Lauran Yater
Lauran Yater
www.yater.com
It may have taken him awhile to get to where he is today but Lauran is one of surfings most underrated shapers. Not only does he shape his own high performance designs under the Yater label but he also has perfected his own shaping of the classic retro long boards that the Yater name is now so famous for. These boards proudly have his name on them as well. It is a name synonymous with surf history, design, innovation and craftsmanship. After all, his biggest mentor is his father, Reynolds "Renny" Yater, the guy who pioneered Santa Barbara surfing in the 50's and 60's and has been at the forefront of creative surfboard design for almost fifty years.