A Blast from the Past: the Kodiak 31 Pocket Sailing Cruiser

EVERY SO OFTEN, I HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS COME INTO POSSESSION OF ONE OF THE STURDY LITTLE CRUISING BOATS BUILT TO MY DESIGN AND STILL SAILING 20 TO 40 YEARS LATER...

Kodiak Cruiser 31 - Designed by Phil Friedman 1982 and first built 1983 by Kettle Creek Boatworks, Port Stanley, Canada. The 32’ version shown here was built in 2002.

This time the email came from R.R. in Washington state. It asked whether I knew anything about a 32-foot junk-rigged schooner built in 2002 by Kettle Creek Boatworks. Of course, I did — sin…