Why has no one written the South Pacific companion to Ed Rickett’s classic, Between Pacific Tides? Project Idea? #MarineEcology #intertidal #Chile #Enoplochitons #kelp #WesternFlyer #EdRicketts
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Yay! Project finished taken out for its inaugural ride to an awesome art and maker space.
#1935motobike #prewarbike #prewarmotobike #antiquebike #bicycle #cruiserbike #antique #balloontirebike #tankbikesrule #westernflyer
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We’re still buzzing from last nites talk by Sherry Flumerfelt, Director of the Western Flyer Foundation: she’s arguably the best thing to come out of Canada since maple syrup & universal healthcare. 🪝🇨🇦 Learn more about her mission at www.westernflyer.org
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer #Syrup&Science
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When old people attempt TikTok memes… 😆🎥
Big thanks to Sherry and Eileen for being absolute champs and rolling with our silliness at Ocean Hoptimism!
Now go learn more about the Western Flyer Foundation ➡️ www.westernflyer.org
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer #ConservationWithAChuckle
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Or you can always donate: 💙 every gift helps keep the Western Flyer sailing as a floating classroom, sharing science, art, and hope for generations to come.
➡️ secure.givelively.org/donate/western-flyer-foundation
#WesternFlyer #DonateToday #SupportScience #OceanEducation #FloatingClassroom #GiveBack
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Sherry Flumerfelt, executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, speaking at Ocean Hoptimism event.
Sherry Flumerfelt, executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, speaking at Ocean Hoptimism event.
Sherry Flumerfelt, executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, speaking John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts at Ocean Hoptimism event.
Sherry Flumerfelt, executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, telling stories about Steinbeck and Ricketts at Ocean Hoptimism event.
We’re so grateful to Sherry Flumerfelt for an incredible deep dive last night into John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts, and the Western Flyer’s history at Ocean Hoptimism. 🌊🚢 Want to keep this story sailing? Learn more at www.westernflyer.org. #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer #CommunityPowered
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Tonight’s the night! 🍻 Join us at Faction Brewing, 7-8pm, for Ocean Hoptimism as we welcome Sherry Flumerfelt and the Western Flyer Comeback Story: a saga of shipwreck, resilience, and rebirth you don’t want to miss. 🌊🚢✨
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer #FactionBrewing
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We’re back! 🌊🍻 Tomorrow night Ocean Hoptimism returns with Sherry Flumerfelt + the epic comeback story of the Western Flyer. 🚢 Steinbeck, science, stories, beer, resilience, and community: what more do you need? Don’t miss it! 7–8pm @ Faction Brewing. #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer #BskyBeer
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At the helm of this revival is Sherry Flumerfelt, who since 2022 has led the Western Flyer Foundation. Her mission: spark curiosity & unite science + art, weaving together research, education, and storytelling aboard this storied vessel. #OceanStewardship #WesternFlyer
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In 1940, Steinbeck & Ricketts set sail on a beer-stocked voyage aboard the Western Flyer. Their Log from the Sea of Cortez inspired generations of ocean lovers. Now, 85 years later, the Flyer sails again, reborn as a research vessel & floating classroom. #WesternFlyer #OceanHistory
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Reminder: 🌊🍻 This Thursday, Sept 25, 7–8pm at Faction Brewing, Ocean Hoptimism welcomes guest speaker Sherry Flumerfelt, Executive Director of the Western Flyer Foundation. Her topic? The Western Flyer Comeback Story: Raising Spirits Since 1940. #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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Leadership means bringing people together. As executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, Sherry Flumerfelt guides programs that merge science, art, and community to inspire ocean action. Meet her 1 week from today, Thursday, Sept 25, 7-8pm @ Faction Brewing.
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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Born in Canada, seasoned in Pacific islands, rooted in Monterey Bay: Sherry Flumerfelt’s journey shows how personal and global ocean care connect. Hear her story and how the Western Flyer sails again under her leadership at Ocean Hoptimism Sept 25.
