Sailing and family lifestyle

Ken's Kaleidoscope

A Web site for my Family and Friends

Welcome back to my web site! It's been off-line for almost since Abigail was born in 2007 but we are back!   I am in the process of updating the site and converting it from an html based app to a much simpler set-up.  All the old stuff will be here but I will need to spend some time updating — in the meantime, feel free to browse and if you have been here before, check out your favorite pages again as I try to update, at least some of them, about once a week.

Since I rarely remove anything, there is a lot of stuff (mostly photographs) out here, so go ahead and browse — you may find a shot of yourself!

Latest Updates-Not so recent yet, but stick with me as I update!

Family reunion gathering at the G-town Pool

Twenty-Sixth Annual Family Reunion

Our family reunion is always on the first Saturday in August — ALWAYS! And it's always at the G-town Pool. There is really no excuse for missing it. Here's a shot of the proud 2025 Egg Toss Champs..

Sailing sunset seascape

Ken and Bogie's Excellent Adventure

A 2,100 nautical mile sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean — Cape Verdes to Grenada. Thanksgiving dinner three days out from Mindelo in the Atlantic Ocean.

Racing yacht on the water

Friday Night Racing

The 2005 MAST racing series commenced on Memorial Day weekend. New starting sequence this year. Updating with new racing pictures from the 2006 season.

Jon, Katie, Iris and Felix — family photo

Jon's Farewell Party

Jon went off to Ghana, Africa with the Peace Corps on June 7, 2005. We had a great party to send him off.   Today he lives in Seatlle with his wife Katie and children, Iris and Felix.

Kevin Kopko — a portrait

Kevin's Family Stories

Timeless classics: Welcome Home Wayne, The Football Hero, The Day Mom Fell Thru the Attic, The Submarine, The Spelling Bee. A pictorial tribute to Kevin, lost on 11/23/2004 to Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Diesel engine class

The Diesel School

I recently completed the Mack-Boring Hands-On Diesel Class featuring the Yanmar diesel on my boat. If you have a diesel on your boat, I highly recommend this course.