{"id":26304,"date":"2022-01-10T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T01:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=26304"},"modified":"2022-01-18T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:09:41","slug":"home-waters-torbjorn-soderholm-and-the-skagerrak-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2022\/01\/10\/home-waters-torbjorn-soderholm-and-the-skagerrak-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Waters: Torbj\u00f6rn S\u00f6derholm and the Skagerrak Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Past the shops, docks, sailboats and fishing boats of the small Swedish coastal town of Grebbestad, there\u2019s a road that ends at a mustard yellow wooden building. The word Kajakcenter<\/em> hangs in big blue letters across the front of the building, which looks out to the mouth of the harbor and the Skagerrak\u00a0Sea beyond. It\u2019s both the location and the racks of sea kayaks and gear that make it obvious\u2014this is a place where adventures begin.<\/p>\n

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For Swedish sea kayak guide and instructor Torbj\u00f6rn S\u00f6derholm, this adventure started in 2016 when he transplanted his existing sea kayak outfit to the fishing town of Grebbestad. Located halfway between Olso (Norway), and Gothenburg (Sweden), Grebbestad is a two-hour drive from both major cities making it an ideal launch point for adventures on the Skagerrak\u00a0Sea which stretches between the two countries. Torbj\u00f6rn\u2019s home playground is now the rocky islands of the Bohusl\u00e4n Archipelago of southwest Sweden.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Stockholm, the sea drew Torbj\u00f6rn away from the city. His Danish wife and co-owner of Nautopp Kajakcenter, Kathrine, grew up exploring the sea with her family, so the move to Grebbestad was an easy transition for this sea-loving couple. \u201cTogether, we have developed our business and found our own way of life in Bohusl\u00e4n, without losing our connection to our roots,\u201d Torbj\u00f6rn says. The sprawling, sun-bleached wooden dock in front of the Kajakcenter is where salty good times begin for people interested in SUP yoga, guided multiday kayak trips, or sea kayak workshops. But it\u2019s also where Torbj\u00f6rn puts his kayak in the water. Along with their two Irish setters, they explore the coastline by kayak, sailboat and SUP, and in the winters, they enjoy the landscape and nearby mountains on skis.<\/p>\n