Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

After having lived in Honolulu three years and getting tired of the crowds, I found a lot of fun surfing the Diamond Head area. While the main break (somewhat mushy) is pretty crowded with short boards, long boards, windsurfers and spongers, the real gem (to me) was the area called "Lighthouse&...

I won't be available this Sunday morning. Low tide w/o heaps of swell? I'd consider Waddell reef breaks and beach breaks. Lots of nice waves at the Lane today, pushing head high. If it's like that Sunday morning, 3 Mile could also be a good call--not very kelpy. Much more significant south swells on...

Hey, Ed! I cannot go any smaller with the center fin than what you see in the pic--otherwise I will slide all over the place. I know, 'cause I've got smaller fins and have used them. I even had a nice tail slide on a cutback this afternoon at 3 Mile--unplanned, but not unpleasant. I will keep the Si...

Hey, EQ Ripper--you slut!! I have a Blast Aussie Tri-Fin that I'm having even more fun with now that I switched over from FCS Occys to a Rusty twin set with 5" base, 4 1/2" depth, and raked back pretty far. I use a smaller. 3 1/2" base, 4" depth center fin. All 3 fins have a smal...

Thanks to all of you weighing so quickly on my question! I'll try the "liquid diet" and the increased Achilles Tendon stretches. It's just hard stretching long and carefully while the sets fire a few hundred yards away... Yes, Derek, I get the cramps much worse in cold water--trips to Hawa...

I've suffered from calf cramps of varying severity for over 20 years. Sometimes they'd appear within the 90 minutes or so in a session, and once they start to hit, each successive wave gets more excruciating the moment I'd pop up to my knees. Finally, I'd have to call it a day, often long before I r...

I've been kneeboarding weekly since 1978 living both on Oahu and in Northern California. My knees are in great shape--I've never even experienced a mild injury to them, particularly in surfing. Two of my boards have pads, one doesn't. Hey Don, after reading these posts I'm gonna order a set of pads ...

Thanks to both Jack and Mark for great summaries of the two gatherings in San Diego and Huntington. Mark, I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the boards some of the guys were riding, specific wave descriptions, etc. I happened to be in San Diego during the Blacks gathering and had a nice time--...