#OceanHoptimism #OceanStories #WesternFlyer
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Award darling alert! 🏆 The Western Flyer Foundation film starring @nickofferman.bsky.social is scooping prizes like nets full of sardines. Don’t just sit there: set sail and watch the boat that launched a thousand dreams & ocean careers. 🌊🎬 #WesternFlyer #OceanHoptimism #FilmFestival #NickOfferman
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How do you take a shipwreck and turn it into a vessel for change? Sherry Flumerfelt knows. As executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, she’s making history a living tool for ocean education and care. Meet her Sept 25 and be a part of that history.
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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The Western Flyer Comeback Story:
Raising Spirits Since 1940
Featuring Sherry Flumerfelt
Executive Director of the Western Flyer Foundation
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
September 25, 7-8pm, @ Faction Brewing
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Steinbeck, Ricketts, and the Western Flyer set sail in 1940, but the voyage didn’t end there. The lessons they drew from sea & shore still ripple today. Don’t miss what we’re still learning from that journey. 🌊🚢 #Steinbeck #EdRicketts #WesternFlyer #OceanHoptimism #BskyBeer
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The Flyer’s lessons ripple forward: the ocean isn’t backdrop, it’s relationship. If Steinbeck & Ricketts could toast tidepools with science & beer, we can too. Their voyages were unfinished. Ours don’t have to be. 🍻
Join us September 25 to hear the Flyer’s next chapter.
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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The Western Flyer began as a workhorse fishing boat. For Steinbeck, it was escape. For Ricketts, a chance to test his ideas. But over weeks at sea, it became more: a vessel for thinking about life, ocean, and our place within it. 🌊 #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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We’ve explored Steinbeck’s escape and Ricketts’ ideas in separate threads. Now let’s bring them together aboard the Western Flyer: a humble fishing boat that carried both men into a voyage that reshaped ocean science and storytelling. 🌊 #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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We’re gearing up to welcome Sherry Flumerfelt, executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, as our Sept 25 Ocean Hoptimism guest. But first, let’s revisit the backstory of the Western Flyer’s most famous voyage. Let's dive into Ed Ricketts story next. 🧵 #WesternFlyer #Ricketts #OceanHoptimism
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Send this thread to a friend who reminds you: science, art, beer, and tidepools aren’t separate worlds. Ricketts knew that, and it changed Steinbeck forever. It also reminds us the voyages he dreamed of still need finishing. #OceanHoptimism #DoTheNextRightThing #WesternFlyer
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So when Steinbeck needed escape, and Ricketts sought specimens (and maybe proof his philosophy held water) they set sail on the Western Flyer. Two arcs, one battered by fame, the other buoyed by tidepools, converging in the Sea of Cortez. #SeaOfCortez #OceanHistory #WesternFlyer
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By 1940, Ricketts was 42. Brilliant but financially precarious, respected yet outside academia, he was Monterey’s tidepool sage: restless, searching, and ready for something larger. #EdRicketts #WesternFlyer
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For many of us of a certain age, “Doc” made marine biology feel possible, and human. A messy lab, boots in tidepools, a mind alive to company and questions. Ricketts wasn’t a statue; he was a working life to aspire to. That’s why this story still tugs. #EdRicketts #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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Who was Ed Ricketts, the man who sailed with Steinbeck in 1940 aboard the Western Flyer? A marine biologist, philosopher, and Monterey eccentric, whose lab on Cannery Row became a hub for science, art, and wild late-night debates. #EdRicketts #CanneryRow #OceanHistory #WesternFlyer
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Forget “nuclear wessels,” Chekov. Faction Brewing on the old Alameda Naval Base is where the real story docks Sept 25. 🚢🍻 Ocean Hoptimism brings you the Western Flyer comeback w/ Sherry Flumerfelt. No nukes required. #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer #StarTrek
www.oceanhoptimism.org/speakers/she...
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Tomorrow, we’ll spotlight the other half of the Sea of Cortez voyage: Ed Ricketts—Monterey folk hero, philosopher, tidepooler, and the beating heart of the Western Flyer story. Don’t miss it. #Ricketts #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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Missed our earlier deep dive into the Western Flyer’s most famous voyage? 🚢📚 We traced Steinbeck’s motivations to escape, and the boat that changed ocean storytelling. Catch up on the thread and join us Sept 25 for the next chapter. #Steinbeck #OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer
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