The Kneerider Knews Journal (KKJ) is a regularly published news letter containing stories, photo's, monthly gathering calendar and other items of interest. While the intent is to publish on a monthly basis, content will drive the regularity (and if the editor isn't surfing too much!)

The links below reference the KKJ in .pdf format. This format was chosen as a means to bridge the gap between a costly print version and straight html. Additionally, .pdf is platform independent which means create it once and post the document for reading with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download).

Newsletter / Publish Date

KKJ1.pdf - May, 2002     

KKJ2.pdf - June, 2002      

KKJ3.pdf - July, 2002       

KKJ4.pdf - August, 2002   

KKJ5.pdf - due out soon!

Events

The focus of the US kneerider gatherings have resulted in a years worth of monthly get togethers and even a couple of contests. We have a number of very exciting events on the calendar through the first quarter of 2003. A full listing of events for 2003 will be posted soon. Here is what we have on tap through our fall and winter months:

November 29 - Dec 1 Ocean Beach, SF Contact: Don Harris or Bob Schiff

Attendance for this event was good! Tom Linn, Mark Robertson, Albert Munoz, Robert O'toole, Syd Temple, Scott Wessling, Jeff Martinez and a few others caught Ocean Beach with well overhead surf rideable all day. Pictures and videos will be posted soon.

December 28 Blacks, San Diego Contact: Albert Munoz

January 25 Sunset Cliffs, San Diego Contact: Bob Welch

Bob hosted the Surfer Bowl last year and may have an opportunity to do so again, or we may find ourselves organizing a contest for kneeriders only!

February North Shore, Hawaii Contact: Bud McCray

This event is BIG. What started as a 2 week event is now stretching into March! Below is the update from Bud as of 11/18/02:

This is an updated list of the kneeboard surfers planning to make the NS gathering 2003. There is (1) 2 week slot and (2) 1 week slots open in the main house for March 1rst-the 8th. They must be filled with a 1 or 2 week stay. No partial week stays will be accepted.

November 2, 2002 Pictures - Rocky Point.

If there are any who want them contact me NOW!

Here's the list of attendees in the main house:

1. Tom Linn CA USA 1 week / to be replaced by Darcy Murphine second week

2. Mark Robertson CA USA, 1 week / 1 week OPEN

3. Ed Quinn CA USA, 1 week / 1 week OPEN

4. Phil Miller NZ, 2 weeks (?)

5. Dave Schiller Indo 2 weeks

6. Robert O'Toole CA confimed, 2 weeks

7. Marc Crawford SA and girlfriend confirmed, 2 weeks

8. Albert Munoz PR unconfirmed

9. Karl Ward UK, 2 weeks

10. OPEN 2 WEEKS

This is a list of others with different lodging:

11. Terry Xughes NJ USA

12. Tony Bonner & family UK

13. John Ceideberg & Family CA USA

14. Bob Welch CA USA

15. Daniel Ramrus & Girl Friend CA USA

16. David Parkes AUS (unconfirmed)

17. Marc McLeod AUS (unconfirmed)

18. Steen Barnes (unconfirmed)

19. Gigs Celliers SA (unconfirmed)

20. Dan Robertson and Family, styling at the Turtle Bay Resort

Aloha,

Bud