DOUG HAUT

Few outside Santa Cruz know the illustrious story of one of the best surfer-shapers to emerge from California. Haut could have built a career out of his surfing accomplishments: charging Sunset Beach in the 60's, being an invitee to the prestigious Duke Kahanamoku contest, five decades of riding Steamer Lane, the list goes on. But Doug has continually avoided the limelight and focused on the duties at hand. Shaping and designing some of the most sought-after boards in the Norcal scene.

With over forty years of experience Haut is a master of all types: shortboards, longboards, hybrids, guns, windsurf boards - few have done as many or done them as well Haut. At Surftech, with our roots in Santa Cruz, we are extremely stoked and honored to have Doug in our line-up. All of us here have ridden a Haut at some point in time, and looked up to his pioneering surfing, progressive shaping, craftsmanship and leadership in our hometown.

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LARRY GORDON

Larry Gordon is one of the men who put the "industry" in "surf industry." Over the past 44 years, Gordon has brought a lot of surfboards into the world. A lot of surfboards. Since he started blowing foam and shaping in San Diego in 1959, Larry Gordon figures he has been personally responsible for shaping and/or selling as many as 100,000 surfboards under the Gordon-Smith surfboards label.

In 1956, Gordon stripped, reshaped and reglassed his balsa wood board. Then, in 1957, Wayne Land custom-shaped another balsa wood board that Gordon glassed. By 1959, Gordon was a 19-year-old Chemistry major at San Diego State College, when, with no real experience, he and his partner Floyd Smith built a mold, bought chemicals, and began blowing and shaping their own foam blanks in Smith's Pacific Beach garage.

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REYNOLDS YATER

Since the early 60's, a Yater surfboard has been synonymous with quality and performance. Owning a Yater meant riding the very finest shape, combined with legendary craftsmanship. These prestigious boards didn't come easy though - often limited to a select few, or a long wait. Reynolds and Lauran Yater are the consummate craftsmen, continually searching for the best possible way to produce their designs. A journey that started decades ago with Rennie's involvement with Hobie and urethane foams continues today with Surftech.

The new Yater Advance Tech is light, responsive and available in classic or contemporary designs. The legendary performance of a Yater manufactured in Surftech's TUFLITE or Woody veneer constructions. All the heritage associated with Yater, is available in an equally impressive state-of-the-art epoxy construction, creating the next generation of surfboard. Unreal performance, the looks of a wall hanger or show board, and best of all obtainable, affordable and available at a dealer near you.

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