Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

Mike, I've tried to PM you, but would not work?? Anyway, I was wondering what happened to you after checking out K58?? I didn't mean to ditch you, I was concerned about my 97 taurus overheating. When I looked back you weren't there.... I waited at Bob's for awhile, then paddled out with Rafa... Bob ...

I was originaaly trying to emulate a twin with channels set up... I pulled out my big twins and put in some smaller m7's... You're right, it snaps off the top! Thank you for the pointer

Well, using knubsters, even reversed, as rears behind MRtx twins worked fairly well... I bought a CI finger fin to use as a trailer behind my twin...now I'm moving it up and back trying to see where I like it best. I think that I'm finnaly dailing in My set up!

Well, I finnaly was able to surf the Twin-w/ Knubster rears in something other than mush! It didn't squirrel on the bottom and I was able to pivot off the top. Next, I'm going to try running the knubsters backwards as rears (Try to get it a little looser)

I was talking to someone this weekend at the orphanage. This guy had surfed the Wedge also. I forgot all about the roar of the waves and how you could feel the eath shake when the waves broke! It has been over 30 years, maybe in my mind things have gotten a little distorted? 30 years? My God! It sea...

I'm fully stoked I got my new board from James at K58. I'm used to a twin with channels. I decided to go with the FCS 5 system. I'm having fun dialing it in. I love the looseness of the twin, but w/o channels it squirrels out on the bottom, in quad mode, it tracks. Thruster - a little tight. I was t...

Bryn, I've recently gotten back into the water after about a 15yr hiatues ,sp? Everybody is riding the 5' 10"+ quads? I've thought that I must be some kind of super-kook, then I saw your board and thought "Theres something I'd surf!" I Just got a board made by James, at K58. (I'll pos...

Bryn,
That twin is outa hand! I've always surfed a twin w/ channels. I've ridden everthing, but you can't get the snap you can with a twin and with the channels to take some of the squirrelyness out of the bottom turns it's a perfect match!

I believe that everyone has a moment in their life that is a turning point, where there is no longings, no problems, and no expectations. A moment when you are at total peace with everything! Then everything changes! This was mine: "It's going off at the Wedge! Grab your board and come on!"...

One thing that will keep you from getting hung up at the lip is your board. Some boards track more than others! I've always ridden twins because they snap a turn at the lip easier! What you can do for now is to move back on the baord more, that will help lossen it up!

You'll be blown away at the difference in speed! From body boarding-to-kneeboard is a whole 'nother world! My advise: Find a used board, then once you start making turns, dropping in and so forth, you can figure out what type of board you would work best for you More important than anything: Have fu...

Reminds me of a situation I had. I had a quad w/ channels made for me. It was supposed to be a copy of a Balestar that I picked up from a yard sale. When I got the board it sure was beautiful! But, it was too tight! When I broke one of the fins rideing shore break, rather that have one fin glassed i...

You know... I was thinking about this the other day! I love lefts! Maybe it's because I skateboard "Goofy foot"? or because I cut my teeth at the wedge (left only) or maybe it's because in So. Cal.- No MX we get mainly south swells that break left more.. Hmmm I guess that the question is g...

Scot,
It is funny how time stretches! I glad you picked up on that! As for still being in the water? There have been a couple of rather large gaps, but those are stories for another time!

Ian

I'd been swimming in the ocean for as long as I could remember. My mom was a school teacher from Washington State, who loved the ocean. I remember when I was about 4 or 5, I had a chunk of Styrofoam that I'd paddle out into the lineup with all of the surfers. The life guard would swim out and pull m...