kevin Bailey, who was writing a book about her. At that time … Continue reading →

Posted in Albacore tuna, boat building, California sardines, Carmel Finley, Environmental History, Fishing, History of Science, History of Technology, Ocean fishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, R/V John N. Cobb | Tagged Allen Petrich, groundfish, John N. Cobb, Kevin Bailey, sardine fishery, seining, W. C. Nickum and Sons, Western Boat Building Company, Western Flyer | 6 Comments

Towards a curriculum in Pacific fisheries history

Posted on July 4, 2015 by finleyc

As regular readers know, we often rail about the lack of history materials about the development of fishing and fisheries science in the Pacific. Most of the history on the development of fisheries has been focused on the Atlantic, where … Continue reading →

Posted in California sardines, Carmel Finley, Dayton Lee Alverson, Environmental History, fisheries science, Fishing, George Moskovita, History of Science, History of Technology, Ocean fishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, Resources About Fishing, World History | Tagged Dayton Lee Alverson, Donald Gunderson, Fisheries Science, George Moskovita, John Steinbeck, Kevin Bailey, Sea of Cortez, Western Flyer | Leave a comment

The long, strange voyage of the Western Flyer continues…

Posted on July 12, 2013 by finleyc

Kevin Bailey has an update on the Western Flyer. It sank last January and was raised again on July 5. It was towed to Pt. Townsend. Work has begun to dismantle the boat. The deckhouse will be taken off and … Continue reading →