Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles, Kneeboard Festival Planned For Surf City

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — The 2025 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Kneeboard Festival will be held at the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. This year, a new U.S. Champion will be crowned at the qualifying event for the 2026 World Title event in Brazil.

One of the premier kneeboarding events in the world, the Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles will include dozens of the sport’s top competitors from the U.S., South Africa and Australia.

San Juan Capistrano’s Kevin Skvarna will defend his 2023 and 2024 Open division titles and former champions Rachel Lord and Patti Hook are expected to compete for the women’s division title. In addition, the contest will include divisions for Junior’s (under 20) and AAA and AA divisions. For 2025, a limited number of Junior’s competitors can enter for free.

Heats will begin at 7 a.m., weather and waves permitting. The public is invited to attend this free event. Registration information for the 2025 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles is available at www.ksusa.org.

“The KSUSA Titles is considered one of the premier kneeboard surfing events in the world,” said Jack Beresford, KSUSA President. “U.S. knee-riders have demonstrated they can hold their own against the best in the world, and we expect the performance level to be through the roof.”

The event comes just six months after the CineFX Kneeboard Surfing World Titles held at the Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. That event set a new benchmark for kneeboard surfing performance and generated excitement about future competitions, including the 2026 Kneeboard Surfing World Titles in Saquarema, Brazil. Results of the 2025 and 2026 US Kneeboard Titles will be used to rank US team members planning to compete in Brazil.

Premier Sponsors include Block Surf, BruSurf, Casa Serena Surf Lodge (Nicaragua), Freeline Design, Kneelo Gear, Parkes Kneeboards, TK’s Frog House, Isurus Wetsuits, ROM Beer Co., and Walden Surfboards. Event Sponsors include GryptaLite High-Performance Traction, Hanalei Fins, Jeff Jensen, Plastic Fantastic Surfboards, and Tidelines Tide Calendars.

Established in 2003, Kneeboard Surfing USA is dedicated to promoting camaraderie in the sport of Kneeboard Surfing through competitions, kneelo gatherings and other activities. KSUSA has hosted 17 U.S. Titles and one World Titles event to help promote the sport and pass on the stoke to new generations of kneeriders.