Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

FYI- The " Swaylock's Surfboard Design Forum' website group, est. to be at least 8o people, will do a repeat of the campout held at Plaskett's last year. They're scheduled for the weekend from Sept 17- 19. This is a diverse group of builder and riders building and riding everything from hollow ...

Now thats a big fish!Best part,it being recorded.Would love to see that pic and assorted data.One was recorded about that size back in the thirties off of cuba No pics,just verbal stuff[they drink lots of rum down there!] Biggest I've personally seen was a big female named stumpy,19+ft at the farra...

Sorry SCGARY, but I grew up in Norcal, learned to surf and still have a house in Stinson Beach (place of two recent attacks) and have had MANY spooky experiences between SF and Santa Cruz.... btu if some one gets chomped at Lowers, I'm out there the next day. SoCal sharks are Pussy's :P EQ Ah Yes! ...

Obviously, the 20% voting "If the waves are good, I'm out there even before they open the beach!" have never had the "up close and personal"
experience like alot of us in Nor-Cal. Once you look "Mr. Toothy" in the eye your priorities change real quick.

Have always had glass-on fins, but picked up a new board about 2 months ago from my shaper in SA. Had asked him for FCS with a box middle fin. He decided to use his 'professional judgement' :roll: and put Speeedfins in the sides and the box in the middle (http://www.speeedfins.com/). Couldn't be ha...

After months of physio, remedial exercises and completely new paddling technique (thanks gsurf!), I've got some recurring shoulder problems (but different, I think, to before). Doctor tells me it is most likely a damaged bicep tendon. Here's the rub: It only really hurts when I put my shirt on or s...

I have helmut and actually worn it a few times. I hate it. Its heavy and tends to slide down my forehead at the wrong time. It also limits lifting of your head when paddling. I tried a size smaller and it felt like my ears were being torn off. I wear a hood most of the time and have decided unless ...

How do who wears a helmet and why? mine keeps me warm in winter, has visor so offers some sun protection and gives that extra bit of security when the young bucks are flicking their boards everywhere as they shoot off the back of the wave. Just general head protection! Given the different sports th...

show proper respect At least when I was in HI that meant don't drop in behind as well as not in front of... I haven't had that problem on the big island but did see it on the north shore fairly often when someone new would paddle out into the lineup and draw the wrong kind of attention to himself.....