hi, my name is... by Sven Perschmann

first post up on the junction, so i think i owe everyone at least a little introduction. no worries, i'll include some shots to make this more fun too... sven perschmann. 26 years old. german.

i've been boating for thirteen years now (really? wow, sounds like a lot when you actually write it down...) and am now at a point in my life where i kinda focus all around the river. i'm writing this from the banks of the mighty ottawa during a little bit of spare time between rafting, kayakinstructing and boating my face off on some of the worlds sweetest waves! kayaking has brought me to a lot of sick places all over europe so far, as well as canada and last winter to costa rica. living the riverbum style is doing fine for me right now, just planing my winter in new zealand. bring on the goods!

the last few years i've been paddling with riot kayaks, which was sweet while it lasted. so thanks to everyone there, hope you guys get back on two feet. however, it was time for a change this year and luckily i was able to spend quite a bit of time in daniel krummreich's fluid nemesis m. i was sold. so i tried and somehow convinced david and celliers that i really need to paddle their boats from now on!

after tons of emails, a roadtrip to vermont and some awesome smuggling i am now the proud owner of a wonderful pink nemesis and this huge solo l. and so happy with it! the first time i tried out the nemesis was on buseater. i guess almost everyone in the playboating world knows this wave since "dynasty" and at least since the worlds 2007? for anyone who doesn't, buseater is a super dynamic wave with a face of up to 12 ft depending on levels, eddy access and just twenty minutes away from owl rafting, where i work.

coming from an astro 58, which is quite the big/forgiving boat with my 180lb, i wasn't quite prepared for the nemesis on my first rides. being just as fast it was so much more edgy and bouncy! after a few rides i had it figured out though and it proved to be an amazing platform. within the first day i managed to stick more new tricks than in the whole last year! especially combos are so much easier! on big waves the nemesis really wants to take off again immediately after landing. flash forward to backstab, bread'n butters, ka-y's... after buseater slowly disappeared with sinking levels i tried the boat on smaller waves, too. same thing. it rocks. and even for riverrunning it's great. the kickrocker keeps your nose from pearling, inspiring confidence on those bigwater lines we have in spring.

well, and as the summer went by i had the boat out so much, got it into a little comp against the jackson clan and could keep up, had people try it out and got wicked responses from everyone. there's actually a whole bunch of fluids out on the ottawa now, and that river needs more variety for sure! now that the season is over and i am organizing myself for the winter it feels weird to leave the boat behind in canada. but then, when i look at my SOLO i just get pumped for another summer. this time full of creeking!

anyways, here's a few shots from the summer... enjoy...

montreal, habitat 67, surfing is sooo dynamic... picture micha schomann, freestylefoto.org