The sport of surfing has many relatives. There’s the grandfather bodysurfing, born before boards existed. There’s the half sister skimboarding, where riders hit the shore first, then ride up the face ...

Kneeboard surfing has a devout but small fraction of the surfing population keeping the sport alive. The kneeboard came along in the early 1950s as post-war economic success made waterskiing popular.

In the cold of early dawn, when most are still warm in bed, Don Harris zips up his wetsuit and plunges headfirst into the freezing waters of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach in pursuit of the perfect wave.

“Knee riding has been around since the early Hawaiians started surfing,” said Alvarez, of Huntington Beach. “When surfing was first seen, the common people were allowed to surf on their knees, and ...

George Greenough (1941-) rides a kneeboard and an air mattress, but don’t let that fool you. He is one of the most influential people in the evolution of modern surfing. He hasn’t stood on a surfboard ...

Four-time Olympian Steve Ferguson tuned up for tomorrow's Mount Monster with a solid performance at last week's Whangamata Classic. Photo / Jamie Troughton You wouldn't expect a four-time Olympian and ...

A surfer has died after a freak accident with his own board at a surfing competition on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula Saturday morning. The 65-year-old Armstrong Creek man was taking part in the ...