Great article Rob,thanks for sharing with us.This brings up the reacurring theme of kneeboard resurgence and what do we contribute it to?
My 2 cents view is that surfing as a whole is rediscovering its 'soul roots"
you know that feeling that made you want to start surfing or kneeriding a long time ago.
I think this retro fad is not a fad at all but a yearning to get back to basics and just surf for the shear exhilleration of just surfing.
To paddle out on a Saturday morning without having to spend 8 hours at the computer deciding if the latest "surf prognosticator" tells you its safe to go.
To get a memory flash when you open up a new bar of wax and recall what you were doing 25 years ago in this same place.
To slide into an early morning peak and surf it just for surfings sake,not to impress anyone else other than your inner self.
Surfing a board that you love regardless of whether or not its shaped by the latest shaper of the month club.
Kneeriding is all this and more,the real "soul surfer"if there was ever one.
The retro thing is not a fad.Its reality and is why we all continue to kneeboard.We are the real deal.We have not changed and will not succumb to outside influences to reinvent our method of surfing..though there are a few of you on that fringe..but hey its a free world,knock yourselfs out.
Kneeboarding is soul surfing at its core.Its the reason I returned to it after a few years away from it.
budman wrote:My 2 cents view is that surfing as a whole is rediscovering its 'soul roots"
what you were doing 25 years ago in this same place.
Kneeriding is all this and more,the real "soul surfer"if there was ever one.
I agree Budman. Have been amazed at the reception difference in the last few years to a kneeboarder in the lineup in my travels. Just back from a trip to Puerto Rico where the locals can be very aggro. No problems..got all the waves I needed...even as I watched surfers being ordered out of the water.
