Kenty was by far the most colorful boat racer Sweden ever had. He was the man that got me involved in boat racing. I was also his co-pilot in Lidingöloppet Offshore Race 1971 in the Piraya 16 /Carniti 65HP. We where the first E-Class boat to the checkered flag but got disqualified for a wrong turn.
I worked for Kenty at Mercury Service located at Brännkyragatan in Stockholm for a few years.
Well, also at Stäkets Marina north of Stockholm with Pelle Larsson.
Kenty was everybody’s friend and no one was better getting young drivers in to boat racing than Kenty.
Lots of fun memories getting the right help from Kenty building my Piraya race boats in Gröndal, Stockholm.
It’s a very sad day for Swedish Boat Racing and Kenty’s family but all the fun and great memories put a smile on my face writing this with tears on my cheeks.
I visited Kenty at his Ingarö location last time I was back in Sweden. He was as always fun and lots of laughs at our lunch together.
Kenty, you will always be missed and I am forever grateful for all our time together.
A mix of pictures from my visit to Kenty.
You can easily see how proud Kenty is over his daughter “Bimba” Sjöholm