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Surf n’ Wear’s Beach House History
A History of Surf n' Wear's Beach House from the Early Days of Surf n' Wear and White Owl Surfboards In 1961 Jeff White and Brian Bradley opened the Owl Surf Shop in Summerland, California, at 2320 Lillie Ave, next store to the Yater Surf Shop to the present-day shop on State St. in downtown Santa Barbara.
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Al Merrick and Channel Islands Surfboards
Al Merrick is a renowned surfboard shaper from Santa Barbara. Merrick’s Channel Islands surfboard shop was at the forefront of revolutionary advances in the sport of surfing during the 1980s.
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Marc Andreini and the Evolution of Surfboard Shaping in Santa Barbara
Marc Andreini is a renowned Santa Barbara surfboard shaper who has been creating boards locally for over five decades. His designs are known for their unique shapes, high-performance capabilities, and innovative construction techniques.
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Riding the Waves with Tom Curren, Santa Barbara Surfing Legend
Tom Curren is a legendary pro surfer from Santa Barbara, California. He is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and stylish surfers of all time. His contributions to the sport have had a lasting impact on surfing around the world. Curren has won three world championships (1985, 1986, 1990).
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Renny Yater and Santa Barbara Surf Shop
Reynolds “Renny Yater” was one of the most important surfboard shapers of the 20th century. Born in 1932 in Los Angeles, Yater grew up surfing the waves of Southern California and was a pioneer of big-wave surfing. He eventually moved to Santa Barbara and established Yater Surboards and Santa Barbara Surf Shop
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Defending Rincon Point from the LA Hordes: 1970's Santa Barbara Surfing History
From the annals of the legendary surf history of Rincon Point, here is a 1970’s story from influential surfer and board shaper Bruce Fowler. Bruce left his mark on Santa Barbara surfing history as the Surf 'n Wear surf shop store manager and Owl surfboard shaper at the downtown location of Surf ‘n Wear in the 1970’s.
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Santa Barbara Surfing History
Santa Barbara surfing history buffs can find one of the most extensive local surf history timelines in the Yater surfboards showroom at Surf n Wear’s Beach House. Come on down to the store to check out the timeline, and see many of the vintage boards, surfing collectibles, and photos that chronicle the history of the sport of surfing!
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Owl Surfboards History from 1962 to 2020
History of how Owl Surfboards, a small company founded by Jeff White and Brian Bradley in 1962, survived and became one of the most revered surf brands in surf history and is still in business today in 2020.
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