Yater, Renny
Cool-handed surfer and boardmaker from Santa Barbara, California; innovator and prime exemplar of a smooth, low-key cental California surfing style; founder of Yater Surfboards. Yater was born (1932) in Los Angeles, the son of a shoe salesman, raised in Pasadena and Laguna Beach, began surfing at age 14, and started making his own boards at 21. Thin, hawk-nosed, and quiet, Yater apprenticed in th...
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Renny Yater, 1974Subscribe to view
(L to R) Pat Curren, unknown, Buddy-Boy Kaohi, Renny Yater, 1960. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Renny Yater, Rincon. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Renny Yater, Hammonds, 1959. Photo: Dick PerrySubscribe to view
Renny Yater, the Rancy, 1959. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
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Renny Yater
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Renny Yater, 1974
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(L to R) Pat Curren, unknown, Buddy-Boy Kaohi, Renny Yater, 1960. Photo: John Severson
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Renny Yater, Rincon. Photo: John Severson
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Renny Yater, Hammonds, 1959. Photo: Dick Perry
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Renny Yater, the Rancy, 1959. Photo: John Severson