Ken Kilpatrick

Ken’s son Iain takes the Sandpiper’s helm, at left, while his father enjoys the sensation of being under sail once again. The whole family worked to restore the Sandpiper to sailing condition. Ken’s son Conor power-washed it, top right, his daughter Shannon and Iain scrubbed the deck and cockpit, middle right, and Iain and his cousin Kyle (on deck) prepped the outboard and tested it in a trash can full of water, bottom right.

Reviving a passion and a boat

A Sandpiper sheds its dust and spreads its wings Issue 93 : Nov/Dec 2013 I caught the sailing bug early despite the fact that powerboats outnumbered sailboats by a zillion to one on the lake at my gra...

May 28, 2026