Author archive for Jack Beresford
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Press Release: U.S. Kneeboard Titles Return to Huntington Beach February 14
By Jack Beresford on January 4, 202500Huntington Beach, CA (January 3) – The 2025 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival will be held at the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday, February 14, 2025. In addition to crowning a U.S. champion, the event will serve as an important qualifier for the next world titles event being held in Brazil in 2026. One of the premier kneeboarding […] -
NEWS RELEASE: Three U.S. Kneeboarders Earn World Titles in Epic Conditions at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
By Jack Beresford on September 5, 2024San Diego, CA (September 4, 2024) – Three U.S. kneeriders earned world titles at the Cine FX Kneeboard Surfing World Titles held at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa and several other Americans performed well amongst the most talented field ever assembled for a world titles. The event was held August 17-25 in good to epic conditions at one of the world’s premier […] -
Talented U.S. Team Headed to Jeffreys Bay, South Africa for Cine FX Kneeboard Suring World Titles August 17-25
By Jack Beresford on July 26, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jack Beresford, Kneeboard Surfing USA San Diego, CA (July 21, 2024) – Current U.S. Kneeboard Titles open men’s champion Kevin Skvarna leads a super-talented team of 17 U.S. kneeriders who will be competing at the Cine FX Kneeboard Surfing World Titles being held at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa August 17-25. Skvarna and the U.S. team will […] -
Kevin Skvarna and Marina Garcia Franco Crowned Champions at KSUSA 2024 US Kneeboard Titles and Festival
By Jack Beresford on February 29, 2024Huntington Beach, CA (February 25, 2024) – San Juan Capistrano’s Kevin Skvarna repeated as open division champion and Spain’s Marina Garcia Franco won her first KSUSA women’s title at the KSUSA 2024 US Kneeboard Titles and Festival. The event was held February 16 at the south side of the Huntington Beach pier with the event’s 48 competitors treated to head-high sets. […] -
Press Release: Kevin Skvarna and Rachel Lord Crowned Champions at US Kneeboard Titles
By Jack Beresford on February 21, 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jack Beresford, Kneeboard Surfing USA Huntington Beach, CA (February 17, 2023) – San Clemente’s Kevin Skvarna made history by winning both the Open and Pro Junior divisions at the 2023 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival. At 24, Skvarna is also the youngest person to win the event, which dates back to 2003. Meanwhile, Rachel Lord […] -
Press Release: 20th Anniversary Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles
By Jack Beresford on December 11, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jack Beresford, Kneeboard Surfing USA 20th Anniversary Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles to be held at Huntington Beach February 17 Huntington Beach, CA (December 10, 2022) – The 2023 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival will be held at the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday, February 17, 2023. The event will celebrate 20 years of KSUSA-sponsored competitions […] -
Press Release: Tom Backer and Patricia Hook Crowned Champions at US Kneeboard Titles
By Jack Beresford on February 18, 2022Huntington Beach, CA (February 18, 2022) – Huntington Beach’s Tom Backer used his local knowledge to win the open division at the 2022 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival. The event was held February 18 on the south side of Huntington Beach pier in shoulder-high surf which stayed clean most of the day. It was Backer’s third KSUSA title, his […] -
Press Release: U.S. Kneeboard Titles Return to Oceanside Harbor May 8
By Jack Beresford on February 6, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jack Beresford, Kneeboard Surfing USA U.S. Kneeboard Titles Return to Oceanside Harbor May 8 Oceanside, CA (February 6, 2020) – The 2020 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival will be held at Oceanside Harbor on Friday May 8 at the South Jetty. This will be the 3rd time that the Titles will have been held in Oceanside. […] -
Press Release: Huntington Beach to Host U.S. Kneeboard Titles Feb. 15
By Jack Beresford on January 20, 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: U.S. Kneeboard Titles to be Held at Huntington Beach Pier February 15 Huntington Beach, CA (January 20, 2019) – The 2019 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival will be held on the south side of Huntington Beach Pier, February 15. One of the premier kneeboarding events in the world, the Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles attracts 64 […] -
KneeFest Event at Bird’s SurfShed
By Jack Beresford on December 31, 2018Kneeriding–Alive and Well Its 7,540 miles from La Jolla to Wollongong. But on Saturday evening, those two surf communities were connected by five decades of kneeboard history. More than 100 super-stoked kneeboarders and friends attended the Kneefest, a Celebration of the History Kneeboarding. The event, held at Bird’s Surf Shed in San Diego, was a virtual Who’s Who of California […]