Kneeboard Surfing USA Competition Returns To Orange County, 2022

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — Kneeboarding fans, unite. The 2022 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival is returning live at the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday, February 18, 2022.

This will be the first U.S. Titles since March 2019.

Kneeboard Surfing USA began in 2003. The organization is dedicated to promoting camaraderie in the sport of Kneeboard Surfing through competitions, kneelo gatherings and other activities. Kneeboard Surfing and Festival were sidelined during the pandemic in 2020. As the world fought to return to normalcy in 2021, the Huntington Beach premier kneeboarding event organizers decided to cancel the event for one more year. Now, with 2022 close enough to touch, the Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival is once again opening up for entrants, celebrating its 20th year promoting the sport.

One of the premier kneeboarding events globally, the Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles attracts dozens of the sport's top competitors. In addition to the Open division, the 2022 event will feature Women's, Junior's, and Pro Junior's divisions.

"This year's event is being dedicated to the memory of Don Harris, founder and long-time president of KSUSA. Harris passed away in October 2019 while surfing in Northern California," a spokesperson said. "Special tributes are planned during the event, including the first presentation of the Don Harris Trophy to the Open division champion."

The 2022 U.S. Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles is the last major contest for U.S. competitors before the 2022 World Titles in Costa Nova, Portugal, September 8-18.

Brad Colwell, KSUSA President, discussed the return to the Orange County beaches.

"We are excited to return the U.S. Kneeboard Titles to the south side at Huntington Beach on February 18 and again showcase contemporary, radical kneeboard surfing. Don Harris was a visionary who had a great impact on the U.S. and international kneeboard surfing communities. Don's founding principle of KSUSA was to promote camaraderie in the kneeboard community."

One of the longest-running events of its kind in the world, KSUSA has previously hosted 13 U.S. Titles and one World Titles event.

Heats will begin at 7 a.m., weather and waves permitting. The public is invited to attend this free event. Registration information for the 2022 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles is available at www.ksusa.org.

A pre-event gathering is planned for Thursday, February 17, and an awards program on February 18 immediately following the contest's conclusion (location to be announced).

Premier Sponsors: Parkes Australia, SD Kneeboards, Bird's Surf Shed, TK's Frog House, Blenders Eyewear, Casa Sirena Surf Lodge, Rick Blake Art, Yucca Fins
Event Sponsors: Block Surf, Bolsa Clothing, BruSurf, Dangerclose Products GoPro Handles, Disorderly Images, Freeline Design, Hanalei Fins, Hawaii Line International Apparel, Ho Stevie!, Jeffrey Ommen Photography, Jeff Wallis Photography, Kneelo Nation, RinseKit, StayCovered, Stonefish Skegs, Surf Systems-Cove Pads, Surf Yogis, Tide Has Turned, Tidelines Tide Calendars, Trimco Hardware, Victory Koredry, Viper Fins.