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Beach House Store Review & Write-up in National Geographic
The legendary Surf-n-Wear’s Beach House is crammed with surf fashions and surfboards, most notably those by Yater, the Santa Barbara-based company known for their classic longboards (one of which played a part in the surfing scene in the film Apocalypse Now). Located near the beach, Surf-n-Wear is just one of the many shops, restaurants, and cafés on and around State Street, which contributing editor Andrew Nelson visits in the July/August 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler. “Santa Barbara is the perfect city to explore on foot,” writes Nelson. “State Street is the city’s Fifth Avenue, but veer onto the side streets and you’ll discover a Santa Barbara the locals know.” For a view of Santa Barbara from a walker’s vantage point, read “On Foot” in the July/August 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Renny Yater
History of one of the most famous surfboard shapers, Renny Yater. Read some of his history and how he evolved to shaping the best longboard surfboards in the world.
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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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